house selling fees

Legacy_user

im looking to sell up fairly soon ,its not something ive ever done so can someone give me an idea of the things i need to do and the fees involved.
ive read about an energy report but do i get that or is it part of what the EA does?

BitterAndTwisted

Ask several agents in your area to give you a quote. Some agents will throw in the EPC as part of their percentage on securing a sale.

googler

Fees vary up and down the country. You need to ask your local agents.

Things you need to do -

Accumulate boxes
Start packing
Tidy up / de-clutter ready for photos and viewing
Attend to any DIY tasks that are likely to put buyers off

Who to tell that you’re moving…..

Accountant
Banks (High Street and Online)
Book or Music Club Subscriptions
Broadband Supplier
Building Society
Burglar Alarm Servicing or Monitoring
Car Insurer, Car Clubs (AA, RAC etc)
Cleaners, Ironing Service, etc.
Clubs – Rotary, Community, Sports etc.
Council (both old & new) - Council Tax Department
Council – cancel any Parking Permits
Credit Card(s) Provider
Dentist
Doctor
DSS (or whatever they're called these days)
DVLA
Electricity, Gas & other Utility Suppliers
e-mail provider(s)
Employer
Family & Friends
Gardener
Hire Purchase Companies
Hospital, if you attend regularly
Household Insurance Supplier – Building and Contents
Home Phone Supplier
Inland Revenue, or HMRC
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Library
Life Assurance Supplier
Loan or Credit Companies
Magazine Subscriptions
Milkman – cancel deliveries
Mobile Phone Supplier
Neighbours
Newsagent – cancel paper deliveries
Online Retailers (Amazon, eBay, Paypal, Play, etc)
Optician, Hairdresser, other Beauty/Health professionals
Pension Providers
Royal Mail – set up your re-direction service for 3/6/12 mths
Satellite or Cable TV Supplier
Servicing Contractors (Boiler, CH, other Appliances)
Schools & Nurseries, Childminders, Babysitters
Stores or Chains with discount or club cards
TV Licencing Office
Vet, Kennels, Cattery
Window Cleaner

System

googler wrote: »

fees vary up and down the country. You need to ask your local agents.

Things you need to do -

accumulate boxes
start packing
tidy up / de-clutter ready for photos and viewing
attend to any diy tasks that are likely to put buyers off

who to tell that you’re moving…..

Accountant
banks (high street and online)
book or music club subscriptions
broadband supplier
building society
burglar alarm servicing or monitoring
car insurer, car clubs (aa, rac etc)
cleaners, ironing service, etc.
Clubs – rotary, community, sports etc.
Council (both old & new) - council tax department
council – cancel any parking permits
credit card(s) provider
dentist
doctor
dss (or whatever they're called these days)
dvla
electricity, gas & other utility suppliers
e-mail provider(s)
employer
family & friends
gardener
hire purchase companies
hospital, if you attend regularly
household insurance supplier – building and contents
home phone supplier
inland revenue, or hmrc
internet service provider (isp)
library
life assurance supplier
loan or credit companies
magazine subscriptions
milkman – cancel deliveries
mobile phone supplier
neighbours
newsagent – cancel paper deliveries
online retailers (amazon, ebay, paypal, play, etc)
optician, hairdresser, other beauty/health professionals
pension providers
royal mail – set up your re-direction service for 3/6/12 mths
satellite or cable tv supplier
servicing contractors (boiler, ch, other appliances)
schools & nurseries, childminders, babysitters
stores or chains with discount or club cards
tv licencing office
vet, kennels, cattery
window cleaner

omg ! Heres me thinking this was going to be relatively easy .

System

we have made a start at decluttering-sold a load of stuff at 2 car boot sales one more should see the last of the decluttering.
ive made a list of diy jobs to do.
its not much but its a start !