Here at We Buy Essex Houses we are constantly amazed at how many sellers are really fed up with their Estate Agents. Sellers complain that their agents give poor customer service and fail to communicate and give regular updates, resulting in being left with a feeling of being completely out of control and at the point of despair. And still the agents want their extortionate commission.
Does this sound familiar to you?
We hope not. But don’t get us wrong, there are some good Essex estate agents out there, but unfortunately they are in the minority it seems. Next to traffic wardens and (more recently) city bankers and MPs, estate agents have to be up there in the most despised professions!
The growth of private seller websites such as www.thelittlehousecompany.co.uk and www.houseladder.co.uk is a testament to the frustrations of sellers with poor estate agent customer service and high fees for seemingly doing very little.
The fact is estate agents tend to resort to two measures when your house hasn’t sold. One is to convince you to drop the price and the other is to suggest you rent the property out until the market picks up. Often neither of these options is attractive or possible, but sellers often feel left with little choice, end up compromising and still pay a large commission for the privilege.
Some try the private seller websites which gives great satisfaction that agents and their hefty commissions are out of the way, while others look for the cash buyer and sell your house fast private ads in local newspapers, flyers and websites. Both of these allow sellers to sack their estate agents, but the downside is the former comes with the hassle of calls and viewings, while the latter often means you have to take a big hit on the price you are looking for.
At We Buy Essex Houses, we aim to help identify what it is you really need from the sale of your house and see if we can find a way to get that. This is based on what really lies behind a house sale. Often it is to make a gain (e.g. selling for the cash bit left in the house to do something else, which may or may not involve buying another house), or it is to avoid a pain (i.e. getting rid of debt and high mortgage and loan payments, or in the case of divorce, severing financial links with the ex).
So if your property is listed with an estate agent and they are really not getting the job done, why not think about some alternatives?
If you have a spare couple of minutes, why not fill out the enquiry form and we’ll do our best to help.