{"id":564,"date":"2015-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/10-steps-to-selling-property-with-an-online-estate-agent\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T01:56:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T01:56:57","slug":"10-steps-to-selling-property-with-an-online-estate-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/10-steps-to-selling-property-with-an-online-estate-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Steps To Selling Property With an Online Estate Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; color: #3399cc; font-size: 10pt;\">How To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/sell-for-free\" title=\"sell your home online\">Sell Your Home Online<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/uploads\/media\/Sell Property Advice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"282\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; display: block;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"display: block;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Stairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/stairs\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/stairs;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01lynh;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Stairs\" >Step<\/a> 1. Research to Find a Competitive Asking Price<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Most <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> owners have an idea what their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> is worth it\u2019s a good idea to get to know your local <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Real estate economics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04t2q1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate_economics\" >housing market<\/a> and what prices homes have been selling for. Remember you are about to enter a competition and winning means selling at a price you can afford. Compare like for like in the papers and on the internet or in your local papers.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 2. \u00a0Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)<br \/>\n<\/span><span face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Organise an EPC with a Domestic Energy Assessor who will attend the property and\u00a0calculate\u00a0its energy\u00a0efficiency with a rating.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 15.600000381469727px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;\">The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Building\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/building\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/building;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0cgh4;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Building\" >Buildings<\/a> came into effect progressively from 2007 and is an important part of government strategies for tackling climate change. The principle underlying the Directive is to make energy <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >use<\/a> in buildings transparent by the issuing of a certificate showing the energy rat<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 3. Appoint a Conveyance or Solicitor<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/conveyancing-quotes\" title=\"conveyancing\">conveyancing<\/a> can save a great deal of time and money. By organising a conveyancing company from the onset you can save money and avoid delays<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 4. \u00a0Prepare Your Home For Sale<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Selling a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01rtvp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_estate\" >home<\/a> online means that photographs will play an important part in attracting buyers. Prepare your home for sale de clutter and get the DIY odd jobs finished and out of the way. Make sure no personal items are on display in your photo<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Step 5. Visit To Your Home<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">A representative will visit your home take photos and create a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/floor\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/floor;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0l7_8;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Floor\" >floor<\/a> <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"plans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/plan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/plan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.018jrr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plan\" >plan<\/a>. They will also confirm your identity by viewing photo ID.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 6. Creating Your advert<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Once we have the photos and floor plan we will write a description you can add to this but we will need to approve so that it conforms to the Property Misdiscriptions Act. You will check the advert and agree to the content. We then upload the advert to our network\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 7. Viewings<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Once a buyer is interested in your home they can arrange an appointment over the phone by email or direct to us from your advert. We will then arrange a convenient time for you to accept a viewing. We will also confirm the buyer\u2019s identity and position<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 8. Feedback<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Feedback is a gift and we encourage all potential buyers to give feedback after a viewing.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 9. When We receive an Offer For Your Property<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">As soon as an offer is received we will notify you both verbally and in writing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Once you have accepted an offer, we will write to all parties and provide the important information needed to progress your sale.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Step 10. Exchange of contracts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Exchange of contracts occurs when all preliminary enquiries from the draft contract and local search queries have been agreed. Once the mortgage offer has been confirmed, the purchaser is ready to exchange contracts with the seller. The completion date is set at this stage. Completion occurs normally a few days to a few weeks after exchange of contracts, depending on the personal requirements of the buyer and seller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\">\n<div style=\"display: block;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\">\n<div style=\"display: block;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\">\n<div style=\"display: block;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">We will advise you and negotiate on your behalf throughout this process, keeping you informed every step of the way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; display: block;\">\n<div style=\"display: block;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/uploads\/media\/register here.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"74\" height=\"23\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Sell Your Home Online &nbsp; \u00a0 Step 1. Research to Find a Competitive Asking Price Most home owners have an idea what their property is worth it\u2019s a good idea to get to know your local housing market<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/10-steps-to-selling-property-with-an-online-estate-agent\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/10_steps_to_selling_property_with_an_online_estate_agent","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15133,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions\/15133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}