Selling - agent pushing for viewing before instructing them

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csgohan4 said:

Don't go with the highest valuation. Your house will be valued according to market forces, not a bunch of EA who are not RICS qualified

LOL, when I worked as an estate agent, we'd have surveyors popping in constantly saying they've just looked at a house in X road and could we help them with giving an idea current market value for such properties.

peterhjohnson

MrsBrush said:

Look for an agent who offers a fixed fee, good post-sales teams to get you to completion, and if they are really good enough, they wont tie you in to any sort of contract beyond you giving the authority to market on your behalf. My agent is in the town i am buying in, not selling in, as he was far more genuine, not remotely pushy and incredibly professional.

I'd go for professional and non-pushy every time. Ideally, they are very local to the property you are selling

Thrugelmir

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csgohan4 said:

Don't go with the highest valuation. Your house will be valued according to market forces, not a bunch of EA who are not RICS qualified

LOL, when I worked as an estate agent, we'd have surveyors popping in constantly saying they've just looked at a house in X road and could we help them with giving an idea current market value for such properties.

Obtaining a number of recent completed sales prices provides a good picture of what's happening in the local market. Surveyors aren't asking for just an opinion.  Land registry lags too far behind. 

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Thrugelmir said:

NameUnavailable said:

csgohan4 said:

Don't go with the highest valuation. Your house will be valued according to market forces, not a bunch of EA who are not RICS qualified

LOL, when I worked as an estate agent, we'd have surveyors popping in constantly saying they've just looked at a house in X road and could we help them with giving an idea current market value for such properties.

Obtaining a number of recent completed sales prices provides a good picture of what's happening in the local market. Surveyors aren't asking for just an opinion.  Land registry lags too far behind. 

Sure, but the other poster was implying that a surveyor knows the real value of a property and EA's don't - actually the other way around in these examples!

csgohan4

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Thrugelmir said:

NameUnavailable said:

csgohan4 said:

Don't go with the highest valuation. Your house will be valued according to market forces, not a bunch of EA who are not RICS qualified

LOL, when I worked as an estate agent, we'd have surveyors popping in constantly saying they've just looked at a house in X road and could we help them with giving an idea current market value for such properties.

Obtaining a number of recent completed sales prices provides a good picture of what's happening in the local market. Surveyors aren't asking for just an opinion.  Land registry lags too far behind. 

Sure, but the other poster was implying that a surveyor knows the real value of a property and EA's don't - actually the other way around in these examples!

My point is that EA often inflate their valuation to get your business. Surveyors valuation matters more for lenders and indeed the market indirectly than an EA's. If they undervalue a newbuild, it may affect the market locally for that development. They don't give a monkey's if the EA/Development values it at X+ 20%. They work for the lender.