Ready to progress: Chelsea’s tips on how to speed up your sale.
As featured in our latest issue of Cwtch magazine.
Many estate agents will have their Sales Negotiators dealing with sales progression tasks alongside their existing responsibilities. At CPS Homes we recognise that it's in our clients' best interest to have a designated member of staff focused solely on supporting them through the sales process. As full-time Sales Progression Manager, it's my role to provide our vendors and purchasers with an exceptionally high level of care and communication from the moment an offer has been accepted all the way through to completion.
If you're ready to progress with your sale, here are my top tips on ensuring things move along as smoothly and swiftly as possible.
Being organised is the key
Instructing a solicitor earlier in the process allows you both time to be sale ready. Completing paperwork such as the Property Information and Fixtures and Fittings forms can save time at the crucial stage of exchanging contracts later.Get your documents ready
You’ll need to collate documents relating to any planning permissions or regulations received and guarantees on work completed you’ve gained since you moved in. Dig out your servicing contracts on items such as boilers and be prepared to show financial information on any mortgages.
Discuss offers in detail with your agent
Your agent will explain each offer made by your potential buyers and how they relate to your moving goals. They’ll help you weigh up which offer best suits your circumstances and talk through any negotiations. Whilst the highest offer is often the most attractive at first glance, a good agent will discuss the whole offering in terms of financial robustness and timing as well as price point. They’ll ensure that you understand the potential impact of any property chains where your move is reliant on other linked home sales.
Choose an agent with dedicated sales progression
Our clients value having just one point of contact on their home sale. I am solely Sales Progression and there at the end of the phone for you. Keeping the sale moving along is my job, ensuring full transparency so everyone knows what’s expected. Whilst I can’t prevent every bump in the road, I love being able to support our clients on their journey and sharing in the celebration of key collection. Getting messages from people who are elated to have completed on their sale is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. The feedback makes it all worth it especially when you’ve had a particularly demanding sale that required a great deal of resourcefulness, close attention and care.Any estate agent can help sell a property, but is yours in it for the long haul? Click here to learn more about how our commitment to sales progression has had a strong, positive impact on so many property sales in Cardiff.
The information contained within this article was correct at the date of publishing and is not guaranteed to remain correct in the present day.
