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| How We Compare To Online Estate Agents |
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Springbok Estate Agency |
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Online Estate Agent |
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We always aim to sell in weeks |
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No timescale – often months or even years, just like a traditional agency |
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No sale, no fee; free valuation |
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Listing fees (often up front) that you pay regardless of whether you sell or not, plus extra fees on some sites that you only find out about if you read the small print |
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| Pricing |
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Realistic market prices to sell the property fast |
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Your own valuation |
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| Availability |
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24 hours a day, every day |
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Whenever you’re willing to pick up the phone around your work, leisure and family time |
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| Coverage |
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Unprecedented nationwide (even worldwide!) coverage with expert local focus |
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Restricted to their site or small network |
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Massive marketing that can be seen by over 30 million UK residents on an enormous, ever-growing number of sites |
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Restricted by their site or small network’s advertising policy; most won’t advertise on their competitors’ sites |
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| Buyers |
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All checked and qualified so there are no time-wasters and no chains |
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Everyone, regardless of whether they’re really interested, just window-shopping or are stuck in a chain |
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| Services |
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Tailor-made, flexible, customised and focused on your needs, with full backup and professional services to cover the legalities |
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Often just a listing, with no backup or specialist help. No help with conveyancing, legalities, follow-up or anything else – you’re on your own for the difficult stuff |
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| How We Compare To Auctions |
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Springbok Estate Agency |
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Property Auctions |
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No sale, no fees, free valuation |
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Entry fees and up-front legal fees |
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| Pricing |
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Realistic market prices to sell the property fast |
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Reserves usually set low and buyers don't have time for a survey, reducing your chance of a reasonable price |
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24 hours a day, every day |
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Most auction houses only run 6-7 auctions a year |
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Unprecedented nationwide, (even worldwide!) coverage with expert local focus |
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Mostly local focus with some national buyers |
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Massive marketing that can be seen by over 30 million UK residents on an enormous evergrowing number of sites |
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Usually none, apart from their catalogue and a local print ad |
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| Buyers |
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All checked and qualified so there are no time-wasters and no chains |
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Must have funds but are looking for cheap deals becuase of the increased risks |
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Tailor-made, flexible, customised and focused on your needs |
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Very little personal attention as they're dealing with a whole batch of properties |
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| Properties |
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Any type handled, even the ones people think won't sell |
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Mainly investment property and oddities |
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| How We Compare To Cash Buyers |
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Springbok Estate Agency |
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Cash Buyer |
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| Speed |
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We always aim to sell in weeks |
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Aims to sell in weeks as well |
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No sale, no fees, free valuation |
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Depends very much on the company |
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| Pricing |
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Realistic market prices to sell the property fast |
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Discounted for the fast sell |
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| Availability |
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24 hours a day, every day |
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Usually just business hours and evenings (depending on the company) |
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Unprecedented nationwide, (even worldwide!) coverage with expert local focus |
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Local focus with most companies |
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Tailor-made, flexible, customised and focused on your needs |
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Specifically focused on an immediate sale to solve financial problems |
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| How We Compare To Traditional Agents |
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Springbok Estate Agency |
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Traditional Estate Agent |
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| Speed |
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We always aim to sell in weeks |
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No timescale - usually months or even years |
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| Fees |
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No sale, no fees, free valuation |
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Listing fees, withdrawal fees, viewing fees, marketing fees and any other fees they can think of |
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| Pricing |
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Realisic market prices to sell the property fast |
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Overvalued to convince you they can get more |
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| Availability |
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24 hours a day, every day |
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Office hours, maybe evenings if you're lucky |
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| Coverage |
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Unprecedented nationwide (even worldwide!) coverage with expert local focus |
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Purely local focus |
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| Advertising |
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Massive marketing that can be seen by over 30 million UK residents on an enormous, ever-growing number of sites |
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Local papers, pictures in their window and perhaps a few major online sites |
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| Buyers |
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All checked and qualified so there are no time-wasters and no chains |
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Everyone, regardless of whether they're really interested, just window shopping or are stuck in a chain |
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Tailor-made, flexible, customised and focused on your needs |
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One size fits all: inflexible, inefficient and built for people with months to waste |
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