| Estate agent recommendations 09:06 - Mar 7 with 1189 views | wrightsrightglove |
Anyone recently sold in Ipswich and got a recommendation for an agent? The market seems incredibly tough at the moment, it’s a 4 bed semi in IP4 of that makes any difference. Thanks in advance |  | | |  |
| Estate agent recommendations on 09:10 - Mar 7 with 1163 views | Reuser_is_God |
Austwick Berry & Fenn Wright are the ones I’ve used previously & they seem to be competent.
This was over 5 years ago mind. |  |
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| Estate agent recommendations on 10:51 - Mar 7 with 996 views | wrightsrightglove |
| Estate agent recommendations on 09:10 - Mar 7 by Reuser_is_God |
Austwick Berry & Fenn Wright are the ones I’ve used previously & they seem to be competent.
This was over 5 years ago mind. |
Thanks very much, will give them a look | | | |
| Estate agent recommendations on 11:00 - Mar 7 with 979 views | USA |
Personally I would go with Palmer and Partners. Excellent service and you can negotiate them done on a sales percentage fee. Used them last year to sell and they were very proactive when we had a rather unhelpful buyer solicitors on the other side. | | | |
| Estate agent recommendations on 12:23 - Mar 7 with 911 views | longtimefan |
I've just completed for a sale in IP3 through Blake & Mayhew, dealing directly with Darryn Mayhew. No issues with them whatsoever. | | | |
| Estate agent recommendations on 16:21 - Mar 7 with 749 views | dickie |
We have sold twice with Foxhall and have nothing but high praise for them | | | |
| Estate agent recommendations on 16:23 - Mar 7 with 743 views | Dubtractor |
| Estate agent recommendations on 09:10 - Mar 7 by Reuser_is_God |
Austwick Berry & Fenn Wright are the ones I’ve used previously & they seem to be competent.
This was over 5 years ago mind. |
We sold with Fenn Wright 2 years ago, and they were very good. |  |
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| Estate agent recommendations on 16:37 - Mar 7 with 723 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Sold our place 4 years ago with Grace. Really happy with the service and had a buyer within a week. |  |
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It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Estate agent recommendations on 16:42 - Mar 7 with 714 views | Oldsmoker |
Posters recommending Estate Agents as if they're nice people.
World's gone mad. [Post edited 7 Mar 16:42]
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| Estate agent recommendations on 16:43 - Mar 7 with 706 views | Kieran_Knows |
We used Keystone back in 2021 and they were good to be fair, actually ended up getting more for our property than what we had expected initially, so couldn't fault them! |  |
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| Estate agent recommendations on 16:50 - Mar 7 with 692 views | Zx1988 |
Agreed - it's definitely a sticky market at the moment, especially with the stamp duty increase to take into consideration.
I'm not local, so can't give any specific pointers, but a few comments from my professional experience:
Go with an established independent firm, particularly in the current market. Experienced time-served staff will have experience of previous tricky markets, and will have the skills and experience required in order to negotiate hard on your behalf. Less experienced agents/firms will only really have known the sort of market which involved sticking a price on a property, and seeing how much in excess of that price you can get.
Get multiple valuations, even if you've got an idea in mind of who you want to sell though. At least three valuations will give you an idea of who's giving you the truth of the current market, and who's trying to dazzle you with an inflated valuation, purely with the aim of tying you into a six-month sole agency agreement.
Don't get too hung up on fees. There's not a huge difference in commission between, say, 0.75% and 1.5% (£2,250 vs. £4,500 on a £300k property). There's no point plumping for a low commission agent if they won't get you top dollar for your property. Even a small loss in sale price will kill any savings made from the lower commission. Perhaps suggest a creative solution if you want to haggle on commission - full commission if the property sells at or above asking price, but a reduced rate if they don't get full value.
Even if you go with the experienced firm, make sure that your transaction is being handled by a senior member of staff. A junior negotiator can ruin your sale in an instant - I remember house-hunting a couple of years ago, and the first thing the fresh-out-of-college negotiator said when we entered the property was that the vendor was 'desperate to sell'. He killed any hope he had of us offering the asking price with a simple six-word sentence. [Post edited 7 Mar 16:54]
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| Estate agent recommendations on 17:16 - Mar 7 with 644 views | wrightsrightglove |
Thanks for all the recommendations everyone, we’ll speak to a few of those mentioned and see who we get the best feel from! | | | |
| Estate agent recommendations on 17:19 - Mar 7 with 633 views | bluelagos |
| Estate agent recommendations on 17:16 - Mar 7 by wrightsrightglove |
Thanks for all the recommendations everyone, we’ll speak to a few of those mentioned and see who we get the best feel from! |
Top tip - visit them as a prospective buyer - and get a feel for how good they are at selling properties :-)
Then list with the one that impressed the most.
Edit - But don't forget - they are all robbing bar stewards - just some will make you a bit more dosh so best be nice. [Post edited 7 Mar 17:20]
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| Estate agent recommendations on 06:28 - Mar 8 with 496 views | 66notout |
| Estate agent recommendations on 11:00 - Mar 7 by USA |
Personally I would go with Palmer and Partners. Excellent service and you can negotiate them done on a sales percentage fee. Used them last year to sell and they were very proactive when we had a rather unhelpful buyer solicitors on the other side. |
Just to say that my own experience with Palmer and Partners was only negative. | | | |
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