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I've sold a flat and a house and did all the viewings for those. I think the majority of viewings I saw were with the owner, not an estate agent. Didn't really bother me either way.
There were a couple of houses we viewed and ultimately didn't buy in part because the seller was crazy and didn't have an estate agent or other professional on their side to tell them they were crazy. As an example we wanted to complete before school application date (which was ages away) but before the owner wanted to move out. They suggested we complete but they would continue to live in it for 3 months.
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We had one where the estate agent called us at the time we were supposed to be meeting and then said the owner would show it himself.
We had an awkward tour around their family of six while he explained that he wanted to get an offer in on the place so they could start looking for a house. In Birmingham.
tbc
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?