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Do we really need estate agents?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:16:37 -0700

How many times have we heard it said: ‘What do estate agents actually do for the money we pay them?’ Well, of course, they would say that advertising takes a large percentage of the costs involved in both buying and selling houses and perhaps they would mention the negotiating skills needed to secure the prospective purchaser, particularly in today’s sluggish housing market. However, private property sales are on the rise. When selling a house is difficult, although the agent has a commercial interest, it is often the vendor who has heart and investment riding on a quick sale and will take matters into their own hands. In these circumstances, the vendor will do most of the job themselves.

Instead of paying hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds to an estate agent, for £40 or £50 you can advertise your house for sale on a private property sale website. Instead of the agent acting as mediator, the potential buyer comes straight through to you and you take it from there. Most of these sites like The Property Key, for example, not only provide a virtual sale board for your property, but can also send an actual board (which you personalise) through the post. They also provide a full page spread on your property, plus added information on home information packs (HIPS), types of mortgages available, insurance, surveys, conveyancing and removals.

Private property sales mean that selling your home is very much about yours and the purchaser’s choice and not about an estate agent looking for a tidy commission.

Time is of the essence

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:41:10 -0700

When you are a student, life passes you by in a whirlwind of studying, socializing and events; you simply do not have enough time to waste home hunting. However, looking for student accommodation is vital and takes time, skill and deliberation.

How do you fit everything in to your busy schedule while still getting around to doing everything you want to do? You turn to www.househustler.co.uk and let us handle the job for you, that’s what you do. It is the most convenient and effective way of finding the perfect student accommodation.

Making the right choice

When you are looking for student accommodation, you need to browse through countless advertisements, visit properties and ask pertinent questions of your prospective landlords. For this reason, it can be incredibly time consuming and that time is taken from your studies and setting into student life. This leaves you with less time to enjoy your all the new activities you now are part of. After all, studying and being a student only truly comes around once in a lifetime, after that you have to make time for studying among other responsibilities.

Why spend it working yourself into the ground because your schedule is so full that you hardly touch base. That is why companies like ours exist, to help you tackle the tedious parts of being a student, the time consuming parts that need not be your worry. Leave the perils of finding adequate accommodation for you, close to all amenities and that caters to your needs fully. Forget about wasting time and come to use for a comprehensive solution.