Experienced estate agents guiding you through every stage of the selling process
We understand that selling your property is a big decision. That is why we combine accurate pricing, tailored marketing, and clear communication to guide you every step of the way. With honest advice and local expertise, we help you move forward with complete confidence.
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It may sound obvious, but we really know a thing or two about selling property. More importantly we know about selling property in today’s market. In fact, you might be surprised at just how many ways we have of alerting people to the availability of your property.
Window display
Those looking to buy always keep an eye-out, especially on the high street, so our local office makes an ideal shop window for your property.
Local advertising
With our knowledge of the area’s papers and magazines, arranging the most effective place to advertise is second nature to us. This isn’t based on guesswork either – we constantly monitor responses to make sure your home is seen by the right people. This, in turn, leads to daily requests for property details – which means more potential purchasers on our mailing lists.
“For Sale” board
The traditional method is not to be underestimated – it grabs the attention and often leads directly to that successful purchaser.
National advertising
Our wealth of experience tells us that certain properties benefit from more widespread exposure, or appearing in more specialist publications, which we can easily organise for you. You can benefit from the latest technology. We’re always looking for new ways to let people know about your property. Making best use of the available technology is how we stay at the forefront of residential sales and lettings – and find a purchaser for your home for you.
Mobile text messaging
In today’s property market, the situation can change quickly. You need the agent who responds the quickest. We were one of the first agents to use a mobile phone messaging service, to ensure potential purchasers can monitor all the latest properties on the market.
The Web
More and more people are looking for properties online. Your property will be placed on our website, www.prefprop.com. Figures for the last six months show on average over 4000 visitors per month to the website*; this is an incredibly large shop window. We also feature our properties on other websites too, such as:
* average figures from October to December 2010
Unlike some portals, they feature properties on an extensive range of partner sites as well as their own. This approach opens up a massive internet audience of people looking to purchase your property.
Feedback after viewings
It’s important and helpful to know just what people think of your property. So whenever we arrange viewings, we’ll make sure their comments get back to you.
Selling your home can be stressful and the legalities confusing. We know exactly what’s what- and we’ll smooth the way for you.
The estate agency agreement is a legal document and will clearly state the initial asking price of the property, our fees and when they are payable and the duration of the agency term. If you are in any doubt over the contents of the agency agreement please do not hesitate to contact us. We use our own agency agreement except when a company or relocation agency stipulate the use of their own.
We require a signed agency agreement before we can commence the marketing of your property.
All properties which are marketed for sale in England are required by law to have an EPC, this is a short document which gives the property a rating of how efficient it is run and what it’s CO2 emissions are likely to be.
The EPC must be paid for and ordered when the property is first marketed , it is valid with any Estate agent or Letting agent and lasts for ten years.
The cost for ordering an EPC through Preferential is £75 +VAT.
Once you have accepted an offer on your property it is down to solicitors to draw up contracts and progress the matter to legal completion. We aim to facilitate the communication by speaking to yourselves, your buyer and both solicitors on a regular basis and ensure that everything is progressing as it should.
For a brief synopsis of the steps from instruction to legal complation, click here to download our flowchart
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As any agent will tell you it’s vital to show your property at its best if you want to achieve a satisfactory sale price. Not every agent has the benefit of our expertise when it comes to highlighting the features and benefits that make potential purchasers choose your property.
Always present your property in the best possible condition. You should always try to keep in mind when presenting your property for sale that a potential purchaser has to imagine themselves living there. It is more important to keep the property clean and free from clutter than it is to make expensive upgrades to the fixtures and fittings as these are largely dictated by personal taste.
Where possible present the rooms for their intended purpose ie; try to have a dining table in the designated area/double bed in a spacious bedroom.
Some clients can be unimaginative, if their lifestyle differs vastly from your own they can find it difficult to see themselves in the home, it can be beneficial, therefore for ourselves to conduct viewings in order to enable pets to be walked/children taken out for example.
If the property is to be left unoccupied, depending on the time of year, place the heating on a low setting and place static air fresheners around the property. This will provide a welcoming atmosphere for prospective purchasers and could make the difference as to whether or not they decide to offer on your property.
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