How do you pick an EA?

scw1

Right, have had 3 valuations done today. One was incredibly low and the woman was really rude and 20 mins late (which is a big pet hate of mine) so have discounted her.

The other two - well the fees are more or less the same. They were both friendly enough and the number of offices/advertising etc are all the samel. They are both used quite a lot locally. One is Dawsons and the other is Peter Alan which are under the umberella of Principality (is this a good thing )

So how do you pick one? Is there anything I should be asking them/looking out for?

Thanks

FoxtonsRIP

Try to find an honest one. That's alot easier said than done

DPX

Try and establish they are members of The ombudsmen scheme for estate agents. and if they are members of The NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) or RICS (Royal Institue of Chartered Surveyors)

They may also be members of other groups like Homesale Network.

I hope this helps.

cattie

I tend to go for the agent that I feel has had most success in selling properties of my type. I also take into account whether their valuation is a true one & how much commision they charge.

If I couldn't choose between 2 I'd check out their websites to see how appealling they were, how often they advertised in local paper, do they advertise on rightmove, are they open Sundays & Bank holidays.

DPX

If you have narrowed to the final 2 to choose from, why not mystery shop the branches that you are thinking of using. You will then get an idea of how your potential buyers are going to treated and looked after, The level of service is key to generating viewings, offers and sales etc..

chickmug

scw1 wrote: »

Right, have had 3 valuations done today. One was incredibly low and the woman was really rude and 20 mins late (which is a big pet hate of mine) so have discounted her.

The other two - well the fees are more or less the same. They were both friendly enough and the number of offices/advertising etc are all the samel. They are both used quite a lot locally. One is Dawsons and the other is Peter Alan which are under the umberella of Principality (is this a good thing )

So how do you pick one? Is there anything I should be asking them/looking out for?

Thanks

You may find an old post of mine helpful - look at post 16.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1598561&highlight=workmate

Debras_Angel

chickmug wrote: »

You may find an old post of mine helpful - look at post 16.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1598561&highlight=workmate

Very comprehensive list Chickmug, they should make it a sticky!!

Debs

chickmug

Debras_Angel wrote: »

Very comprehensive list Chickmug, they should make it a sticky!!

Debs

Well thank you it was the second version and since I have updated but where on my PC is it