veryone wants a quick sale lose nothing by haggling.
on their house. Here are
our top tips to help you 4. Are you allowed to take your
choose the right estate agent and own photos for the brochure?
be on your way. First impressions on house
details matter. If you are not
1. Ask a number of estate agents happy with the estate agent's
to view your house and do not photo ask if you can take your
immediately take the estate agent own. This should not be a problem
who gives you the highest especially if you have a digital
valuation. They may simply be camera and can email them your
doing this to secure your custom. photo.
If no buyers make an offer you
will need to lower your price and 5. Does the estate agent like
be stuck on the market for your property? A good salesman
longer. needs to believe in what they are
selling and their positive speak
2. Ask what exposure the estate can persuade a buyer in your
agent has. You must have your favour. Can they suggest ways of
property advertised widely on the making your property more
internet and not just their own marketable?
website. Ideally your property
also needs to be advertised on a 6. Call the estate agent
national property site as well. pretending to be a buyer. Are
they helpful? Do they send you
3. Negotiate on their commission the details you request? Did they
percentage. Even 0.25% discount make a positive impression on
can mount to hundreds if not you? If not, then be wary of
thousands of pounds. Estate using them.
agents want your business and you
7. Does the estate agent
accompany viewers on visits or do Remember you are not selling your
you need to show people around. property to make friends with
When viewers look at houses it is your estate agent. It is of
preferable that an estate agent course beneficial to have a good
shows them around. Viewers are working relationship with your
then more freely to speak their estate agent but be sure that
mind and the estate agent is a they are working for you and that
practised salesman. Homeowners they work to earn their
are not and can sometimes talk commission.
too much and even talk down their
house.
About the Author:
Susy Copus is a property commentator writing about all aspects of home moving, properties for sale, estate agent directories and house prices for the UK Property Search Engine, http://www.WheresMyProperty.com. Susy also writes for http://www.renovatealerts.com who specialise in finding property to renovate and http://www.propertymoneymaker.co.uk.
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