"We achieved more than we could ever have imagined, because initially we were going to sell to a cash-buying company. Hats off to the recommended solicitor, very good indeed and they had things completed by 10:30am. The whole Express Estate Agency process was perfect and included viewings. I had no worries with the fact that they weren’t local. I felt throughout the whole transaction everything was in control. I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff at Express Estate Agency."
Mr Clenaghan – Ilton Garth, York
Express Estate Agency v Your Traditional Estate Agent, Quick-Buying Property Firms And Online Estate Agencies
| THE EXPRESS ESTATE AGENCY |
v | TRADITIONAL ESTATE AGENT |
|---|---|---|
Currently selling 100+ properties per month (25+ per week) = much more successful in selling our clients properties during the worst property market for over a generation |
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Only selling 6 per month* (1.4 per week) on average |
Selling many more properties and 3 times quicker – 22 days (3 weeks and 1 day) taken to achieve the average sale |
v |
8.6 weeks* taken to achieve the average sale on the few that are actually sold |
No Sale, No Estate Agency Fee plus very competitive fees for a Premium ‘Swift-Sale Solution’ Service |
v |
Be wary, many employ numerous Additional Fees (e.g. Exit/Additional Advertising/ Marketing/ Viewing Fees and some are even upfront fees!) |
Properties are priced correctly in order to achieve a sale and are priced in order to sell within the timeframes (often very quick indeed) stipulated by our Sellers |
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Properties are often unrealistically and badly priced simply to get your property on the books, not helping to sell it – very common-place |
Properties are valued correctly and often through independent RICS Chartered Surveyors |
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Properties are often over-valued or incorrectly valued allowing false expectations = much more wasted time + money |
Nationwide (covering England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) and centrally located to maximise efficiency and success – it is a very common misconception that local branches are needed to succeed – local branches are best for getting your business on their books not for selling houses |
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They use local branches to help win new business in from Sellers but local branches are actually quite limited in their ability to actually sell your property – 3 out of 4 successful homemovers now find their properties via the Internet**, with a large proportion of the remaining successes coming via For Sale boards |
Unrivalled and enormous online advertising (local and national) = vast presence and ability to capture (better than any other Agent) the 3 out of 4 successful homemovers who now find their property via the Internet** |
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Often use much more limited advertising campaigns, sometimes only focusing on offering a local presence for more local enquiries – with much more limited online advertising |
National advertising to capture the ‘out-of-town’ Buyers who account for a significant proportion of most Estate Agencies sales |
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Limited local advertising often delivers very limited success |
24/7 Enquiry Line (UK-based Freephone) meaning we will never miss an enquiry |
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Opening hours usually limited to normal working hours, and some days/ half days at weekends = much more limited and less of a service |
Only deal with potential Buyers in a position to proceed quickly – block viewings are also regularly carried out |
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Often allow too many time-wasting and non-proceedable Buyers (i.e. those in difficult chains) to view your property |
Specialist and tailor-made service for those needing to actually sell right now or for those needing a swift-sale solution – we are also able to offer specialist swift-sale conveyancing services |
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Often not at all suitable for more motivated sellers looking for quicker than normal sales – simply not their core business |
* According to the Jan 2010 Hometrack statistics ** Rightmove statistic, 2009
| THE EXPRESS ESTATE AGENCY |
v | QUICK BUYING PROPERTY FIRMS |
|---|---|---|
Achieve 90-100% of your property’s value AND very quickly |
v |
60-70% is as much as you will realistically achieve due to finance |
COMPETITIVE Estate Agency Fee payable for a Premium ‘Swift-Sale Solution’ Service allowing you to achieve 90% to 100% of full market value – on average achieve over 20-30% more |
v |
Huge financial loss in comparison due to the huge discount (30-40%) you must sell your property at via this route for it to be worthwhile for a professional investor |
Regulated by the Property Ombudsman Service and OFT |
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Unregulated at present (Sale & Rent-Back ‘Interim Regulation’ Jul 09) |
Acting in the best interests of YOU the seller |
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Acting IN THEIR OWN best interests for the best deal possible |
Can help most interested parties |
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The vast majority of enquiries are turned away |
Average of 22 days to sell – 4-6 week completions common-place |
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High fall-out rates but 4-6 week completions otherwise realistic |
| THE EXPRESS ESTATE AGENCY |
v | ONLINE ESTATE AGENCIES |
|---|---|---|
Specialist Swift-Sale Solution Provider with great experience and success in selling properties extremely quickly during difficult times – we are also able to offer specialist swift-sale conveyancing services |
v |
Only Mainstream therefore offering the many failings of the majority of the struggling Estate Agency industry, sadly disappointing a great amount of their sellers |
‘No Sale No Fee’ = No Upfront Estate Agency Fee |
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Many demand Upfront Estate Agency Fees or ‘Listing Fees’ = NOT SUCCESS DRIVEN if this is the case, BEWARE |
Full and Comprehensive Estate Agency Service ALWAYS PROVIDED |
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Many often only offer a Listing Only Service – if you are left to do all of the negotiating and conveyancing it can lead to many difficulties and a much higher proportion of private sales sadly fall through |
Enormous Online Advertising |
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Some unable to use the best portals for the best possible promotion and advertising, therefore only offering low levels of buyer traffic |
Superb nationwide coverage of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Some offer more limited coverage and usefulness |
24/7 Enquiry Line for great contact and enhanced sales |
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None, we are aware of, offer this great additional benefit |
| Succeeding extremely well for our clients | v | Many are often of insignificant size and success at present |
| No extra costs or fees | v | Many incorporate many additional costs and fees to their headline grabbing rates |
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