In our bi-weekly series, readers can email in with any questions about property to be answered by our expert, Jonathan Rolande. Jonathan is a professional property-buyer and housing commentator who has bought and sold over 1,000 properties. If you have a question for him, email us at money@theipaper.com.
Question: I am trying to sell my property, which is a three-bedroom terrace, at the moment. I’ve had it valued by three estate agencies, each of whom have given me different prices, varying by up to £50,000. How do I decide which to sell with?
Answer: Although you don’t mention the price you’ve been quoted, £50,000 sounds like a lot, so unless you’re up in the millions, it sounds like at least one agent is wrong – the trick is, working out which one!
Shorts
Taking a step back, it is important to remember that valuing a property is more of an art than a science. That’s because almost every property has unique characteristics and, of course, the property market is constantly shifting.
