Value Your Property Prepare to Sell Write a Description on Your Property Photograph Your Property Find a Solicitor Instruct Capital Residence to Market Your Property Viewings Agree Price Conveyancing Move VALUE YOUR PROPERTY The true value of your property is what some one will pay for it. You may already have a reasonable idea of the value of your property and how much you want to ask. If not, approach a number of Local Estate Agents for their estimate on the value of your property. Valuations will probably vary between agents, and it is not uncommon for agents to provide an unrealistically high valuation as an incentive to encourage you to choose them to market your property. Look in the property ads section of the local newspaper and browse the top property web sites for similar properties in your area. Price your property to sell or even slightly lower. This is more likely to attract the largest number of viewings, may even encourage competitive bids amongst buyers and help achieve the best price for your property. Price your property too aggressively and you will simply generate little interest in your home. [back to top] PREPARE TO SELL Carry out any essential repairs to the property, replace any light bulbs where needed, repair dripping taps and pay attention to detail when cleaning the house. Decide what you want to include in the sale and if you wish to offer any contents by separate negotiation, e.g. dishwasher etc. [back to top] WRITE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROPERTY Try to include as much details as possible and ensure that all information is accurate. Include measurements of the main rooms. Try to prepare some local information e.g. council tax charge, local schools, transport and shopping facilities. Ensure that your provide an honest account of your property and do not include any misleading information. Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 [go] [back to top] PHOTOGRAPH YOUR PROPERTY Photographs are a vital ingredient of a successful marketing of you property. Sell with Capital Residence and we display up to 10 photographs of your property on our web site. Your can submit digital photographs or standard prints which we will then scan and return the originals. [back to top] FIND A SOLICITOR Find a good Solicitor of Conveyancer to perform the legal aspects of your sale. Acting on personal recommendation is often the best way to find some one, alternatively the Law Society or Council or Licensed Conveyancers Association can help you locate one. The Law Society for England & Wales [go] The Law Society of Scotland License [go] Conveyancers Association [go] [back to top] INSTRUCT CAPITAL RESIDENCE TO MARKET YOUR PROPERTY When you instruct Capital Residence to market your property you can supply your property details on-line, using the form provided, by fax or by calling one of our sales staff. When we receive your details we will publish them on our web site immediately and submit them to our affiliate web sites. For your property to appear on all of our affiliate web sites takes between 12- 36 hours. We will then deal with enquiries and provide your contact details to interested parties to arrange viewing appointments. [back to top] VIEWINGS When showing your property to potential buyers you may find the following advice useful. First impression count! Try to view your house through the eyes of potential buyers. Ensure that your property is presented at its best, that the rooms are clean tidy and clutter free. Ensure a clean and fresh aroma, display fresh flowers if possible and get rid of any unpleasant smells, such as pet smells of cooking smells. Avoid using the hard sell as this may have a negative effect, do not pressure people into making a decision. Make sure that all interested parties have your full contact details and property particulars before they leave. Be security conscious and hide any valuables. To ensure your own personal safety make sure you have contact details of all parties before they view your property and if possible do not let people into your property if you are alone, much better to have a friend present when you show people your property, the same would apply if the buyers had been sent by an Estate Agent. [back to top] AGREE PRICE Take the first offer seriously, its possible that this will be the best offer made. Evaluate each offer on its own merits, a slightly lower offer from some one who has no property to sell or a cash buyer may be a better prospect than some one who makes a higher offer but has yet to find a buyer for their home. Set a figure in your mind which is the lowest acceptable offer you will entertain and work towards achieving that figure. [back to top] CONVEYANCING Once you have found a buyer and agreed a price that you are satisfied with, instruct your solicitor to proceed with the legal aspects of the sale. Your solicitor will then: Set a date for exchange of contracts Set a date for completion Set out exactly what is to be included in the sale of your house, i.e.. fixtures and fittings, and any items which are to be offered by separate negation. [back to top] MOVE [back to top]