Need to get rid of my house. Help

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pinkteapot wrote: »

It will sell fast on the open market if it's cheap enough. And you'll still get more than you will from those companies. Before you get EAs, check sold prices on Rightmove to see what houses in your area are selling for. When EAs come round to value, say you need to sell fast. Ask them what they would put it on the market at and what they think it will sell for, realistically.

I wanted to shift a flat quickly a couple of years ago. EAs said to market it at £120k and it should sell for £105-110k. I told them (against their advice) to put it on the market at £112,500. It sold three days later for £103k and the sale completed five weeks after the offer was accepted. A quick-buy company would probably have given me £80k or something.

We sold a flat in 2005. EA said £90,00. We put it on for £87,500 and sold it the same day for £85,500, completion was eight weeks later.

If you price your house to sell quickly,and are open to offers, then it should sell.