Searching for a suitable property to buy or rent can be a time consuming, stressful and sometimes daunting task.
When selling a property, generally we use an Estate Agent because we recognise the need to employ a ‘professional’ to handle the sale of our most valuable asset.
However, when buying a new property we often seem perfectly willing to leave things to chance, by dealing with this very important task ourselves. This usually includes attempting to negotiate a favourable purchase price through the seller’s estate agent who of course is being paid to look after his client’s interests.
The results often include:
- Severe frustration with the search process and establishing what is for sale.
- Missing out on prime properties because the Estate Agents just didn’t call you first.
- Seeing your ‘Perfect Place’ appear on the internet for the first time, already ‘Under Offer’.
- Local Estate Agents unable or unwilling to help you learn a new and unfamiliar area.
- In extreme cases, agreeing to pay a price for a property that ultimately turns out to have been too high, through lack of detailed knowledge and only limited understanding of the local property market.
Imagine a more ideal world, where:
- You appoint a ‘Personal Property Shopper’ who carries out extensive market analysis, providing you with an informed view of local property prices.
- They do the ‘leg work’ collating together details of property for sale, and those due to come to the market, filtering out any that do not meet your requirements.
- Your ‘Personal Property Shopper’ then further investigates the more suitable properties to ensure that location specific criteria are fulfilled, prior to arranging viewings of those most suitable.
- Once you are ready to view, you are escorted by your ‘Personal Property Shopper’ to view the properties in an organised and time effective fashion.
- Once a preferred property has been identified, your ‘Personal Property Shopper’ guides the whole negotiation process to ensure that you settle on the right property, at the right price.
- Once the purchase is agreed, your ‘Personal Property Shopper’ coordinates the transaction with your solicitor, surveyor, mortgage lender or financial adviser, and even your removal company to ensure everything goes through smoothly and on time.
Sounds more attractive, doesn’t it?
Welcome to our world. We like to think of it as a ‘Perfect Place’!
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