A realistic assesssment of the value of your property is an important first step to ensure
you understand how you will finance your home move.
Whilst local property newspapers and websites can be used to provide an indication of what
your property might be worth, you will need the experience of a professional estate agent to
get a more accurate and realistic assessment of its real value.
We will be happy to provide you a free , no-obligation, property appraisal.
We can meet you at your property a time that best suit your needs. Our appointment with you
would typically take between 30-60 mins and would include a detailed inspection of your
property. At our meeting, we will discuss the specific needs relevant to your own situation,
market forces and current demand, previous transactions in your street and activity levels
with other property similar to your own. This information will help us advise you on:
Any questions or concerns you have can also be addressed at this meeting.
To book a free valuation, please submit a request here.
Having established the value of your property and decided to go onto the market, you will
need to choose an Agent to act for you.
When considering which agent to use, watch out for those suggesting inflated values (which
can leave you languishing on the market whilst those around you sell) or knock-down
commission (you get what you pay for!).
A successful agency will have a comprehensive marketing strategy and methods, professionally
qualified & courteous staff and a realistic expectation of what the market can achieve.
With us, you only pay commission when we successfully sell your property and you'll always
have access to a specialist team dedicated to sales. But, beyond that, we provide a
significantly higher level of service that you would typically expect from a traditional
estate agency.
Contact us to find out more about what we offer you.
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for a property is a legal requirement. With our HIP
partners, we can arrange to have an EPC produced for you, quickly and without fuss – and at
a very competitive rate!
Contact usto learn more about our HIPs service.
The majority of buyers now use internet property portals to search for a home. Therefore the
visual imagery used with these listings are the first taste of your home a potential
purchaser is likely to experience and this will be hugely influence whether they contact us
to arrange a viewing.
Preparing your home for photography and other visuals we develop (such as videos) is
therefore one of the most important actions you can take to maximise your chances of
attracting interest. This could involve some moving of furniture and basic de-cluttering.
With us, you don't have to – as we can do all this for you as part of the instruction
process. Our consultant will allow enough time to work through your property on a
room-by-room basis to carefully consider the best layout of furnishings, removal of personal
items and the best aspects to capture. Room dimensions and details will be recorded and a
plan of the property will also be drawn.
Estate Agents commit huge amounts of time and money towards marketing properties to
prospective purchasers - with the prime aim of encouraging them to view the property.
We will discuss with you the best times of the day & week to present your property and do
our best to steer appointments around these times. Many considerations need to be made,
including your normal weekly patterns, parking availability and traffic levels, children and
pets, light levels and garden aspects.
Any offer received will be put forward to you verbally at the first available opportunity,
and in writing within twenty-four hours. You will need to make a response to any offer. If
the initial offer is rejected and the purchaser decides to increase their offer, the process
will simply be repeated.
We will make all best endeavours to qualify purchasers in advance of any viewings - but at
the very latest, at offer time. By "qualify" we mean that we will formally check their
status and ability to proceed with any offer they make. In order for us to do this, we will
ask for contact details of their broker or mortgage lender, and any estate agent dealing
with their current property sale.
You will need instruct a solicitor/conveyancer to act for you in the sale. It is only when
this information has been provided and we have contacted the necessary parties for
verification of your purchasers' situation that we will consider whether it would be
pertinent to stop showing your property to other prospective purchasers.
It is at this stage that we will try to make you aware of any chain implications and the
likely timescale of any agreed transaction. Due to the nature of the buying process, it is
important to note and understand that any information provided by us concerning the
transaction chain is not guaranteed and could change at any time. However, regular liaison
will be made with legal parties acting on both your and your buyers behalf to ensure we can
keep you abreast of progress on a timely basis.
Once you have accepted an offer the legal process starts to arrange for contracts to be drawn
up and agreed, to confirm payment is made for your property, and that legal title is
properly transferred to your buyer.
To support these activities you (and your buyer) will need to instruct a solicitor or
conveyancer to do this work on your behalf.
The choice of who will act for you is entirely at your discretion but to help you with this,
we promote a range of different and very competitive conveyancing options. Please contact us
for further information.
Summary of the legal process
In summary, the overall legal process to exchange and complete contracts with your buyer
generally takes the following steps:
Discover your property's true worth with our expert valuation service. We consider market trends, location, and condition to provide accurate reports. Whether selling, renting, or staying informed, we've got you covered.
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