| Finding your next house to make your home used | | | | more easily and not an impersonal email enquiry, |
| to be the first item on many peoples list in the | | | | due to this you may find a better level of service. |
| house buying process though this has certainly | | | | Internet |
| changed. It is essential one finds the level of | | | | The internet has become a great resource for |
| money that you can borrow (mortgage promise) | | | | finding a property and can quickly help you |
| prior to your house search, otherwise you could | | | | identify and shortlist properties you wish to view. |
| be spending time and effort looking for a house | | | | There has been many online property portals |
| which does not realistically suit your affordability. | | | | appear over recent times, the most popular |
| So you have been offered a mortgage in principal, | | | | becoming household names. Most estate agents |
| how are you going to find the house of your | | | | have a presence on the internet which often |
| dreams? | | | | includes a good search facility to narrow your |
| The ways in which houses are being marketed is | | | | property search down. |
| changing and there are now more options than | | | | There is a relatively new development in the |
| the traditional estate agents who still hold the lions | | | | house buying process where for a fee sellers can |
| share of the housing buying and selling market. | | | | advertise their properties 'privately' themselves on |
| Below are the most popular and current methods | | | | the 'net'. At present this a small part of the |
| of finding your next home which we will look at | | | | market though has the attraction of reduced fees |
| individually: | | | | in comparison to estate agents. Private sales have |
| - Estate Agencies | | | | always been an option though it has never |
| - internet | | | | challenged the traditional estate agent route due |
| - Media publications | | | | to the many advertising techniques and sales |
| Estate Agencies | | | | experience they combine. The private sale listing |
| Estate agents are still the most popular method | | | | websites are aggressively promoting their |
| of finding a house and for good reason. They | | | | websites with what seems a widespread range of |
| specialise in this field and if they are doing their | | | | results. It would be interesting to know how much |
| job well including having a good advertising | | | | this market has grown since conception. |
| campaign arranged for their clients; it can be hard | | | | Media Publications |
| not to come across their marketed properties. | | | | There is a vast range of media publications where |
| Small independent estate agents are often | | | | you will find properties advertised and those of |
| prevalent in their areas. This can easily be seen by | | | | interest will largely depend on the type of |
| their branded for sale signs if you are able to | | | | property you are looking for. These publications |
| drive around the desirable locations you are | | | | include glossy magazines, national and local |
| considering. Once you have found these agents; | | | | newspapers, weekly specific property sales |
| register an interest with them. With the market | | | | papers to name but a few. |
| moving at a considerably slower pace than in | | | | Local newspaper inserts and adverts continue to |
| recent times you can confidently rely upon these | | | | be highly valued by most in their search to buy or |
| agents contacting you quickly about properties | | | | sell their properties. By looking through local |
| you maybe interested in. | | | | papers a good judgment and idea of the local |
| Larger estate agents can have centralised | | | | market can be gained. |
| information sharing and registering of interest | | | | To find your new home, this search can be |
| systems; though it can often be advantageous to | | | | dramatically shorten by combining the methods |
| contact the individual offices direct. This enables | | | | mentioned above. We hope that they have |
| you to become a real person with a real interest | | | | provided a useful insight. |