Choosing good estate agents - how

You put your house on the market, but the estate agent is the one who actually sells it and you need to treat this decision with care and attention and make sure that in turn you put faith in the correct agents. Choosing the right agent is a critical decision – it can make the difference and it can be a sure way as to how much money you can be sure to make in the process of the property sale as a whole.

Choosing an estate agent to sell your house quickly and for the bestprice can be hard and a process to which you should not rush EVER. Estate agents are experts in selling properties with a wealth of experience. Make sure you choose a good one. You can't beat word of mouth though this aspect will depend in part on how many people you know who have sold through agents in the immediate local area to where you wish to sell up / sell your property. You should think about contacting around three estate agents. To help choose the appropriate agents, there are a number of questions you need to ask ahead of making the final end decision.

All good agents should be operating to codes of conduct and be doing this well within the law and in compliance with money laundering rulings. So, when an estate agent gives you a figure, always ask what they are basing that figure on. Good estate agents will have done their research and they should also be fully open and transparent in terms of how they are able to work for you and go about their business as a whole. This is an essential part of a successful home sale.

It can feel harder to avoid estate agents these days than it is to find them. They seem to be everywhere, their 'for sale' signs in gardens, their offices conspicuous in every town centre. But even though you might feel you're stumbling over estate agents, when you come to sell a property, choosing and working with one is not quite as straightforward. Overall you need to do research on this and you need to be sure to go by gut instinct to some degree also when carrying out the full research process of which agent / agency you go with.