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Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent

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Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent

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  1. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent Createdby:NickStatman DocumentCopyright2025

  2. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent Selecting an effective estate agent will enable you to sell your property within the shortest time and at a higher value. By asking well-informed questions, you can compare agents and make sound choices rather than just using the first name you come across, as would be advised by property expert Nick Statman. DocumentCopyright2025

  3. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent 1. How Many Homes Like Mine Have You Sold? This assists you in determining whether the agent is familiar with your kind of home and your locality. An excellent agent would possess records about numerous similar sales and be able to tell how long it took and what price was achieved. 2. What Services Do You Offer? Different agents offer various services. Others just put up your house. The greatest ones provided even more, They may conduct yours on viewing. It is up to you whether you want to be there or not. They snap pictures, do floor plans or even video tours. It will advertise your house on such sites as Rightmove, Zoopla, and OnTheMarket. They usually erect a sign in their garden indicating that their place is for sale. Such information is important. They make your property sell quicker and to buyers who like its looks. DocumentCopyright2025

  4. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent 3. Can I Compare Your Success with Others? Some websites let you compare agents based on key data such as how fast they sell homes, how often they achieve the asking price or close to it, and reviews from other sellers, giving you free and fair information that is very useful when making your choice. Nicholas Statman advises that using such tools can save time and help you pick the best agent for your needs. DocumentCopyright2025

  5. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent 4. What Does Your Valuation Show? When agents are valuing your home, pay attention, particularly to the maximum amount. Some agents would quote a high price to win your business. Enquire what evidence they can use to support that figure. Fair valuation is not made on sweet words, but on actual sales. DocumentCopyright2025

  6. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent 5. Will We Work Well Together? This will be someone you will be working directly with, and so you want to ask yourself, are they punctual, are they cordial, and do they describe something on the phone in a manner you can understand, and can you imagine spending time with this person over the next couple of weeks?  According to a recent survey, 93 per cent of homeowners emphasise good phone manners and 87 per cent favour someone with whom they click, so rapport counts. DocumentCopyright2025

  7. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent 6. How Do You Handle Customer Reviews? It would be a good idea to find out how the estate agent treats its customers before deciding on which one to use. The reviews inform you a lot about how professional they are, how honest they are, and how they approach customer service. Search for the agents that, Possess actual feedback from prior customers. Respond to good and poor reviews. Demonstrate giving feedback. Continue making their service better in accordance with the suggestions of their clients. This is an indication of trust, honesty and good service. DocumentCopyright2025

  8. Questions to Ask When Choosing an Estate Agent Conclusion By asking the right questions, you can identify an agent who is familiar with your area, markets in an exemplary manner, is easy to communicate with and respects your needs. A good agent, as Nick Statman would put it, combines both competence and caution- and that is the difference. DocumentCopyright2025

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