EXPRESS ESTATE AGENCY™	v	TRADITIONAL ESTATE AGENT
Currently selling around 370+ properties per month (85 per week) = much more successful in selling our clients properties during the worst property market for over a generation	v	Only selling 6 per month* (1.4 per week) on average
Selling many more properties and 3 times quicker – most properties selling within the month	v	93 days** 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 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 (quite quickly indeed’) stipulated by our Sellers	v	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	v	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	v	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 – Around 90% of 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 80-90% of successful homemovers who now find their property via the Internet	v	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	v	Limited local advertising often delivers very limited success
24/7 Enquiry Line (UK-based Freephone) meaning we will never miss an enquiry	v	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	v	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 – we are also able to offer very progressive and quick conveyancing services	v	Often not at all suitable for those looking for quicker than normal sales – simply not their core business

* According to the 2010 Hometrack statistics
** November 2011 Rightmove House Price Index

EXPRESS ESTATE AGENCY™	v	QUICK BUYING PROPERTY FIRMS
Achieve up to 100% of your property’s value AND very quickly	v	60-70% is often as you will realistically achieve due to finance
COMPETITIVE Estate Agency Fee payable for a Premium Service allowing you to achieve up to 100% of full market value – on average achieve 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	v	Unregulated at present
Acting in the best interests of YOU the Seller	v	Acting IN THEIR OWN best interests for the best deal possible
Can help most interested parties	v	The vast majority of enquiries are turned away
Most properties selling within the month and 4-6 week completions common-place	v	High fall-out rates but 4-6 week completions otherwise realistic

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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	Some offer more limited coverage and usefulness
24/7 Enquiry Line for great contact and enhanced sales	v	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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