"dave" wrote in message
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Sorry for OT but I was just wondering of anyone here has had an success
(or
failure!) at selling their house on the web - rather than via an estate
agent? I
see there are a few sites around that will list/advertise a property for a
cut
of the proceeds on sale via any contact supplied by themselves. I
appreciate the
risks that are possible with this and that's why I thought I'd ask for any
persoanl experiences with this.

I suppose I could put up my own site and advertise the proprety there -
but the
problem then is (as I see it) how do potential buyers find it.

There is also ebay of course... comments? :-)

Thanks.

Yes.

We used Houseweb - It was on for about 5 weeks without much interest and
just as we got the bloke round from Taylors (we we're in a hurry) we had two
people phone in two days.

I think we paid about 120 for permanent advertising on all the usual
websites (you just need to renew for free once a month - by clicking a
button) and also got a professional looking sign for the front.

We've saved a mint on the costs (about 1300 quid we were quoted from
Taylors). Just get your solicitors to deal with any negotiations with buyers
that are required and you don't have to do much work yourself.

If you are not in a hurry you might as well do it yourself and then change
to an estate agents if you feel it's not working for you. You can advertise
privately and sell through an agent at the same time, just make sure the
agents contract states "Sole agent" rather than "Sole seller" - if it is the
last they can sting you for a cut even if they do not provide the buyer.

I wouldn't sell a house on eBay, I think you'd have to be nuts TBH!

Rich.