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Any point trying a third estate agent?
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In some areas the demand just isn"t there, not all properties will sell.Bigphil1474 said:I'm not sure that many estate agents actually 'sell' the property these days. Most seem to be on Rightmove, and after producing the listing/photos etc. , the only thing the EA did to sell the house we bought was to arrange the viewing with the vendor. I suppose if you live in a niche property or are at the upper end of the market there might be some active selling, and some will have active buyers they can refer to, but other than that I don't see what they do. We looked at maybe 200+ properties on Rightmove and viewed around 30 in person and didn't find the EA input to be particularly valuable (other than the listing).
OP, you're unlikely to get a buyer this close to Christmas, maybe hold out to spring and see if there is any interest. If you aren't getting viewings then there's something wrong with the property listing or price. Worth looking at what else is on offer in your area, recent sold prices etc. and get a view yourself on whether your house is an attractive buy. Maybe get someone you trust to look at it as a potential buyer and tell you what they think. If it's not on Rightmove, get it on.0 -
This is what I am thinking – although it was clearly the right thing to dump the first agent and get a new one.Bigphil1474 said:I'm not sure that many estate agents actually 'sell' the property these days. Most seem to be on Rightmove, and after producing the listing/photos etc. , the only thing the EA did to sell the house we bought was to arrange the viewing with the vendor. I suppose if you live in a niche property or are at the upper end of the market there might be some active selling, and some will have active buyers they can refer to, but other than that I don't see what they do. We looked at maybe 200+ properties on Rightmove and viewed around 30 in person and didn't find the EA input to be particularly valuable (other than the listing).
It's hard to judge what the local market is doing – some properties sell fast; some hang around. There are also lots of different types of property in the village, so it's hard to do direct comparisons with other houses that have or haven't sold.0
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