Sell Your House Quickly York

Option 2: Express Sale (Sell Your House Quickly for Market Value)

Selling with a Normal Estate Agent

You may be aware of some of the estate agents operating in York and its surrounding areas including Redmove, Hunters, Savills, Hudson Moody, Linley & Simpson amongst others…

When using these ‘traditional’ estate agents, the usual minimum tie-in period is around 3 months.  Your property is then advertised on the online portals like Rightmove, Zoopla and Prime Location alongside other channels like local newspapers and leaflets.

Potential buyers should hopefully then start to book in viewings.  As most of these agents are open 9-5, these tend to be held on weekdays although the better ones will work around your schedule.

You may find that it’s difficult to get feedback on what people think about your home shortly after the viewing.  Many agents rarely send over the key data they have access to from the main portals.

It’s also common to see estate agents waste the ‘golden period’ at the start of the process.  They overestimate the real value of properties to win instructions, despite it not being in your best interest.

Once you have a satisfactory offer, the average high street solicitor most sellers use is often slow.  These days, we find it’s taking up to 3 months for all the paperwork to be done – when it should be much less.

Our York house market insights tool shows how long it currently takes to sell a house and the average difference between asking and sold prices (registered at the Land Registry).  Also, enter your postcode to see the data for your area.

Selling Your House Online

You’re probably also aware of the wider presence of online and ‘hybrid’ estate agencies – Purple Bricks and Yopa are two of the most well-known.   These firms claim they offer a more efficient level of service compared to the high street agents described above.

Whilst there is an element of truth in this, many people complain that online agencies often lack local expertise and take more of a ‘numbers’ approach.  If you’re looking for a personalised service, then online agents probably are not for you.

Online agents also charge you without the guarantee of a house sale.  You can either pay a lower (but fairly expensive) sales fee at the start or delay a higher payment to a later date.  Either way, you won’t be able to avoid the fee.

Although many are focusing on more on the customer, time and time again we see they’re less motivated to actively sell your house after listing.  Why would they?  Your money is already in the bag after all…

Our Express Estate Agency blog post looks into some of the realities of the industry today, how to fairly value your house (using Land Registry and other relevant data) and the benefits of using an express sale service.

How does the Property Solvers Express Sale service work?

Here at Property Solvers (York), we work differently.  Our service combines the latest technology with over 16 years of experience in property.  We focus on getting people a swift house sale for the very best price.

Through our realistic pricing model, we’ll show you how we regularly sell houses within the first two weeks after listing.

We’re so confident that you’ll be happy with our service that there are no minimum sales contracts.  In essence, you can leave us with no questions asked.

• Floorplans and professional photography (we’ll only market your home once you’re 100% happy with how everything will appear);
• An impactful ‘for sale’ board in front of your home.  This has a 24/7 freephone number through which our staff will deal with buyer enquiries and book viewings through our sales team;
• Your property will be advertised on all the major portals including Rightmove, Zoopla, Prime Location, House Ladder, Net House Prices, Mouseprice, Home.co.uk amongst other niche sites (see where we advertise);
• Accompanied viewings (including evenings and weekends) with rapid feedback;
• 24/7 enquiry line/chat service (we’re always available to organise viewings and deal with offers);
• Weekly sales reports (direct from Rightmove and Zoopla);
• Sales progression updates from start to finish;
• If we don’t sell, you won’t pay a penny (no sale, no fee).

For more information about our Express Sale service, simply leave your postcode and details below.   We’ll provide a free valuation and can arrange a visit for whenever is convenient.