Archive for March, 2010

More responses to your Property For Sale or To Rent Listings

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The phrasea picture paints a thousand words is very apt when it comes to property listingswhether you are selling or lettting in the UK

Have you searched the web for property wanted either to purchase or rent?  If so, you will notice not only the different property adverts, but also some are without pictures.  I’m not sure about you, but we like to see property photos.  Even if there are only a few available it helps to create the vision.  Is the property of interest?  Could you see yourself living there?  Not only that, but more importantly it gets the imagination going.  What’s the area like?  What would you do to the property if you were the owner?  These questions and many more will no doubt aid your decision as to whether you want to contact the vendor and take a look at the property on offer.  The approach is the same whether you are looking for rented accommodation or a new home.  So why do some property adverts not contain pictures?  Have they had trouble adding them?  Perhaps the thought was to test the market first.

There are a variety of websites where you can sell or let your UK property privately.  Most, if not all, like our own service give you the opportunity to upload photos of property you want to list for sale or let.  Like a business you are competing for customers; so you need to give them every opportunity of showing an interest in your property advert.  A picture really does paint a thousand words, so if you are considering listing your property online ensure you have up to date photos to upload.

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Take a leap of faith with a Private Property Listing

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

There appears to be a leap of faith when you consider listing your UK property privately.  A myriad of questions need answering, the first one being why would you upload your own property listing?

There are a variety of Property Listings available to those looking at posting an advert whether letting or selling privately in the UK. Offline UK property owners or those seeking property to rent can, for example, post adverts in local newspapers, produce their own flyers or list their details in shop windows.  Online there are many different websites offering to list properties.  It is worthwhile investigating the various options available.

Where possible all property owners, whether they are UK property landlords looking at letting their UK property or individuals looking at a potential sale, should test the market via the online listing your property privately route.  Why wouldn’t you, especially if there is the free property listing options available!  Yes it may cost you a bit of time in research and submitting a property listing, however the benefits could be a huge saving in potential fees had they followed the estate agency route. 

You will have to spend some time reviewing the different options available.  One the one hand some of the UK private property websites may require a fair amount of detail about the property whilst on the other will be those that display teaser UK property adverts. Some will charge upfront fees, whilst others, like ourselves, will only charge for each property enquiry you choose to receive.  There are also websites that will offer a completely free service. 

It’s extremely important that you do your research before you decide upon the  property listing service that suits your needs.  Either way, it is worth testing the market whether you are looking to sell or let your property in the UK as it could ultimately help to save you money.  Now that’s got to be a good thing.

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More innovative online estate agency property services wanted for the UK

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

It’s certainly been interesting reading over the last week; the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are now looking to promote online UK Property Listing services in a bid to drive down the cost of Selling or Letting your home.

Those who are savvy in their search for UK property listings know that there are viable alternatives to the traditionalist ‘list your property with the Estate Agent’ approach.  Statistics continue to point towards the fact we spend more time searching UK property adverts and listings online regardless as to whether you want to buy or rent property.   Therefore, given the recent OFT comments, there is a huge opportunity for alternative property listing services to not only enter the marketplace, but contribute to the goal of reducing the cost of selling or letting your property in the UK.

It’s a refreshing approach by the OFT.  The momentum now has to be with those new property services that look to serve the UK property market consumers.  However, such property listing opportunities need to be grasped now.  There is no doubt that selling or renting a UK property online is convenient and can be hassle free.

In addition to the huge audience of excellent prospective clients, the Internet offers cost effectiveness that traditional media cannot. Websites are more engaging and informative than even the best printed brochures. Emails and the use of social networking sites make it easier and cheaper to keep in touch with existing clients.  You don’t need to have a big marketing budget to create a professional online presence.  Estate agents themselves already have an online presence.  What will be interesting is whether the cost of selling or letting property in the UK does come down and if those new property listing websites can break the mould and become true competitors.

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UK Property Wanted with Sexy Addresses

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Many people strive to live in a particular street or an area of the UK for differing reasons. From a family perspective it could be that it’s the catchment area for the best local school; for others it may have been on their list of aspirations as a token of their achievement.

With the UK recession now seemingly behind us will the UK housing market start to move more fluidly allowing people to move into these so called ’sexy addresses’? It’s an interesting question to pose. A lot depends on whether the biggest downturn since records began is really a thing of the past. Confidence is absolutely key to any revival. Not only that, but it could be a shifting mindset that may also affect the fluidity. Perhaps those who aspired to be in prestigious UK property addresses have now had second thoughts. If they were directly affected by the UK recession, perhaps even losing their job or business, then it’s likely their own ideals will have changed in the near term. Only time will tell if we see a return to the ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ mentality or if there has been a real shift in values.

Those aspiring to live at a particular sexy address should consider posting a property wanted advert. By casting the net wider UK home seekers may actually find the UK property they are looking to buy or rent. There are websites that cater for this particular free property listing service in the UK. It also gives them the ability to test the market.  In many cases potential UK buyers and renters could be missing out on a huge opportunity by not considering alternative approaches to using estate agents. 

By doing their research potential UK property buyers and renters could find such websites to be an invaluable source of property lead referrals.  You never know it may also lead to you securing your dream property.

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