Where to list the House privately

[LindaDarrah]

I am planning to sell my house without using estate agents, is there a website for private sellers?
TIA

you can ask local agents to show prospective buyers, but as nearly all is done on Rightmove and zoopla now you will struggle.unless it is a hugely desirable multi million pound house, but even they go on.

i don’t understand why you want to go on a private website and not right move website?

edit. Ok yoh don’t even want to use agents, sorry you will struggle.

If you're in a sought after area a card in the shop window would do it. Worked for friends in a very popular village.

If you're not in that situation you either need excellent marketing - social media and possibly website, but key is being on Rightmove.

Purple bricks will let you list your house for free on their website, it’s another £400 ish for them to put it on rightmove. You also need to pay for an ID check. If you need an energy certificate (you can look up if your property has a valid one online) don’t go through them as they are double the price than getting one done privately.

Even though they would be technically classed as your estate agent they basically do nothing so you would be managing it all yourself.

Selling a house privately is great if you already have a buyer (from someone private canvasing or selling inter family etc...) but just trying to list it to the public yourself to cut out an EA is a terrible idea. They do a lot more than people think, the main thing being bringing legitimacy and accountability to your listing. There is a reason people avoid purplebricks and most self listed houses fail to sell.

Why?

my mum has twice bought a house via local gossip. In one case, she wanted to move to a particular area and hired a 'house finder' who found a great house before it went on the market. In the second case, she spoke to some well-connected local tradesmen who pointed her to a house that was going on the market soon, so she made an offer before it got there.

do you want to avoid agents to keep your privacy (no photos of your house online) or to save money? If the former, there are posh agents and private 'finders' who will do the marketing for you without letting the 'ordinary folk' comment on your decor.

@parietal is referrinf to what’s called a whisper sale. Anyone can do one- don’t need to be posh 🤣. However, it works best when there is a single agent who is known for marketing a certain village/ area and people who want to move there know they need to contact that agent and where the agent already has a list of keen buyers to call about the house. It’s no cheaper than normal though as the agent arguably has to work harder.

Problem with Purple Bricks is that some vendors at least end up in a position where PB field enquiries and either don't follow them properly or make their own decision about whose interest to promote. If they will agree to just publish your listing on Rightmove and let you deal with enquiries, viewings and offers, it might work. I sold a house years ago with a company who literally just let you put up a listing for £99. But I don't think it exists any more. I had no problem dealing with would-be buyers and sold the house for close to asking price with no hassle. In many ways it was simpler than having an estate agent involved. I used to have a long chat on the phone before agreeing to a viewing to make sure it really was the kind of property the buyer was looking for - sometimes it was quite unsuitable and the buyer just wanted to have a look round to get an idea of the market.

I would avoid buying a house through Purple Bricks

Me too! Your most valuable assess and trying to sell on the cheap.

If I saw a sale board with PB, I would nor view.

If you have road WhatsApp chats, mention it on there. I know quite a few people who’ve done it that way - primarily because the area is popular. If it isn’t, then that probably won’t work.

I don't know of any websites. I sometimes see houses on FB marketplace, and people post them in our village FB group. I've seen homemade 'for sale' signs outside houses before too.

Would the NextDoor app work for selling a house? I've never installed it so I'm not sure what it can do.

I know of a somebody that put a handmade sign on their front garden fence saying house for sale and their mobile. Sold within weeks. You could advertise it on FB and gumtree.

How to List Your Home on Rightmove & Zoopla Without an Agent - Offagent

other google results are easily available

There is a website called Quicklister where you can advertise your house for £100 or so I think - and that includes getting it on Rightmove too.

I’m surprised more people don’t do it to be honest. So many estate agents are pretty useless and charge extortionate amounts.

I'd definitely use an agent. You'll likely come away with more money overall. I too would not look at a house listed via Purplebricks or similar