Alternative To Estate Agents?

[Scarlett]

Where I live is stupidly expensive. My old folks want to move up here but everywhere is beyond what they can afford. They need to be central rather than in the outskirts and need to get buses everywhere. Is there a website which people try to sell their houses without involving an estate agent, and so would bring the price down a bit? Has anyone ever done this?

[dannyk13]

Yes, I did that once.No problems.

[Scarlett]

How did you find them, danny?

[dannyk13]

IT was from somebody I knew.I don''t know of any website that would suit your needs.

[ToraToraTora]

There's the house shop: https://www.thehouseshop.com/sell-for-free?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuuHdBRCvARIsAELQRQHxOaMD10pzONtSlT0YSy5NUiU93jCACjurOIXJ23RREB5Q2IPqI2UaAjNoEALw_wcB
Save on the fees but the price of property wont be affected much.

[jackthehat]

I have heard good things about this firm....
https://www.tepilo.com/

[dannyk13]

If you check houses for sale in the local press sometimes sellers advertise their house for sale without going through an estate agent.

[anneasquith]

I've seen homes for sale on Facebook :-)

[EDDIE51]

Anyone selling their house is going to look on websites and estate agents sites to get a valuation /estimate, price for what they want to sell. So you will find a private sale price is little less than the estate agent price. (plus more 'trouble') I know people who have looked on an estate agents site and then gone seen the sellers and offered and had accepted a price for a private sale. Usually around 90% of the estate agent price.

[EDDIE51]

Where are you by the way ? I am just outside Cambridge ( small 1 bedroom flat £150,000)