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Find an Estate Agent or Estate Agents in Essex Estate Agents based in Basildon, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester,
Epping, Halstead, Harlow, Harwich, Maldon, Ilford, Romford, Southend, Braintree and Brentwood. |
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and get at least three agents to give a valuation and quote for their services.Estate
agents often start by offering similar fees, but by bargaining you can make big
savings - about £300 on an average valued home.
When you ask an estate agent to act on your behalf and he agrees to do so, you are
entering into a legally binding contract. So ‘think contract’. Check its terms.
Find out about whether you have the right to cancel the contract and how long it
will run for.
To get the best deal:
●Negotiate on fees.
●Ask for the fee as a monetary sum based on the estate agent’s valuation, not just
a percentage.
●Always get more than one valuation for the property and compare them. Be realistic
–trying to sell your property at an inflated price could mean that it will take
longer to sell.
●Check what you’re signing up to and whether you’re being offered a sole or multiple
agency deal or sole selling rights(see
Key Terms).
●Check exactly what’s included in the package such as advertising, brochures and
so on.
●Read the contract, ask questions and never sign up to anything that you don’t understand.
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