| How many times have you wondered "how much is | | | | agents. This is extremely helpful as if the house is |
| my house worth?" This is a question that bothers a | | | | valued any time by a RICS surveyor, the letters will |
| lot of us when we begin the journey to sell a house | | | | have a very good value in assessing the valuation as |
| and often drop out or just prolong taking a decision | | | | their written offers by official estate agents. |
| simply because we cannot work out how much our | | | | It is also worth us going to a few estate agents and |
| house is worth. There are many ways to do this and | | | | on the high street in your area and pretending as a |
| most of them are quite simple and free. One of the | | | | buyer asking them for some brochures of houses |
| ways is to ask at least three local estate agents in | | | | which look and are similar to your house in a number |
| your area to come down to view the house telling | | | | of bedrooms and other features. Pick up these |
| them that you are keen to put the house on the | | | | brochures and compare the market value within them |
| market through them. The estate agents will | | | | based on some factors like energy rating of the |
| however give a higher valuation of your house than | | | | electrics and gas double ____ size of the bedroom, |
| normal but this is often within 5 to 10% of the true | | | | size of the kitchen. This will give you a good idea of |
| market value. Average out the three estate agents | | | | how much your house is worth as to what is being |
| valuation and drop it by 5 to 10% gives a rough | | | | on the market which has similar features. |
| estimate of the value. | | | | It goes without saying that the most important |
| Next, call some other estate agents in the area and | | | | factor is of course the recent house sales in the area |
| pretend as a buyer of a house in the street which | | | | which have just been completed and most often the |
| you live in. The estate agents will be more realistic of | | | | estate agents in the area are aware of these figures. |
| the price this time because you are pretending as a | | | | However again use the strategy of calling them as a |
| buyer and would like to give you a good estimation | | | | buyer and asking them how much the houses have |
| as to the buying price which would be more accurate | | | | been sold in that area. They will give this information |
| than the initial one. This would give you a good idea | | | | to you free and without any hiccups if you pretend |
| of how much your house is worth and the market | | | | as a house buyer know how much your house is |
| value at which you can possibly sell the house. | | | | worth. Next time you think about the question "how |
| It is often worth having the estate agents give a | | | | much is my house worth", the solution is very simple |
| written letter stating that they will be happy to take | | | | and just requires making four to five phone calls and |
| on the house at price they have quoted. Once you | | | | may be a visit to the high street. All of this comes |
| have three to five letters of such select the three | | | | without any charge whatsoever. |
| top letters or written offers from the local estate | | | | |