| With estate agents typically charging 2% + VAT | | | | There are plenty of sites that show you what |
| to sell a home and the average home costing | | | | your neighbours paid for their houses and with a |
| around 180,000 pounds at the moment, that's a | | | | digital camera and a a friendly, helping hand, an |
| nice tidy sum of 4,300 pounds in estate agent's | | | | excellent description of the property you currently |
| fees just to sell your house! And if your house is | | | | know and love can be written. |
| more expensive that average, or your estate | | | | So what could you be saving? Well you can easily |
| agent is more expensive (or there are a few | | | | be listed in a self service style house selling |
| hidden 'extras') then that cost can quickly rise by | | | | website for under 50 pounds, go for a more |
| a few thousand pounds. | | | | involved service and maybe £600 is nearer |
| This makes selling your home very expensive and | | | | the mark. But even then you could be saving |
| estate agents' fees are possibly one of the most | | | | 4000 pounds if you sell yourself! |
| expensive fees you will ever have to pay. But | | | | Such websites usually have plenty of tools to help |
| what do they do for you? | | | | you sell your home - they want a sale so that |
| They provide an estimate of what they think | | | | you spread their reputation and only then do you |
| they can sell your house for - but how often do | | | | get removed from the listings. They can |
| you hear of estate agents then suggesting a price | | | | frequently offer extras such as video tours of |
| reduction when the house hasn't sold after a few | | | | your home. |
| weeks? | | | | But not only do these easy to use sites save you |
| They take a few photographs with a digital | | | | thousands of pounds, they are also very quick to |
| camera. | | | | be set up on. Rather than making appointments |
| They write up a description of what your house | | | | with estate agents; them then attending to |
| is like, based on measurements and what you tell | | | | discuss their offering and valuation; then the agent |
| them. | | | | returning to take your particulars etc which can |
| They display this information in their shop, website | | | | take from days to a couple of weeks, many of |
| and maybe local press, possibly putting a 'for sale' | | | | the online systems allow you to be advertising |
| board up outside your home. | | | | your property within hours. |
| Whilst estate agents can run lists of potential | | | | Have a look at some of these sites and see if |
| buyers and try to bring them to you as a seller, | | | | you can make some savings when you want to |
| most of what they do can be quite easily | | | | sell your house. |
| repeated by a saver wishing to save money. | | | | |