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| Method of selling | Ideal for… | Why use this method? | What to watch out for! |
| Via an estate agent | Homeowners who need to achieve the highest possible price and have time to wait on a sluggish market. | Advertisement by a good estate agent can give you an increased chance of finding a buyer who offers a higher price than anyone else: an experienced negotiator leads the process and tries to obtain the best offer because a higher offer for you means a better commission fee for them. | Often the process is stressful and takes a long while due to a lack of buyers, mortgage difficulties and collapsing chains. The person who makes the highest offer isn’t always the person in the best position to complete on a sale. |
| Through an auction house | Homeowners who want exposure to as many viewers as possible. | Auction houses aim to find as many people as possible to view your home in order to spark a bidding war and increase the price obtained. | Lots of properties go unsold, sales can fall through and any completions which are secured are subject to the usual delays of mortgage finance and the legal process. |
| Advertising the property yourself | Homeowners who want complete control over the marketing of the property. | If you feel confident in achieving a sale, marketing the property yourself means regaining control over proceedings, avoiding the hassle and worry of putting your trust in an estate agent or auction house and evading the expense of paying their fees. | Advertising a property yourself can be costly and the usual problems associated with trying to secure and keep a buyer right through to completion remain. |
| Using a home buyer | Homeowners who need a quick, guaranteed sale and want to be in control of the timescales for completion. | Home buyers provide you with speed, convenience and certainty. A reputable home buying company has cash reserves so mortgage delays and collapsing chains are avoided; you choose the completion date and are then free to make your onward move. | There is usually a 15-20% discount involved in exchange for the secure and hassle-free sale. |
