Can't Decide Which Agent Will Sell Your Home?

You have interviewed several agents, assessed their marketing programmes and asked locals who have recently sold who they recommend - and you’re still undecided who to choose to sell your home.

If you find yourself in this position, try asking those on your shortlist whether they are prepared to provide a Service Guarantee. Many professional agents are so ready to stand behind their services that they offer vendors the option of cancelling the original agency agreement if they have a problem with the way the agent is handling the marketing. This doesn’t mean a vendor can decide to cancel the agency agreement just because they don’t like the agent’s aftershave or hairstyle on the day! The offer usually involves the vendor giving the agent forty eight hours to remedy any problem they might have and at the end of that time if the vendor is still unsatisfied, the agent will release the vendor from the agreement. The vendor is then free to sell their house with someone else without waiting out the period of the agency agreement.

While most vendors never, in fact, cancel their agency agreement, the fact that the agent is prepared to offer them the option of doing so makes it easier to make the final decision on who to appoint.

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