New research conducted by netanagent.com reveals a huge disconnect between UK homeowners and estate agents when it comes to understanding what is involved in selling a property.  The findings show a need for more transparency around the sales process in a rapidly changing property market.

The new survey explores the perceptions of UK homeowners across a variety of property related topics; including the services consumers expect as part of an estate agent’s fee, preferences for online property portals and the public perception of estate agents.

A guest post by Compare My Move

Buying a house is certainly not an easy process, from having to compare estate agents and deal with mortgage companies, to searching for reliable removal companies. However, dealing with the disappointment of losing out and being gazumped after you’ve put an offer down can add additional stress to the process.

The word ‘Gazumping’ is used a lot, but what does it actually mean and, more importantly, how you can minimise the risk of it happening to you?

Living next door to an opera house is certain to add value to your property, but so is living near a Waitrose.

New research has shown that living within a short distance of a Waitrose store can add close to £40k in value to your property*. Even an Aldi store can add just over £1k – a cynical person may suggest that Waitrose builds its stores in affluent areas and affluent areas have high house prices. But it’s a good headline nevertheless. 

Comparing Estate Agents is still quite a new idea but we like to think it’s quite a good one. We’re certain the 24,000+ homeowners who have used the service to find the right estate agent would agree.

Given it’s a relatively new idea, we thought it would be useful for new site visitors to get a quick overview of what we do and how it works and we’re delighted to launch our new explainer video to do just that.

Watch the short video below and if you’re thinking of selling or letting we think you’ll agree that free estate agent comparison will make a stressful process a little easier. It could even save you some money and it will definitely save you time. It’s the smart way to choose an agent.

A guest blog by Right Surveyors

When the time comes and you want to sell your home, the very idea of actually going to market can be quite stressful. The whole selling process can be made that bit easier if you know the basics. That’s why we have put together a few tips and words of advice to help you on your way. 

Selling your house can be a daunting task, especially if you have never taken the plunge into the property market before. Terminology such as EPC, gazumping and accompanied viewings will be familiar to anyone who has dealt with a house sale, but, if you’re a first-timer, it can be really tough to know exactly what you are supposed to be doing.

Relocating to a new home can be quite a complicated process with a number of steps that take careful planning. Just like any big project, dividing it into smaller pieces will make the moving process feel a little less overwhelming. Finding a buyer and a new property is tough, but once the dust settles the task of moving all of your belongings begins! 

As mentioned in The Sunday Times this morning, we’ve today launched our interactive map showing the average estate agent fees charged across Great Britain.

The new map allows homeowners anywhere in mainland Britain to quickly and easily check the cost of putting a house on the market. 

The traditional way of selling houses is facing its biggest threat in many years and this has prompted some high street agents to evolve their offering, to work alongside their online competition.