We compare Insurance companies, Utility suppliers, Supermarkets, bank accounts and a lot more so why not estate agents?
Comparing traditional high street agents is difficult, as the level of service and type of marketing can vary significantly. Also certain estate agents might already have a list of interested buyers for a particular area.
With online estate agents its quite different, you are simply paying for your house to be listed on the two biggest property portals Rightmove and Zoopla and many others which are actually insignificant.
Where online estate might agents differ is how they
manage the sale progression. Once an offer on your property has been accepted, it is mainly the job of the solicitors to sort the rest out but the estate agent can speed things up slightly by liaising with everyone involved and making sure anything holding up the sale is dealt with.
Bearing this in mind it is fairly straightforward to compare online estate agents, they are not that different to each other in how they operate.
If you instruct an Online estate agent to market your home, you can expect them to do the following:
- Take professional photographs
- Take measurements and draw a floorplan
- Arrange for an EPC certificate
- Write up a comprehensive house summary
- Upload your property to Rightmove and Zoopla
- Take enquiries and arrange viewings for you
- Negotiate offers
- Instruct and pass details to your solicitor
- Track the sale until completion
Depending on the type of online package you go for, you may have to pay extra for some of the above services unless you go for a complete package.
Use our online comparison table to compare online estate agents.