I get that impression.
And I understand - I have hormonal problems that mean I cannot handle stress at all and, if stressed, I have to take medication.
And it does not help you that a house sale is stress-inducing at the best of times.
You just have to decide which route will stress you the least.
I did have a little stress released when I laughed at an automatic email from the agent asking for feedback. They really wouldn't like what I have to say right now!
A big difference there is that you pay when the property is sold - so the agent has a significant incentive to sell it, otherwise they get nothing.
Yes for sure, I agree with that, but the cost is just too high for me and also because of the delays my costs are going to increase later in the year, so I have to make a choice, just hope I make the right one.
But maybe I'll be forced to use hightstreet agent, I'm looking now to see what's on offer, internet based agent no sale no fee etc!
The downside of that is that the agent may undervalue it, or stop at the first prospective buyer, to get a quick sale.
I agree, I can see one property near me that looks pretty good and the highstreet agent has it on I would say at least 25k less than it should be!
I don't think I got best advice, it was too quick to go with my first offer, but I was given the impression it was possible to sell within the time-frame I wanted! In reality this was bad advice, wrong advice, mistaken advice. If I would have known the truth I of course wouldn't have gone with the offer, but I am where I am!
No - there is no need for any gap. Entirely possible for the same property to be listed with multiple agents at the same time.
Some examples:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71248922.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71890877.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-53313960.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-64157833.html
Four entirely separate listings, all with different start dates, all different agents.
All are for the same property.
You are being spun more lies from the agent. Tell them and the buyer to go away.
Well there you are. Thanx for that.
It couldn't be much clearer. So why does a manager tell me the date wont change with a new agent!
I've also since found some agents that have listed the same property 3 times since Oct 2017
So how have they managed to do that. I have a clue how, but if Rightmove isn't policing the bad agents, but they maybe stop a property that's been under offer for 5 months not getting a fresh listing because of a dodgy buyer then it shows they really don't care and can't be bothered doing the right thing.
And further more, it makes a joke of the system to some extent if by reducing the price emails will be sent out via Rightmove!
And that's all I really want, email updates for buyers that have saved my property and others that have an active search for my area! I really don't see how that harms their business.
My agent isn't trying to ghost list or bump the numbers up, but it seems as far as Rightmove thinks, I belong in the same category!
Sorry, I'm starting to moan too much lol
If you're really desperate, have a chat with one of these "we'll buy your property companies". The problem you'll have, is that they may base it on the cheaper than normal price you've advertised it at, rather than the normal price of houses in your area.
Most reputable agents would ascertain that the purchaser has a deposit, and enough of a salary to be able to get a mortgage, but that doesn't mean that a lender will decide you're place is up to the mortgage required. You're agent obviously didn't do adequate checks, and took the purchasers at face value. If it's relisted on zoopla or rightmove, it's going to cost the agents more money, but as they didn't do their job properly, they should swallow the costs, not you. You may find that you've either got to leave the property for a few months, and then get it relisted, or go to a high street agent (who'll get paid upon the sale) and start again.
I've flicked through the thread, but haven't seen why you're selling cheaper than normal. As you've been messed around, and can't hold to you're original plans, it might well be worth going with a high st agent, and setting the price higher to recoup the first agents costs, and maybe a bit of the new costs as well. You're current buyer is never going to get a mortgage, and will very likely push for a lower price, so tell him where to go.
Hi, well that's where some irony comes in! I shouldn't need to go to a "we'll buy your property companies" at all. There is demand in my area, it shouldn't be this hard!
So I couldn't take what one of those type of companies would offer probably!
Prices over the last 6 months here have moved up, I didn't put it on cheap, but at a reasonable price to get a faster sale etc, but I really did expect to get the asking price. I am close to it, but with that fact and market has moved up here now over several months it is looking a bit lower than it really should be!
Yes you're right, the agent didn't do proper checks, or if they did the checks they do carry out fall way short of what I think most of us would expect. There have been a few surveys and nothing negative has come back on building or price.
I think you're right, buyers seem very unlikely to get the required mortgage, but I've again been told in principle they have it! (Deja Vu)! Like I said I have my deadlines so that's the only reason I'm entertaining this, and I've made it very clear I'll not be dropping my price a penny more!
I don't have time to remove it and relist in over 3 months later, so new agent it might have to be, that will be a very hard pill to push down if I need to, but the buyers will not get anything more off the price than they already have.
Thanx all for your advice.