Checklists
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Decide whether you want to sell your property through a company who has an independent third party complaints procedure and a formal redress scheme such as the Property Ombudsman. | |
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Work out whether you just want to advertise your property for sale locally and do all the rest of your work yourself or have the help of a professional agent, albeit a primarily on-line service. | |
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Work out what services you want to ‘buy in’ and what you are happy to do yourself, for example:
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Would you prefer to pay upfront, monthly or on completion? | |
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You will need by law certain services, for example, an Energy Performance Certificate to advertise your property, compare costs – they can vary by 100%! | |
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How long can you advertise your property for? Three months? Six months? or until sold? | |
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Check whether their costs include VAT or not so you compare costs like for like. | |
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Check there is a telephone number which works and someone is there to answer any of your queries. | |
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See how often the site is being updated. One which hasn’t had any updates for a month or more may be in trouble or been abandoned by the owner. | |
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If offered other services, such as conveyancing or finance, check the costs as they can charge more than other available services. | |
