How to sell your property
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- Accurate Virtual Valuations: Our local experts know the latest market trends and will advise on how to maximise the value of your property (even under lockdown).
- Achieve the best price: You will benefit from extensive marketing, highly trained and motivated local agents, as well as our database of thousands of active buyers.
- Speedy sale: With over 30 years' experience, we know how to get you through complex property chains so you can complete your move and sell your property as soon as possible.
- Smooth process: Our Virtual Viewing technology means less preparation time for viewings and disruption to your day. Our extended hours mean you can contact us at a time that suits you.
Results matter
Since 1987 we have always placed our customers results at the heart of what we do (Internal stats 2019-20)
Using Virtual Viewings to Sell Property
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Marketing your property to generate the most buyer interest has always been one of our strengths, but we still look at ways to improve. That's why in 2019 we launched Virtual Viewings. Our Virtual Viewings service is a unique addition which captures all the great features of your home and enables buyers to view the property at a convenient location and time, all while being guided by one of our local experts.
- Captures all the features of your property
- Ultimate convenience, prepare the property only once for first time viewings
- Guided viewing from a local agent, able to identify buyer interest
- Viewings take place at buyer's convenience so you don't need to change your plans
- Enables your home to still be viewed by prospective buyers, even under lockdown.
How can I sell my property?
To ensure you get the best price when selling your property, we offer two popular selling methods. We will work closely with you to understand your needs before advising you on the best method for selling your house.
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Estate Agency
How to sell your property?
Traditional
This is also known as the private treaty selling method and it’s the most well-known and popular option in the UK.
- Buyers view your property at agreed times
- Allows buyers to view the property as soon as it goes on the market
Open House
If you opt for the traditional estate agency method, you also have the option of an Open House. This is the preferred choice for many sellers because:
- You only prepare your home for viewings once
- You benefit from the additional marketing of an Open House event
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Auction
Selling property at auction, either online or traditionally, is a fast and effective alternative to private treaty. It works really well if you have to sell within a set time period, or your home is particularly unique.You may also achieve a better price, particularly if your property needs refurbishment.
The benefits of selling property at auction:
- Contracts are exchanged on the day of the auction
- Instruction to exchange can take as little as four weeks
- All interested buyers bid publicly for the property or land
- Your property is promoted to the UK and beyond through a comprehensive marketing campaign
Tim and the team at Gerrards Cross were brilliant, providing a great service despite Covid restrictions. They were always helpful, professional and kept me informed at every stage. Thank you so much for selling my house and for helping to overcome the tricky bits!
Buying a house in the middle of a pandemic, we were full expecting it to be a long drawn out process... So we were pleasantly surprised with the speed and efficency of Romans. Their team couldn't of been more helpful and guided us throughout the sale with friendly professionalism. If we ever decide to move again, we will definitely choose Romans to look after us.
Recently purchased our new home via Romans Windsor and was really pleased with the process. Pierce was a really nice guy from start to finish and the fact you get a house progress team makes a big difference when you want to move things along quickly.. Would recommend to people looking to buy in Windsor.
Find out how much your home is worth with a Virtual Valuation
Using FaceTime and video calling technology, our experts are able to give you an accurate market appraisal with a Virtual Valuation. This will provide you with the information you need to make the right decision for you. Click below to find out what you'll receive during the free valuation.
If you would then like us to sell your home, we can work with you to arrange photography and videos, list your property online and start calling our extensive buyer database.
9 key steps to selling your home
One of the first and most important tasks is to obtain an accurate valuation from an experienced local agent who knows the local property market and can provide a recommended sale price and time scale that suits your needs. Get a valuation
Organising how much you can borrow early on will give you a better idea of what you can afford to buy next and also how much you need to sell your home for in order to move.
When going on the market, promoting your property through website placements, prominent branch displays, and calling buyer databases can help you get the right offer.
Using the very latest technology, prospective buyers are now able to view your home from the comfort of their own home, on an accompanied virtual viewings. These are hosted online by one of our skilled agents and means we will only book physical viewings with buyers who are genuinely interested.
We would accompany all buyers on your behalf but if you are hosting viewings yourself remember to highlight all the good points that are not immediately obvious.
Listening to buyer feedback can help you find quick wins to make your property more attractive to others.
We will act on your behalf to negotiate with the buyer to get you the best price, offering advice based on their position (e.g. cash buyer, chain free) and your position (e.g. upsizing, downsizing). You should never feel pressured to accept an offer.
Once an offer has been accepted you should appoint a conveyancer, or property solicitor to ensure the legal process for the transaction goes smoothly.
The legal exchange of contracts is where a non-refundable deposit (normally 10% of the purchase price) is transferred over to your conveyancer. At this point both parties are bound to go through with the transaction or you’ll lose your 10%.
On completion day your money will be transferred and your buyer will be able to move in to their new property (approximately 1-2 weeks after the exchange of contracts).
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What can I achieve on the Sales Account?
- Property status snapshot
- Access to real time updates 24/7
- Access to property viewings and all your documents
- Keep track of offers and feedback
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