Yopa fee

N1g

Greetings.
We put our house on the market earlier this year with YOPA, after an initial flurry with one viewing within the first couple of weeks and the same people coming again to look.  We have had nothing at all from them.  Last week, we decided to take to property off the market as things are not moving at all.
We have just been landed with a £1500 bill.  I cannot quite work out what we have got for the money, is there any way we can get out of it?

Aylesbury_Duck

N1g said:

Greetings.
We put our house on the market earlier this year with YOPA, after an initial flurry with one viewing within the first couple of weeks and the same people coming again to look.  We have had nothing at all from them.  Last week, we decided to take to property off the market as things are not moving at all.
We have just been landed with a £1500 bill.  I cannot quite work out what we have got for the money, is there any way we can get out of it?

What does the contract say?  Without knowing that, no one here will be able to advise you.

born_again

N1g said:

Greetings.
We put our house on the market earlier this year with YOPA, after an initial flurry with one viewing within the first couple of weeks and the same people coming again to look.  We have had nothing at all from them.  Last week, we decided to take to property off the market as things are not moving at all.
We have just been landed with a £1500 bill.  I cannot quite work out what we have got for the money, is there any way we can get out of it?

Advertising your property.

No estate agent can force people to view properties.
Did you ask for feedback from the couple that viewed twice as to why they did not progress?
In reality no viewing usually relates to price to high.

pinkshoes

N1g said:

Greetings.
We put our house on the market earlier this year with YOPA, after an initial flurry with one viewing within the first couple of weeks and the same people coming again to look.  We have had nothing at all from them.  Last week, we decided to take to property off the market as things are not moving at all.
We have just been landed with a £1500 bill.  I cannot quite work out what we have got for the money, is there any way we can get out of it?

When earlier this year? How long was the fixed term with them?

You'll need to read carefully through the T&Cs that you agreed to for that particular contract. Lots of their T&Cs seem to refer to moving to another estate agent, or fees due when cancelling within the fixed period, but I can't initially see any T&Cs referring to someone cancelling outside the fixed period if you have a no sale no fee contract.

The £1500 seems to be their fee for selling, but you will need to look at the T&Cs for what happen if they don't sell your house and you decide to no longer sell. 

As they're not doing a good job of selling, then perhaps it might be worth just leaving it on the market?