everything I've heard suggests you have to be prepared to do the 'selling' yourself
you are effectively just paying for their access to rightmove (etc) and to act as a PA to organise viewings. If you want someone to do actually sell it, and then (far more importantly) progress the transaction and make sure everything gets done when it needs to get done, you need to be prepared to put the legwork in yourself.
So it depends on whether the money or your own time is worth more to you.
And on the flip side, we bought from an agent doing a very similar thing (low fixed fee, seller does the viewings) and the selling agent was pretty much on our side in terms of the negotiations and price - all they wanted to do was to get the property sold. They didn't care about getting more money for the seller.
Posted By: CWC on February 19th 2017 at 22:14:03
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- Wrath advice - estate agent or purplebricks? (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 21:50:03
- Thanks all - love the Wrath x (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:37:06
- There's only one man .. (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Feb 19, 22:28:49
- Ha .. it was 6 years ago - didn't seem the estate agent type tho (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Feb 19, 22:35:31
- Wow! Not sure I've forgiven him yet for penalty miss at playoff final (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:30:50
- I'd go with a recommended estate agent + your own choice of solicitor (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 19, 22:05:03
- Guess it's the same as with most things. You get what you pay for. (n/m) (General Chat) - trevor hockeys beard, Feb 19, 22:31:12
- Yep - certainly getting that feeling (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:33:51
- Cheers guys! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:24:56
- Fwiw, my sister works at Lambert Pugh and they were great for us. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Feb 19, 22:06:46
- +1 for lambert poo no complaints (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 22:25:30
- Fantastic! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:32:55
- ridiculous (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 22:37:42
- Saved a good few pennies there! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:42:49
- think so, more on the churn really not so much on the agency fee (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 22:45:32
- Absolutely, certainly doesn't happen very often - can usually drag on (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:49:48
- think so, more on the churn really not so much on the agency fee (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 22:45:32
- Saved a good few pennies there! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:42:49
- ridiculous (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 22:37:42
- Fantastic! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:32:55
- +1 for lambert poo no complaints (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 22:25:30
- Guess it's the same as with most things. You get what you pay for. (n/m) (General Chat) - trevor hockeys beard, Feb 19, 22:31:12
- Only to say that we have used 2 high st agents; one crap and one fine. (General Chat) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Feb 19, 22:04:07
- Thanks - worth knowing how you the online experience as a potential buyer (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:26:23
- Having just bought (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 19, 22:03:27
- Yes, this is the point I was trying to make. Buying somewhere that is marketed by an (General Chat) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Feb 19, 22:06:03
- everything I've heard suggests you have to be prepared to do the 'selling' yourself (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 19, 22:14:03
- Cheers all - Wrath delivers as always x (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Feb 19, 22:29:25
- everything I've heard suggests you have to be prepared to do the 'selling' yourself (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 19, 22:14:03
- Yes, this is the point I was trying to make. Buying somewhere that is marketed by an (General Chat) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Feb 19, 22:06:03
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