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.

It’s an interesting debate.  If you are looking to advertise your property via the traditionalist estate agency route; do you opt for a sole agency or multiple agency agreement?

It’s curious to understand what the motives are to list your UK property with several estate agents.  Sole agency agreements seem to be more common and popular, but you do come across UK property advertised with several agency for sale or to let boards.  It could be that one agent was originally instructed, but have failed to do so within a required timescale thus other parties have been brought in to try and clinch the deal for the client.  What is the perception of interested parties on multiple agency listings?  Do potential UK buyers or tenants query why a particular property is listed with several estate agents?  Or is it just the case of having a wider appeal?   It’s unclear what the motives are, but you’d expect it would not be down to agency fees.  If anything, could it be that it costs them more should there be a successful property transaction at the end of it due to the effort involved in selling it quicker than your multiple agent rivals.

So what about listing your UK property for sale or for rent privately?  There appears to be no such problems with websites that provide Free Property Listing services to owners who wish to rent or sell their UK properties online. Traditional estate agency methods to rent or sell a UK property involves expenses, because a property broker or estate agent expects to be paid. Using hassle free websites to buy, sell, rent and let property online can save you a lot of money.  There are specialized services online that provide value-added FREE property listing, thus eliminating the need to use estate agents. These online UK private property websites ease the hassle of letting and renting properties, and save money in the process. Owners can advertise with them and add their property under their Free Property Ads.

This kind of service has a lot to offer and is developing rapidly, gaining more and more clients everyday and thus improving chances for selling or renting your UK property privately.