examples are purplebricks , YOPA , housimple , doorsteps .
thanks.
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jackdaww wrote:has any one knowledge of using online agents rather than high street agents?
examples are purplebricks , YOPA , housimple , doorsteps .
thanks.
JohnB wrote:If I were the seller I'd not always want my prospective purchasers knowing about each other. If its a setting I could enable to remind people its a competitive market fine, but conversely if things were slow I'd not want buyers to know that.
JohnB wrote:If I were the seller I'd not always want my prospective purchasers knowing about each other. If its a setting I could enable to remind people its a competitive market fine, but conversely if things were slow I'd not want buyers to know that.
Lootman wrote:JohnB wrote:If I were the seller I'd not always want my prospective purchasers knowing about each other. If its a setting I could enable to remind people its a competitive market fine, but conversely if things were slow I'd not want buyers to know that.
Any agent who revealed to a prospective buyer the identity of other bidders or the amount of their bids should lose their license to operate in my view. That is a gross betrayal of confidence.
I have had agents tell me after the fact what the other bids were and why mine won or lost. But not whilst the process is ongoing. I don't see whether the agent is online or not should make any difference to that principle.
I've never used an online-only agent but suspect that it is less risky for a seller who, generally, wants to exchange and complete immediately after accepting an offer. It is the buyer who always needs time to do their due diligence. Yet of course agents work primarily for the seller and the buyer is usually on his/her own.
The American system where both buyer and seller have their own agent can work well. But at a cost of 5% or so of the transaction value rather than the 1% we are used to paying.
jackdaww wrote:JohnB wrote:If I were the seller I'd not always want my prospective purchasers knowing about each other. If its a setting I could enable to remind people its a competitive market fine, but conversely if things were slow I'd not want buyers to know that.
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many thanks.
i am not clear as to how buyers could know about each other through the online agents .
DrBunsenHoneydew wrote:jackdaww wrote:JohnB wrote:If I were the seller I'd not always want my prospective purchasers knowing about each other. If its a setting I could enable to remind people its a competitive market fine, but conversely if things were slow I'd not want buyers to know that.
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many thanks.
i am not clear as to how buyers could know about each other through the online agents .
Seems like a simple software application to me. I assume it doesn't actually identify the other prospective buyers;
i.e. it's similar to eBay, which does the same in telling you you've been outbid.
DrFfybes wrote:Correct. With PB we gt an email saying "Property X has a viewing". That is all - no other details. However it is extremely useful to know EXACTLY how much interest a property actually gets. "Oh, we're still getting viewings" might be accurate, but one after a 2 month gap suggest "not many".
What I have noticed looking at stuff for the last year is that we are pretty good at judging whether something is overpriced or not, often without even visiting. There are houses we saw online that have been with several agents over the last 12 months, and I would put good money will still be there in another 12 months at the current price.
On Rightmove it shows when something was listed, or reduced, but a new agent resets the date. However the EPC is dated and is often a pretty good guide to when the property was first marketed (assuming it hasn't been a rental in between or sold twice in 10 years).
Paul
DrFfybes wrote:I'm not actually convinced they want to sell the house, they just thought they'd put an optimistic price on and see if anyone bites. I thought our offer was quite generous, and they've had 1 viewing since our offer in November.
jackdaww wrote:has any one knowledge of using online agents rather than high street agents?
examples are purplebricks , YOPA , housimple , doorsteps .
thanks.
jackdaww wrote:==================================
we are selling a house in the midlands.
weve gone with doorsteps , paying £450 for their £199 package and some extras eg for sale sign , EPC , premium listings on rightmove and zoopla .
purplebricks would have been around £1120 , high street agents around £2000.
i will post again on progress .
With PB we get an email saying "Property X has a viewing". That is all - no other details. However it is extremely useful to know how much interest a property actually gets
DrFfybes wrote:which as a buyer needs work....
Paul
UncleEbenezer wrote:DrFfybes wrote:which as a buyer needs work....
Paul
What buyer ever searches an agent's own website?
So long as it's on rightmove and zoopla, buyers will find it. What matters is, will they like what they see there? And if they do, is there someone taking their enquiries, answering detailed questions, arranging viewings?
jackdaww wrote:on another point , TLF doesnt seem to have a property board , surprising ?
PinkDalek wrote:jackdaww wrote:on another point , TLF doesnt seem to have a property board , surprising ?
It doesn’t?
It is an all encompassing board with Property in the title and can cover all matters concerning property. Unfortunately, it is under Investors’ Roundtable but that shouldn’t put anyone off and it hasn’t, with similar questions in the past over there.
It even has Practical in the sub-header.
UncleEbenezer wrote:Strewth! No wonder prices go up, if people like you let them haggle you into upping an offer just 6% below the kite-flying.
When I bought my house last year, I offered 25% below the original asking price. I allowed myself to be haggled up to just 23% below, but stuck to my guns and eventually got it at that price.
(OK, that was the original asking price. The asking at the time of my offer was an intermediate figure).
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