Daphne Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Does anybody have any experience of, or views on, the pros and cons of using online estate agents as a seller? I know with Purplebricks you have to pay regardless of whether you make a sale, but it's still miles cheaper than using a regular agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjayne Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I have always used a high street agent, normally an independent one rather than a chain. My concern would be if you pay the agent whether you sell or not, where is their incentive? In saying that our local branch of a well known estate agency chain closed down and the manager now works for Purple Bricks so he would have a very good knowledge of my particular area. We're on the market now so would be interested to hear others views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonFamily Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I have known 2 friends use purple bricks and the house sold within days and they had no problems at all - I have moved 3 times over the past 10 years and had so many problems with high street estate agents that i would try the cheaper option without a doubt..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjayne Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Never had a problem with our independent high street estate agents but solicitors when moving is a different matter! The best was when our buyers solicitor exchanged using 2 different completion dates. Now that was interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Our agency fees (not online) are £168pp for 5 people...... I'm not sure how this compares to online estate agents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 My house is currently on the market with PurpleBricks, and things are moving a lot faster than with traditional estate agents. There are already more viewings to start and feedback is provided instantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 May not be relevant, but there's a bungalow near me that was gutted and redeveloped about two years ago by a developer. They did a good job of it. However, it's now been up for sale with Tepilo for 18 months and still hasn't sold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I had house up for sale with estate agents for six months. Sacked them and went with houseladder. House was sold and it cost me £100. Estate agents fees would have been 15K. No brainer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
