This is why you NEED property experts in your life

Selling your house? 

What's the first thing you do when they think about selling your house?

You work out what it's worth.

Everybody does it.

You jump onto Google, look at similar properties, have a look at your own house, think about how much you paid, then think of a figure.

Thing is, your idea of your property's value affects almost everything in the selling process.

It influences your choice of agent and selling solution.

It affects your listing price.

It colours the relationship you have with your chosen agent.

It determines how long your property stays on the market and it influences your final selling price.

That’s why it’s disastrous if you get the valuation wrong.

Over-pricing leads to problems such as being on the market too long and having to reduce the price.

Under-pricing is just as bad; no-one wants to feel like they’ve given away their house.

Having a rough idea of how much your property is worth before you contact anyone is the first step in avoiding a bad agent.

But how do you do that?

Let’s start with one big truth. It's not a valuation. It's a market appraisal.

 What IS a valuation?

An actual valuation is produced from a formal survey – normally carried out by a chartered surveyor – and can be used where the property’s value is required in probate, divorce, mortgage, remortgage, loans, or bankruptcy. Chartered surveyors have professional qualifications and are regulated by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Every agent will have an idea of how much you could get for your house, but remember that every valuation you get is an estimate of your property's current market value, based on the valuer's knowledge and experience.

It's not an exact science. It's an opinion based on supporting evidence and market experience. The valuer gives you a range that you could possibly achieve if you were to put your property on the market at that particular time.

And that’s a risk.

What you need is someone that knows the market, the area, the pressures you’re facing. Someone who has been there and knows that selling a house can be a stressful time. Someone that will handle everything for you.

 We’ve agreed more than 12,800 deals over the last ten years; more than any other cash buyer and have over 4,400 testimonials from multiple independent review platforms (including 2,600+ on the industry’s largest; allAgents where we have 4.7 out of 5 stars). Here’s a taster of Springbok Properties’ reviews on allAgents:

 ‘Best experience’

“The best estate agency experience I ever had. I highly recommend Springbok.”
Maj

 ‘Cared’

“It was lovely to deal with someone that I felt cared about the process and the purchase of the property rather than the usual customer service of someone that was only there for the paycheck.”
G Burns

Learn more about what Springbok Properties customers think about us by visiting our Springbok Properties Review page here