| Just what do you look for choosing an estate | | | | some will demand sole agency only and if you find |
| agent with so many around it is very difficult to | | | | a buyer privately, you may still be charged their |
| decide just who should sell your home. Maybe | | | | commission fee. |
| some of the following tips will help. | | | | You could always try negotiating a low fee with |
| When you are buying a house you will probably | | | | an estate agent but this is not generally a good |
| search the area where you want to live and visit | | | | idea, as they may not put in the same effort to |
| estate agents, which are based nearby. However | | | | find a buyer for your home. |
| there is no need to feel obliged to sell your | | | | There is now a new breed of estate agents, |
| property through the same agent that you are | | | | though this is not what they called themselves, its |
| buying from. | | | | more likely to be a house sale specialist or |
| It's a good idea to check out for a local presence, | | | | property expert. They also operate in a much |
| you know, looking in the local papers, personal | | | | different way, but you will most definitely find one |
| recommendation and agents with a large number | | | | operating in your area, as most have local |
| of sold signs rather than for sale signs. | | | | representatives in every village, town and city |
| When seeking a valuation try to remember that | | | | through out the whole of the UK, as do A Quick |
| anyone can present you with a high valuation | | | | Sale Direct whose main office is in Leicester. |
| figure, whether or not you get this is a different | | | | A house sale specialist buys freehold, leasehold, |
| matter. Try and decide if the valuation is a result | | | | commercial or residential and is not worried about |
| of their knowledge of the area, or are they just | | | | where you live or what states of repair or |
| telling you what you want to hear. If in doubt ask | | | | decoration your home is in. they can offer you a |
| them to show you comparisons of property that | | | | fast cash sale, in as little as seven days if that is |
| have previous been sold in that area and have | | | | what you want, but always at a time to suit you. |
| been passed by a mortgage surveyor. | | | | You will not receive the full market value but then |
| Make sure when you instruct an estate agent | | | | this is rarely achieved when you sell through a |
| that you read the small print in their contract, | | | | traditional estate agent. |
| very carefully, or you may find that you are tied | | | | Additionally there are no fees what so ever. |
| to them for a long time. If you receive poor | | | | Consequently if you are planning on selling your |
| service you may not be able to go else where | | | | house, or if for any reason you want a quick sale, |
| without paying heavy fees. This also applies if you | | | | you may want to investigate this more. |
| decide to use multiple agents. You will find that | | | | |