House Selling - Money Saving Tips

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sandon_2

thanks Prioryred

I took a look at that website www.ilikeyourstreet.com and although no one has registered an interest in my street I will keep an eye on things to see if there is any interest. Can also avoid paying for a hip. I know where I want to buy next so have registered the post code I am interested in.

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MrsJ2008

Hi all,

I've had my house up for sale for 2 months with an estate agent who will charge 1% plus vat once a sale has gone through. The reason why I chose this agent was that they advertised on Rightmove. Since I've been with them they have stopped advertising on Rightmove and have changed to Propertyfinder. If i'd known this I wouldn't have gone with them as I wanted to be on Rightmove (I've had 1 viewing in 8 weeks). I've checked my contract and it states they will advertise my property at their discretion and i'm stuck with them now till the end of October.

I want to sell asap as I have credit cards and my wedding to pay off and was contemplating doing a dual vendor with Farrell Heyworth. They have told me that they charge £250 + VAT UPFRONT (not the usual no sell no fee basis) and that they will charge me 1.75% of the asking price. My current estate agents have agreed to do a dual vendor but will hike their fee upto 1.5%.

After all this, what i'm asking is, is it worth me blowing the £250 + vat to go with the other estate? If they weren't asking for this upfront money I wouldn't have minded the increased % fees of both agents.

Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.

PropertyPro

Mrs J.

In my experience, dual agents rarely works - the buying public's perception is that there is probably something wrong with the property because it needs more than one estate agent to try and sell it.

I would stick with your current agent until the contract expires and then switch to another that is on Right Move and will not charge an up-front fee with no guarantee of success.

Mark

oap

Having worked for estate agents in the past, as well as set fee's etc, you always need to check whether it includes the board, the advertising, showing people round, etc, etc, sometimes it looks good but then you pay extra for these things. ALSO WHETHER IT INCLUDES VAT OR NOT!!

Also, you need to check how much advertising, ie how much money is laid aside, as if the property stays on a long time, they might start charging extra for ads.

Nothing is moving at the moment, and estate agents are not doing well, so you can probably get a better offer if you look around. Also you need to make sure how much they will charge if you sell it yourself, and how much they will charge for cancelling the contract. I would not want to pay more than 1% inclusive of everything!!(especially if it is a high priced property!)

Hope this helps someone. Regards oap

tinecu

oap wrote: »

Having worked for estate agents in the past, as well as set fee's etc, you always need to check whether it includes the board, the advertising, showing people round, etc, etc, sometimes it looks good but then you pay extra for these things. ALSO WHETHER IT INCLUDES VAT OR NOT!!

Also, you need to check how much advertising, ie how much money is laid aside, as if the property stays on a long time, they might start charging extra for ads.

Nothing is moving at the moment, and estate agents are not doing well, so you can probably get a better offer if you look around. Also you need to make sure how much they will charge if you sell it yourself, and how much they will charge for cancelling the contract. I would not want to pay more than 1% inclusive of everything!!(especially if it is a high priced property!)

Hope this helps someone. Regards oap

Choosing the right estate agent to sell your home is not easy. The costs vary of course but what you also want to know is who will sell fastest. (I've suffered from lazy agents before who I choose because they seemed good value).

I was looking for estate agents in my area (nr Halifax) and came across this useful data on Home.co.uk. They show who sells fastest and the typical price range of the agent (no point asking an elite agency to value a '2 up 2 down')
see: http://www.home.co.uk/search/agents/results.htm?location=halifax
but you will probably want to start your search on Home.co.uk here: UK Estate Agents Directory

Luke_Skywalker_1980

About to but my house on the market even though it is the worst time possible but we need more space and have seen a house we dont want to miss out on. Anyway, have had 3 agents round, fees from 1.25% to 1.5%. I plan to haggle, but have just read about online agents such as housenetwork.co.uk does anyone have advise on these? I am really strapped for cash so this could save me serious money, but I have never heard of them before. Do you get a board? Can you ring them or is it 100% online?

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Polly_Pod

We've just put our house on the market too but we're emigrating next year so we need to get started. We got 4 agents round & made a list of the pro's & con's (including the valuations (which varied alot), fees & how they treated us).

I've got the decorator round at the minute doing touch up stuff to the paint work.

They have a recommended solicitor but I'm convinced they'll get something for recommending them but I've no idea what to ask the solicitors for when asking for a quote directly.

I got the HIP much cheaper too at £190, all agents were quoting between £300 - £400 so quite pleased with myself.

Good luck everyone

susanqy

Thank you Martin for giving this post

I’m glad the info is of use.