Estate Agents Commission Rates Explained
Most sellers are unaware of the different commission rates that Rochdale estate agents will charge to sell your property. It is a fact that not all Rochdale estate agencies charge the same rates and there’s a good reason for this so don’t make your decision on price alone.

Some Rochdale agents may quote standard rates but upon appraising the property, may determine that the property may be more difficult to sell than usual because it’s in a bad area or in a poor state of repair warranting more effort on marketing costs and effort. Conversely, some agents may quote a lower than normal rate if they think that they can move your property easily and quickly.

Some Rochdale estate agents may not have the overheads of larger firms who have made high levels of investment in high street offices, top-level staff training, sophisticated computer systems and professional marketing materials and resources.

That’s not to say that cut-price commission rates will deliver cut-down levels of customer service and professionalism because you can sometimes experience inadequacies when dealing with larger chain firms too.

Cut price Rochdale estate agents normally require a higher turnover of stock in order to survive and they are therefore less likely to be concerned about securing the best price for their clients. The net amount of the post-sale proceeds in your pocket is surely more important than the percentage fee your Rochdale estate agent charged in commission.

Viewings Advice
It is important to know the extent of service an estate agent in Rochdale will provide to you in respect of viewings to suit your requirements and convenience.

Some estate agents in Rochdale do not include accompanied viewings in their service so it’s important to establish whether an estate agent will accompany all viewings and what arrangements they make for evenings and weekends.

Apart from the obvious security issues associated with an unaccompanied viewing, it is only when agents accompany buyers around a property that they can they probe, listen and understand what the buyer is really looking for. Estate agents who have developed a good understanding of their buyers’ preferences are less likely to direct unsuitable viewers to your property.