Archive for the ‘Selling’ Category

The Office of Fair Trading have published a pretty scathing report that should have estate agents blushing with shame. According to the report, what we’ve suspected for years is true – estate agents really do lie to homebuyers on a frequent basis. I wish they’d asked me to take part in their study. The hassle [...]

If the Conservatives win the next general election, they’ve vowed to scrap Home Information Packs. According to the BBC, Grant Shapps (the Shadow housing spokesman) has called HIPs ‘pointless red tape’ and said the Conservatives will simply get rid of them as part of a raft of changes to housing policy.
Is this a good idea? [...]

Well they are basically the middle man as all legalities are done by your solicitor. Once you have a buyer you instruct your solicitor who will then do the following.

Conveyancing (the legal process of selling your house)
Draw up a contract for the transaction
Answer any basic questions that the buyers solicitor may ask such as listing [...]

Estate agency Cluttons has found that sellers in London are receiving 98% of their asking price this summer, compared to just 70% last year. It’s also taking 4.7 months to sell a home in London now – half the time it took last year.
Of course, with London prices far outstripping the national average, it’s no [...]


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  • Estate Agents Lie To Homebuyers | Bethemiddleman.com: [...] November 16, 2009 | In: Property News, Selling | By: Zoe Piper | No Comments » | Tweet T [...]
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  • Paul Reeves: Interesting piece Zoe. I don't believe it either, 75% is a massive figure. Interestingly though [...]
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