Posts by Maurice Kilbride
WHAT SHOULD HIGH STREET ESTATE AGENCY DO NOW?
I think it is fair to say, that it hasn’t been the best couple of weeks for the online budget agents. First there were the revelations and well documented problems with the second largest online agent EMoov, who are seemingly in financial distress and looking for a buyer. Only a few days before, the company’s…
Read MoreWHAT PRICE A SELLER’S SANITY?
Finding a buyer for a property has until very recently at least! been the relatively easy part of the selling process. Managing an agreed sale through to completion is where the real hard work and skill starts and the true property professionals earn their money. A recent study suggested that Purple Bricks sales success rate…
Read MoreWHEN CHEAP ISN’T VERY CHEERFUL
Estate agents’ fees are always a hot topic! And it is true they can vary wildly. In many parts of Stockport, fees can vary from 0.5% to 1.75% and there is considerable variation right across the country in every town or city. There are also online or low-cost agents offering headline-grabbing fees. Ignore their slick…
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