Seller's FAQs

When selling a property, the first thing to do is get a valuation. We offer a free property valuation service and will provide you with an honest appraisal of the value of your home and decide if you’d like us to sell your home for you or not.

When selling your property, you must factor in a few costs into your budget, such as estate agent fees, remortgaging costs (if required), solicitor fees, arranging an EPC, and removal company costs.

As expert local estate agents, it’s our job to market your home to as many prospective buyers as possible.

Our professional photos, floorplans and descriptions are mailed out to our extensive database and will also be added to the leading property portals, such as Rightmove, Onthemarket and Zoopla.

We’re focused on generating as much interest as possible to sell your home quickly and at the right price.

One of our team will conduct the viewing for you. We’ll arrange a time that suits all parties and then meet the prospective buyer at your property. Most sellers prefer to go out while the viewing is happening, but if that’s a problem, just let us know. During the viewing, we’ll point out all your home’s great features and answer any questions the buyer might have. We’ll also obtain feedback from the viewing afterwards and pass this on to you.

It’s a legal requirement to provide your buyer with an EPC. This gives them information about your home’s energy usage, plus an idea of average energy costs.

You can learn more about EPCs here.

The length of time it takes to complete depends on several factors. If you’re part of a long chain, for example, this will make the process take longer. The same is true if the survey raises any issues that must be discussed and negotiated. On average, you can expect the sale to take between eight and twelve weeks to complete.

The term ‘exchange of contracts’ refers to the moment when both the seller’s and buyer’s solicitor receive the signed contracts from their clients and then exchange them with one another. It also marks the point when the sale is legally binding. You can still pull out after you’ve exchanged, but it will cost you a lot of money and rarely happens in practice. Our M.D. has only witnessed it twice in almost 40 years in the business.

In most instances, the completion date is when you’ll move out of your home.

You’ll need to give us your keys so we can pass them on to the buyers.

On the moving day, you’ll be expected to vacate the property by a pre-agreed time, typically midday.

If the home you’re selling is your only property, and it’s been your main residence for the duration of your ownership, you won’t owe any Capital Gains Tax. However, if you’ve let part of your home out for any length of time or bought the property to generate profit from it, you will.

Stamp duty tax is only payable when purchasing a home, not when selling, but there have been calls for this to change. We will have to wait and see.