10 Top Tips to Sell Your Home

24th June 2008

T. Wyn Jones

Patience – Don’t get hung up on selling your property, if the price is right it will sell eventually.

Realistic asking price - If you ask too much expect to have no viewings.

Be aware of long chains - The longer the chain the more chance the sale will fall through.

Break the chain - The clever money is on property prices decreasing in the next 1 or 2 years so why not move into a rented property, you’re in a much better buying position when you want to buy.

Sell your property - make sure your property looks its best inside and out.

Be pro-active - Compile local information for your viewer, schools, transport links and the like.

Negotiate - Don’t discount that offer of £20,000 below the asking price, it’s surprising how the right agent can reduce this figure by moving it up the chain.

Be flexible - You may have to dance to the purchaser’s tune if you want to sell.

Make sure that you can jump when ready - Ensure that your Solicitor is ready to act when given the green light, and

The Right Estate Agent - Now more than ever the old adage “pay peanuts get monkeys” rings true. They may be more expensive but what do they offer for that extra 0.5%?