A good idea is to get the buyer to send you Ā£1 before they arrive, so you are then set up as a payee. Payment is then seamless
+1 to that - proves that the transfer works OK, and gives an indication on how long it takes.
Itās been a few years since Iāve sold anything of great value for cash - but the last time (I was selling a car and buyer paid cash) I asked my neighbour if sheād come in and count the money - she works in a bank, and knew what to look for.
Time before that, I went to bank with buyer, he withdrew cash at counter, handed it to me, and I paid it back in... would have been quite amusing if it was the same bank, but no, they were across the road for each other. But that was back in the days before we all used online banking, and indeed in the days when banks had high street branches...