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I also did a few viewings where the owner was present and it felt a bit weird. May be different if the owner is doing the viewing rather than just lurking/avoiding you.
You're relying on people actively looking at your place online and wanting to view it and then organising the viewing. Estate agents are (in theory) more likely to suggest viewings to clients and will get people viewing who wouldn't necessarily have viewed it just based on the online ad.
It's a tough one to call. In the scheme of things I reckon my estate agent earned their £5k but I've no idea whether I would have got the same price selling it myself.
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I've had a search but can't find anything. Has anyone on here sold a flat (in London) without an estate agent using Yopa, Iamtheagent.co.uk or similar?
I'm a photographer so I would do the pics anyway and based on two neighbour's recent sales and others currently on the market I have a very good idea of what the place is worth. It's also in a popular area.
From what I can see, the difference is about 5K in commission and I would have to do my own viewings. My partner and I work from home and I'm freelance so I don't think it would be a big issue. Is there something I'm missing? Will it put me in a bad place with an ongoing chain?