A question we often hear in Norfolk estate agencies is “Can I Sell my house without an Estate Agent?”

The short answer is “Yes.”

Of course you can. But we would not recommend it, you can take photos, write a description, buy a for-sale board, determine a selling price, see what happens and deal with all viewings and negotiations yourself.

Or, here are just four compelling reasons why you should consider using an experienced local independent estate agent in Norfolk:

1. Access to portals. By portals, we mean the big three of Prime Location, Zoopla and of course the biggest of them all Rightmove. Did you know that none of these allow marketing of homes for sale by the owner? All estate agents who have listed properties for sale on portals have had to be vetted and approved first. So by choosing to sell without an estate agent, you’re missing out on literally millions of online views. Rightmove alone attracts 90 million visitors per month. To get the best possible exposure and price for your home, you need to be on there and this is not possible without appointing an estate agent.

2. Professional property particulars. Estate agents in general have a stereotypically negative perception. But not all estate agents deserve tarring with that brush though. We, at The Norfolk Agents, are professionally trained and qualified in all aspects of home valuing and selling. We take great care to take high resolution photos and write accurate industry compliant particulars to comply with the Property Misdescriptions Act. If you choose to sell your own house, you will need to make sure you’re also complying with this law and many others.

3. Experienced property professionals. This estate agency The Norfolk Agents, as the name implies covers the whole of the county of Norfolk, we are experienced property professionals, who will seamlessly arrange viewings, offer impartial feedback and negotiate offers on your home (very awkward to do when it is your home you are negotiating on). Not only that, we qualify all potential buyers by finding out their circumstances – like are they on the market? Have they sold yet? Are mortgage funds in place? Are these the sort of questions you’d be comfortable asking viewers? A good estate agency does that and so much more.

4. Costs. Compared to a high street agent you may save a few thousand pounds by selling a property yourself, but we will sell your home from £499 VAT and we also have a fixed price menu of other services available depending on how eager you are to get involved with selling your house yourself . By instructing us your property will be listed on the main house selling portals, increasing the number of prospective buyers who can see your house by millions, after all the best property seller is one who gets the highest price possible for your home in the shortest time while making your life easier.

So “Can I sell without an estate agent?”

Yes.

But you shouldn’t.

Call us today and see how we can help sell your house and save you thousands of pounds.