How we do it: Valuing your property

At Samuel Estates, we understand that you are not selling bricks and mortar – you are selling your biggest asset, your home! You need people you can rely on when selling a home or an investment property. We use our years of expertise in the local market to produce an honest and accurate valuation of your property, backed up by statistical data and real-time comparables.

Honest valuations

House prices have rocketed over decades, and then declined, and are now at an all-time high. However, establishing an accurate asking price that optimises your chances of selling at the highest likely price within a reasonable timescale is both an art and a science.

We take pricing very seriously, and much consideration is involved before we recommend an asking price.

We want you to achieve or exceed your asking price, rather than quoting a high price and then encouraging low offers. The wrong price attracts the wrong buyers, and fewer suitable buyers minimise your chances of receiving an offer.

Ultimately the critical part is to select your estate agent on the strength of their service, reputation and marketing plan – not merely on their valuation or commission rate.

If you are considering selling your property and would like a carefully considered and qualified view of the likely sale price of your property in the current market, then please feel free to contact us.

Buying by comparison

Whatever anyone might say about location, condition, proximity to schools, size, etc., it is the price at which a property is initially marketed that is the key to a successful sale. Understanding what matters to potential buyers and how they decide which property to buy helps us to create an effective selling strategy.

You will find it is very similar to when you bought your property – you compared it to others that were up for sale at the time. You chose to buy because it may have been in the area that you were looking, it may have had the stunning kitchen you always wanted, or it may have been the south-facing garden you dreamed of, but most importantly it was the best value for money.