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Choosing the right Estate Agent

How to choose the right estate agent

When choosing the right estate agent for you, it is certainly worth finding out how accurate their valuations are. A good agent should be able to tell you what percentage of their original asking price they achieve on average, as well as how long they took to find a buyer against national averages.

You should also ask the person valuing your property if they are going to be carrying out the viewings or if they are going to be involved in the sale once they have walked out the front door. All too often the agent valuing your property is paid when you sign the firm’s contract rather than when they sell your property.

When choosing your estate agent, you want to make sure that they are honest, reliable and that they understand your motivations for selling. As an independent agency, we have the flexibility to adopt whatever approach we feel is of the most significant benefit to our clients. Corporate rules or targets do not restrict us, so you can be sure that our prices and aspirations align with your wants and needs.

A good estate agent should offer an understanding ear, actionable and sensitive advice and accurate information. We pride ourselves in being highly personable and empathetic to the needs of our clients. We always have time to listen with interest, and we believe passionately in providing straight-talking advice that is responsibly realistic rather than insincerely flattering.

Ultimately the critical part of choosing the right estate agent is considering the strength of their service, reputation and marketing plan – not merely on their valuation or commission rate. Plus, you have to be able to get along with them. After all, you’re going to be working closely with them for the duration of the selling process, so choose the agent you like best!

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  • George Calinescu

    We were so fortunate to have Samuel Estates Colliers Wood when we were searching for our next move. They went the extra length at every step to ensure we find the right place, making sure that it fits our needs. Great experience, thank you all and special thanks to Stefano for all the hard work.

  • Jadarose Brown-senior

    Stefano was amazing, he arranged a viewing very quickly, and explained the application process in detail, throughout the referencing stage he chased things with the company so he could try to get us moved in by our desired date. Any questions I had he was quick to answer.

    After moving in, all property queries have been dealt with through our property manager Steve within a matter of days.

    A very pleasant process throughout.

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  • Darcy

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  • Rohan Kempadoo

    Very happy with the service from Stefano and the team at Samuel Estates. Renting is extremely difficult at the moment but Stefano was fantastic and helped us enormously. Would recommend.

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    I would like to recommend Stefano Basciu as a real estate agent for your real estate needs.
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  • Mahmoud Samir

    Team is friendly and managing all the paperwork pushing hard to get things done. Would welcome the opportunity and deal with them again in the future.

  • Jan Nieminen

    Well organised process. Stefano was a great support on the renting process. Quick replies to enquiries and always on top of everything! Can highly recommend!

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Our office locations

Balham

45 Bedford Hill
London
SW12 9EY

Colliers Wood

30 Watermill Way
London
SW19 2RT

Streatham Common

432-434 Streatham High Rd
London
SW16 3PX