How can we sell our house privately?

clumsycloggs0305

I have posted under a different thread as we are buying our 2nd house. We want to sell our house independently from the purchase of the 2nd house (as we have no mortgage at present). I have had 3 valuations so far ranging from £250k-£275K. We think our properrty is worth around £265-£270k. I know people won't be interested because of the stamp duty threshold at £250k. So we have thought about it and are willing to pay 2% stamp duty in order to achieve the best market value.
Can anyone advise the best way to advertise privately as we want to test the marketability of our house. All EA's havee said there will be no problem selling it and it should go within a week (3 bed semi with garage own drive, ready to move into, fully dec etc). Are they just saying it to get it on to their books? One EA said that there is more demand than supply at the moment, does anyone agree with this?

robwend

well your not sayin what area you are in but in south east at the mo where i am its hard to find good propertys and its the old sh.t off a shuvvel expression ,and yes EA will tell you your house is better that buckingham palace to get you on there books

clumsycloggs0305

we live in London, Middlesex not too far from heathrow...

RoCas

I wouldn't trust anything EAs say at all.

Several years ago when we were selling I placed a free advert in Loot. I judged the market price by looking at other properties advertised for sale in EAs' windows. As we weren't in any hurry to sell I upped the price by £5k and accepted an offer for the full price after about a month, thereby saving EA fees.

There's also nothing to stop you putting your own board outside your property on your own land (apply within or something like that) if you're a dab hand at DIY.

Good luck.

http://loot.com/

NSR2

clumsycloggs0305 wrote:

we live in London, Middlesex not too far from heathrow...

You can use the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/uk_house_prices/regions/html/region10.stm

You didn't state your post code (probably a good idea).

You can also look at see what price others have sold up for:
http://www.nethouseprices.com/index.php?con=sold_prices

Tassotti

If you do a google search, you will find that there are quite a few websites where you can advertise your property for free.

Board outside, advertise in local paper, even use Newsagent windows.

stanmoresaver

But most importantly- get the price right!!!!!

Ian_W

Read this thread:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=81740
The other co's I've come across most often on fish4 are thelittlehousecompany and houseweb.

Don't forget if your buyers are likely to be local private ads in the local property press can be effective.

BoL.

theGrinch

loot, the local newspaper, word of mouth (milkman, postman, local shops), littlehousecompany et al, leaflets, local posters and cards in shop and supermarkets.

maybe hold an open day.