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I'm selling my flat in Spain through an estate agent. All estate agents here charge 5 -yes 5!!-% commision. I tried selling through the small ads, but no luck so far. It pains me to pay that much, especially as I have to show potential buyers round myself and none of the agents have done more than put photos up in their windows. Any suggestions on what I can do?

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  • I noticed this ad on another part of the site maybe it will help u to sell ur flat    


    Posts: 5
     Sell Your House Free With No Commissions At All
    « on: 22.10.04 at 17:45:05 »  Quote  Modify  

    Hi there,

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    Search4Homes

    PS If you do sell using this freebie, I would suggest an appropriate donation to Martin's favourite monthly charity.  
  • CliveB_3
    CliveB_3 Posts: 17 Forumite
    Hi there,

    Sorry but we are not geared up for non-UK property sales at Search4homes.

    You can try https://www.easier.com who will allow you to advertise your Spanish property free of charge.

    HTH

    Clive
    https://www.search4homes.co.uk
  • Bamf100
    Bamf100 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Hi Rach,

    5% is the average rate charged by most individual agents in Spain, but if you want maximum exposure then I would suggest using an agent linked to the Inter Agency Network.

    This does cost 7.5% in commission but it's worth it as your property will be marketed through a network in excess of 130 branches of estate agents, dedicated internet sites, the UK's biggest online property database and specialist property magazines accross Europe.

    I can recommend such an agent (linked below), who work on no sell no fee and are very friendly and very proffessional. They also have ways around the commission fees, which I will explain to you if you PM me. Posting it in open forum would be advantageous to their competitors ;D

    https://www.sunseekerhomes.com

    I hope this helped, good luck!

    Kenny B
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