Want to sell my bungalow with online agents

Phirefly

kingfisherblue wrote: »

IFWIW, I would assume from this that Yopa aren't a great company to use, unless you are on a road that has pelnty of traffic.

I disagree that this conclusion can be reasonably gleaned from the information you've provided.

OP We used Yopa. I chose them based on the fact that of all the online options, only Yopa and Purple Bricks are true hybrid agents meaning they use a sole local permanent experienced estate agent to handle your sale as opposed to a team of remote property managers. For me it was the perfect combination of the benefits of traditional agent vs. sole online concept. I chose them over Purple Bricks as they have an in-house call centre which means a more focussed, efficient and knowledgeable service.

We paid for the accompanied viewing upgrade so it was less that £1000 all in, paid up front but with a market-until-sold guarantee with no time limit. This was important to us as ours is a real summertime house so if it hadn't sold by the end of September we planned to relist in spring.

Our local agent was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and committed. He answered my calls immediately or returned them within a very short time. He also answered texts day and night. They offer accompanied viewings up to 10pm 7 days a week which was another big selling point for me.

We had two offers resultant from the first two viewings and were SSTC on day three of our house being listed. The conveyancing has been somewhat problematic (completely unrelated to Yopa) but our local agent has been constantly available to assist and he and the sales progression team have been helpful and proactive in pushing things through.

I also chose Yopa as they have been backed by Savills which is a big vote of confidence IMO. I like their marketing, their website and their business model. It all makes sense. I cannot recommend them enough and truly believe that this is the future of estate agency. Its a no-brainer.

I would like to clarify that I have no affiliation or reason for recommending them other than based on my personal experience using them to sell our house.