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House valuation without using estate agents?

Dagger75
Dagger75 Posts: 5 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Is it possible to obtain a house valuation without using an estate agent? My house is currently on the market but I think it might be overpriced. I'm tied in with my current online agent for the moment but would like a more realistic valuation. I don't want to use estate agents if I am not in the position to utilise them fully as I don't want to waste their time.

Is there such a thing a private valuers who can come and asses my property value?

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  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    Dagger75 wrote: »
    Is there such a thing a private valuers who can come and assess my property value?
    Yes, any surveyors should be able to do this for you.
  • steampowered
    steampowered Posts: 6,176 Forumite
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    You could try to look at sold prices (https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices/) to see what similar houses have sold for nearby.

    This works best when a number of similar nearby properties have sold recently. And so bear in mind that the other properties will have had their own selling points, so it gives a rough idea only.
  • Dagger75
    Dagger75 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Thank you, I will have a look for some local surveyors
  • Dagger75
    Dagger75 Posts: 5 Forumite
    I've had a look but there's not much sold near me that's comparable. Not many people move from my area.
  • benjus
    benjus Posts: 5,433 Forumite
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    If the person that buys your house is buying with a mortgage, the mortgage company will send a surveyor to confirm that the proposed purchase price is realistic. So it's really the surveyor's opinion that matters unless you're selling to a cash buyer.
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  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    Explain the situation to any EA - most will be more than happy to value with the hope of getting future business.


    Be aware they are likely to pitch it somewhere just under your current asking price, and even then it's likely to be on the optimistic side. If they say it's underpriced, it may well just be the online agent that are putting people off.


    Have a look at nearby sold properties online and see what you think it's worth. Mind you, if you're not getting any interest, it's probably the price or something glaringly obvious.
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  • thelem
    thelem Posts: 774 Forumite
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    If you post the rightmove advert URL here then you'll get lots of opinions about price and what you can improve in the advert. Just post the bit after rightmove.com if it won't let you post links.
    Note: Unless otherwise stated, my property related posts refer to England & Wales. Please make sure you state if you are discussing Scotland or elsewhere as laws differ.
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