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1% fee
bettersoon
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Does anyone know of any agents that do a 1% fee in south east london? our best offer at the moment is with townends at 1.5%. Am reluctant to use half percent.com as theres a £199 to pay upfront! Has anyone here used townends? I've heard of them for a while now but i cant find them in any ombudsman groups?
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Going for the cheapest rate of commission may be a false economy if they don;'t manage to sell the property!
It is more important to check the agents out and see whether they know what they are talking about.RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0 -
of course i will check out the agent too and not juts go for the cheap rate!0
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My friend's flat in SE5 sold on the day it went on the market (with Bairstow Eves). They've been fab. She agreed 1.25% (plus VAT).0
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ah when was this? we had them coming to value our house and they wanted 1.75% . eeek keep forgetting about the VAT bit .0
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bettersoon wrote: »ah when was this? we had them coming to value our house and they wanted 1.75% . eeek keep forgetting about the VAT bit .
the sale hasn't completed yet, but the sale was agreed about 3 weeks ago.
she did haggle them down.0 -
ah townends wont go lower than 1.5% said about the market being slow and will cost more to advertise. Might go with halfpercent.com0
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how will it cost more to advertise??
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I know! cheeky !!!!!!s.
Ah halfpercent looks pretty decent as i can opt out of paying money upfront and go for 0.75% ! Am very tempted in showing the property myself and get the lower rate! you reckon it'll be a good idea? i'm not a sales person so probably mess it up. plus we have tenants in....0 -
I've no idea. My friend works shifts, so couldn't always be around for viewings anyway. I've never sold a house I actually lived in!0
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tinkerbell84 wrote: »how will it cost more to advertise??
They are probably referring to the fact that as properties are taking longer to sell, they will have to spend more, per property on advertising & marketing. Likewise during the boom times, many agents cut their fees as properties were selling quickly, hence costs were less.0
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