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Of course, we hope that you choose ACJ to market your property for sale, however, our advice is not to base your decision solely on whoever gives you the highest valuation of the property. When the property is advertised at too high a price, the property is harder to sell. The danger of this approach, even with a later price reduction is that if the house sits on the market for a long time, it might become blighted in the mind of potential buyers, asking “what’s wrong with it?” It is important to make a good first impression, and price the property correctly in the first place.

You should also remember that agents who are not local to the area will be basing their price on land registry sold prices and other online statistics. This will not necessarily give them insight into local variances such as school catchment areas.

ACJ will provide you with an accurate valuation based on our 25 years local experience of selling properties throughout the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff. We will also back this up with Best Price Guides from leading property portal, Rightmove. The valuation meeting is important, this is your opportunity to question us about the services we offer, our ethos and past successes in selling a property like yours.

When choosing your estate agent you should also consider:

• What portals they advertise on. Jones Estates aims to get maximum marketing exposure for your property by advertising on the three main portals, Rightmove, Zoopla and On the Market.
• Look at the properties that the agent is advertising, are the pictures well taken, are the descriptions clear and relevant?
• What is their viewing policy – check they will accompany potential buyers when you are out.
• What are their standard terms & conditions — what is their standard commission rate and typical tie in period before you can break the contract if you are unhappy with them? Are all marketing costs included?
• Do you like them and feel that you can trust them?
• Check out their reviews on Google. Of course, online reviews should sometimes be taken with a pinch of salt, but if they are overwhelmingly negative, this should be a red flag. We are proud of our reviews on Google which can be seen here

At this point, you will need to settle your accounts with us and your solicitor. If you are buying and selling at the same time, the Solicitor can usually settle up for all transactions, including paying stamp duty for the house you are buying.