Questions and answers for estate agents about selling your South Hackney home
As you weigh your options for how to sell your house or flat in South Hackney, you might be thinking about using an estate agent. There can be some benefits of this approach, including that the estate agent will take care of the work required to develop and advertise a listing for your property, as well as hosting viewings for interested buyers to visit your home ahead of potentially making an offer.
But there can be some drawbacks, including the fact that you will have to pay the estate agent commission, which will reduce your net profit. And it can also take many months, or sometimes even more than a year, before you might receive a serious offer from a buyer.
If you’re thinking about using an estate agent, try searching for specific companies online to find out whether they have any negative customer reviews or bad news articles. And you should all also call or email estate agents to ask some of the questions below in order to get a better sense of the company’s history, and whether they will be able to sell your property.
Have you had any success with selling my type of home? – Some estate agents specialise in only selling certain types of properties, such as conventional houses or flats, and have no experience with trying to find buyers for some homes such as dilapidated houses, flats with cladding, homes that have dry rot, and other examples. If that’s the case then they might never be able to secure a sale for your property.
What rate of commission will you charge for selling my property? – Typically, estate agents will charge homeowners commission based on a property’s final selling price. Ask estate agents in advance how much they will require you to pay in fees, because an amount significantly above the average is usually a bad deal and you should consider using another estate agent or another method for selling your home.
