Through our decades of experience in property sales, we've figured out the best strategies required to help sell your home at the best price in the shortest timeframe. Here's why you should instruct Lyss Homes as your agent.

Accurate valuations

An independent assessment of your property will be carried out by your locally based property expert. 

During the visit we explain how the market is performing, giving advice and guidance on how to maximise your sale price.  All our valuations are accurate and achievable, and we provide you with the relevant evidence and data to support our valuation. 

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Strategies to secure a sale

We employ a variety of strategies to sell your property based on your desired goals. 

Whether that's a traditional sale, or sale via the 'modern method of auction', we can help. Modern auctions are typically less intense than traditional auction houses and buyers can purchase with a standard mortgage, and the process is generally faster than a standard open-market sale. 

Getting your property ready

Professional photographs, videos, floor plan and a 360 degree tour.

We will give guidance on how to prepare and present your property to its full potential which is also known as staging. All our experts are trained in photography and use the best camera equipment.

Launching your property online

We make your property stand out amongst others.

Along with the traditional methods (for sale board, advertising online and in our office windows), we take things further by creating a marketing video, just like the one here which we promote heavily with targeted adverts on social media. 

To view a virtual tour that we create, please click the button below:

360 DEGREE VIRTUAL TOUR

Viewings and feedback

As you’d expect, prospective buyers are vetted before a suitable time is agreed and every enquiry is answered, thereby ensuring that every lead and opportunity is processed. 

We are also available for viewings before and after office hours so you can be assured that no potential buyer is turned away from your property. Communication is a key focus of ours, valuing the importance of providing regular market report updates, discussing the performance of your listing and ensuring that you receive prompt and accurate viewing feedback.

Offers and negotiations

With each offer received, we will negotiate the highest price and assess the buyers’ financial position in terms of whether they are cash buyers’ or relying on a mortgage. 

We will vet prospective buyers’ by asking for proof of deposit, mortgage offer in principal and check that their existing property is sold subject to contract should this be required.

Sales progression

When an offer has been successfully negotiated, we will prepare and send a “memorandum of sale” to all parties (including solicitors) which will trigger the start of the conveyancing process. 

We have a dedicated 'Progressor' who's sole focus is ensuring that your sale completes as efficiently as it can by providing regular updates throughout the process, keeping in direct communication with various parties, such as the buyer’s solicitor, their mortgage broker, surveyors, the buyer themselves and of course you and your solicitor.

Full breakdown of our sales service

Please click the link below for a full breakdown of what our Sales service includes and what you can expect when you instruct Lyss Homes as your agent.

SALES SERVICE AND FEES

Ready to sell?

The first step to sell your property is to have it valued by one of our experts. Simply fill out the form below and we'll be in touch within 24 hours. 

Step 1: Your property

Step 2: Your details

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT IS OUR FEE?

Our service has no upfront cost and we operate on a 'no sale, no fee' basis. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the total sale value agreed. The costs are illustrated below:

Sole agency 1.8% (1.5% + VAT)
Multi-agency 3% (3.6% + VAT)


Sole agency

This is where we are instructed as the only agency to market your property. Having us as your sole agent gives your property the massive benefit of exclusivity and allows us to really focus on getting the best deal for you.

Multi-agency

This is where more than one agency markets your property. Although it may seem like it's a good option to have multiple agents, we find that it is actually detrimental as it gives the impression to potential buyers that the property is struggling to sell.

WHY DO VALUATIONS VARY BETWEEN AGENTS?

The market will determine what the seller is prepared to pay for your property. Our job is to help ensure your property is valued accurately by our agents, whose full focus is to understand local market values and to back up their valuation with real evidence. It’s understandably tempting to instruct the agent who gives the highest valuation, however a recent report from Zoopla showed that the original asking price for a third of properties on the market had to be reduced by £25,000 on average before selling. Every property will sell if it’s presented, marketed and most importantly priced correctly. Our property experts are equipped with the latest valuation tools, having more time to focus on property market levels, thereby meaning that the most accurate, evidence based valuations can be provided. Should you disagree with our valuation, or have been persuaded by another agent that it should be higher, then we can test the market for you, however in all cases we will do our utmost to sell at the highest price possible.

CAN I COME ONBOARD WITHOUT MEETING FOR THE VALUATION?

Yes, if perhaps you already have an asking price in mind that you would like to aim for, you can instruct us at any time. We can immediately get to work on preparing your property for an agreed market launch date.

HOW QUICKLY CAN YOU VISIT?

It depends on availability, however it’s typically within two days of your booking.

WHAT IF MY PROPERTY IS ALREADY BEING MARKETED BY ANOTHER AGENT?

You will need to check your notice period with them. If you are outside your fixed term contract period, then you should be able to move easily. You could also opt for a multiple agency agreement with your existing agent, however this will likely result in an increase in their fees. It is counter-productive to list your property with two agents as it could mean duplicate adverts appearing on the same property portals and also mean you are required to pay two fees instead of one.

HOW DO I REVIEW MY ADVERT?

We will ensure that your advertisement is approved by you before it goes live on all property portals. We also ensure that the particulars are correct and that images and floorplan are properly displayed.

WHAT CONSUMER PROTECTION SCHEME ARE YOU A MEMBER OF?

We are proud members of  The Property Redress Scheme.

DO I GET ONE POINT OF CONTACT?

Yes, you will have one main dedicated point of contact who can handle any ongoing matters swiftly throughout the entire process.

DO YOU VET PROSPECTIVE BUYERS?

Absolutely, we obtain key information such as their full name, address, contact information and check their buying status and financial position.

HOW LONG AFTER THE HOME VISIT WILL MY PROPERTY BE MARKETED?

Your local property expert will prepare everything within 48 hours of the appointment and will request approval from you once ready. We usually beat this timeframe and more often than not, have clients ready to launch within 24 hours.

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