Sellers Guide
If you are not aware that you can sell a property privately you are not alone.
Most people in the UK have yet to realise this is an option. Most people assume that you
have to use an estate agent as there is a lot of legal paperwork involved that the agent
will take care of for you........ This is not true.
If you Sell through an Estate Agent
When you are looking to Sell a property the estate agent will basically do the following.
a. Suggests a sale price of the property based on local knowledge and recent sale prices in that area.
b. Markets the property.
c. Manages the viewings.
Selling a property does not have to be done using an estate agent, you are legally able to sell your property
yourself to whoever you choose and can advertise it yourself. An estate agent is simply there to market your
property and find you a buyer, most of the marketing is done through the internet and using a 'FOR SALE' board,
sure they generally have numerous offices with details in but when did you last see an estate agents office full
of people looking for properties. offices are expensive and you are paying for them.
When you decide to sell
your property you will need an Energy Performance Certificate, some agents are offering these for free but you will be
better off to source your own (Click here). The agent will boast of numerous people on their books looking for a property
like yours, so you should sell it really quick........ If you don't then they obviously haven't got those people
waiting for your property so it will be advertised with a board, on the internet and in their office window, they
will simply wait until someone sees your property and contacts them, shows them around and tells you if they make
an offer, if you accept then it is handed over to the solicitors to deal with all the legal work.
That is basically
the estate agents job finished. They simply wait until the solicitors have completed all the legal work involved
and when the sale completes they claim their commission.
If we assume you sold your property for £250,000 and they
charged you 2% commission then you will have just paid them £5875.00 inc vat for showing someone around your property
and taking a few telephone calls.
If you Advertise with us and Sell Privately
Private selling is becoming a very popular way to market your property and save large amounts of money.
If you used Move Greener ltd for your HIP we will put a link on your advert before it is published that
will enable potential buyers to view it online.
Advertising your property on our site will give you
exposure to hundreds of thousands of potential buyers through our marketing on the internet, locally
and by having one of our 'FOR SALE' boards outside your property. We are constantly working to increase
traffic to our site and because we concentrate on the Northamptonshire area you know you will be attracting
the right visitors. Most people move within 5 miles of where they live so it is generally not an advantage
to use other larger national private sales sites as someone in Newcastle will not usually be looking to buy
in Northamptonshire. Our aim is to become the first place to look when you want to sell privately or are
looking to buy a property in Northamptonshire.
Once someone has seen your property and contacted you to
arrange a viewing through your advert, you show them around your home yourself, you will be able to answer
their questions and give them a more personal tour. You know all of the properties wonderful characteristics
and exactly what it is like to live there. Buying a property is the single most expensive purchase we are
likely to make yet being shown around a property by an estate agent can make a buyer feel rushed and pressured,
not a great way to view your home.
If the buyer decides to make an offer they will do it direct to you, you can
then discuss it until you agree a price. Once agreed you exchange solicitors details and the legal process begins.
You deal with your solicitor directly saving time by not having to relay information through the agent. You know exactly
what is happening and when.
Once your solicitor has taken care of all the legal work and your house sale is complete,
keys are exchanged and you receive all of the money from the sale (less solicitors fees and associated charges)
If we assume you advertised your property for sale on www.movegreener.co.uk and sold it privatley for £250,000 our final
charge to you would be £0 as we do not charge any commission and ther are no hidden charges, only a one off fee £80 to
sell or £40 to let.
Here are some forms you will find useful, your solicitor will give you their forms to complete but these will show the what
sort of information they might require.
All the legal work involved is always carried out by a solicitor, estate agents are not involved and
serve no legal function, once you have found your property and your offer is accepted the estate agent
has finished with you. Your solicitor will take it from there. So as you can see, you do not need an
estate agent to buy a property, you just need to find a property you like and talk to the seller.
That is why we have this site and we hope you can find your ideal home here.
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