The Internet and Websites
The internet is a valuable tool in estate agency and a good agent will be well-versed in adopting the right technologies available to ensure that your property is marketed to the world wide web.

A good Islington agent will be advertising your property on top notch property portals. The potential for persons who may not necessarily be registered as an interested buyer with your agent to show interest in your property will be greatly enhanced if your chosen agent is IT-savvy.

Take a look at the estate agents' own website and ask yourself if it looks professional enough for interested parties to want to conduct a property search on the site. Satisfy yourself that the search facility works well and that the search results are adequately presented. Are the full property details presented well and are all associated images of decent viewable quality?

Most importantly, is the site speed quick enough? A slow performing, inefficient and difficult to navigate website where pages and images take a long time to download will challenge the patience of most visitors who will be quick to leave the site and never return.

Beware Overvaluing Your Property
Overvaluing a property is a well-known tactic that some Islington estate agents will use in order to impress you to secure your listing instruction. Therefore, do not fall into the trap of simply choosing the Islington estate agent with the highest valuation because an overpriced property will tend to attract the wrong kind of buyers to your Islington property and the right buyers may never get to see it.

This practice can result in the property remaining static on the Islington housing market. This can also lead to the property having to be subsequently reduced falling below its true market value. The issue of obtaining a correct valuation is therefore paramount to the selling process.

It is critical that you appoint a Islington estate agent who not only has a track record of successful sales in Islington but also has a thorough working knowledge of current buyer activity and who can interpret and communicate prevailing market trends to your advantage.