Are you considering a sale of your home or other property?

While there may be further challenges to come, for now our data continues to show confidence in the markets. There are many reasons why people need to move and there are plenty looking to do so. This is particularly true in the regions outside the major conurbations as they look their best right now with the added colour in our gardens – an obvious reason why spring/ summertime is a such an appealing time to sell. 

The challenges of the past two years have ingrained a sense of positivity in the housing market which shows no signs of slowing and as such continues to thrive as serious property seekers get on with the business of moving. 

Estate Agency has changed over the years with the application of technology affecting much of what we do, and the ease with which we can do it. Yet we are firm believers in the maxim that we should act as professionals, “acting in the best interests of our clients at all times”.

CHOOSING THE BEST ESTATE AGENT 
|Whatever the motivation for considering a move, knowledge is power, so we recommend you do some research when choosing an Estate Agent. Make sure that they belong to a professional body such as the National Association of Estate Agents or Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Make sure they know the market and have long experience of sales in your area of your type of property. 

Homes are most owners’ most valuable possession, so why take a chance on their sale? All our managers have long experience in the areas they work in and are recognised as true local experts.

Make sure the agent you choose is solely focused on the purpose for which you engage them i.e. to market and sell/let your home at the best price the market will deliver. Referral fees are a scourge of Agency, where some agents are so entrenched in cross-selling other services, that their primary role becomes almost secondary. 

Agents who target their staff to refer both sellers/landlords and prospective purchasers/tenants to financial service providers, solicitors, insurance brokers, removal companies, utility packages and much else may see your instruction as simply a means to exploit a new group of potential customers to their referral services. 

Colebrook Sturrock take no referral fees whatsoever. Our staff are focussed on providing the service you should expect. 

THE RIGHT ASKING PRICE 
Most homeowners want to achieve the highest price/rent that the market can deliver. So do we, as our commission is dependent upon doing so. But your property price/rent has to be sustainable and justifiable against the competition to have a realistic chance of securing a good level of interest - resulting in a secure sale/let, rather than one where the successful bidder is fretting from the moment their offer has been accepted. 

This is all-the-more important for sales if you have a family home where mortgage funding is likely to be required by the purchaser.