Posts Tagged ‘free property listing’

Confidential Property Adverts help reduce SPAM

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

For our own free property listing UK service we believe that confidentiality is key when advertising with us.  This applies whether you add a property wanted listing or if you are listing UK property for sale or to rent.

I’m sure you, like us, have countless SPAM emails that you constantly have to sifted out of your inbox and into the trash.  Some days it can be quite tiresome removing this unwanted email traffic.  When we came up with the our property listing website idea we took this into consideration.  It should only take a matter of minutes to upload your free property listing with us.  However, it will not be added to the website until it has been verified.  This enables us to filter out potential SPAM property adverts.  This approach is exactly the same once your property listing has been verified and added to our website.  So should someone be interested in your property advert, they too have to go through the same verification process.

There are plenty of services available where you can upload your own property listing without the use of estate agents.  However, they will vary greatly.  Our own service is essentially a teaser property advert, similar to those displayed in newspapers, the difference being your details remain confidential on the website.  Therefore, you should not receive unsolicited emails or phone calls.  Only when you are willing to receive property enquiries can details be exchanged between the two parties.  This way we believe there is mimimal effort in listing a property advert with us and it’s a great way to test the market.  Not to mention, we do not charge an upfront fee for property adverts, only for qualified property enquiries that have been verified. 

Therefore you should do your research before selecting which website to list your UK property with.  Your property listing criteria should be more than which is the cheapest service; as the saying goes there is no such thing as a free lunch!  Website forms, like those we use, are currently one of the best ways to combat SPAM.  Thus we have ensured our customers are always our first thought when developing our site.

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Take a leap of faith with a Private Property Listing

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

There appears to be a leap of faith when you consider listing your UK property privately.  A myriad of questions need answering, the first one being why would you upload your own property listing?

There are a variety of Property Listings available to those looking at posting an advert whether letting or selling privately in the UK. Offline UK property owners or those seeking property to rent can, for example, post adverts in local newspapers, produce their own flyers or list their details in shop windows.  Online there are many different websites offering to list properties.  It is worthwhile investigating the various options available.

Where possible all property owners, whether they are UK property landlords looking at letting their UK property or individuals looking at a potential sale, should test the market via the online listing your property privately route.  Why wouldn’t you, especially if there is the free property listing options available!  Yes it may cost you a bit of time in research and submitting a property listing, however the benefits could be a huge saving in potential fees had they followed the estate agency route. 

You will have to spend some time reviewing the different options available.  One the one hand some of the UK private property websites may require a fair amount of detail about the property whilst on the other will be those that display teaser UK property adverts. Some will charge upfront fees, whilst others, like ourselves, will only charge for each property enquiry you choose to receive.  There are also websites that will offer a completely free service. 

It’s extremely important that you do your research before you decide upon the  property listing service that suits your needs.  Either way, it is worth testing the market whether you are looking to sell or let your property in the UK as it could ultimately help to save you money.  Now that’s got to be a good thing.

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UK Property Wanted with Sexy Addresses

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Many people strive to live in a particular street or an area of the UK for differing reasons. From a family perspective it could be that it’s the catchment area for the best local school; for others it may have been on their list of aspirations as a token of their achievement.

With the UK recession now seemingly behind us will the UK housing market start to move more fluidly allowing people to move into these so called ’sexy addresses’? It’s an interesting question to pose. A lot depends on whether the biggest downturn since records began is really a thing of the past. Confidence is absolutely key to any revival. Not only that, but it could be a shifting mindset that may also affect the fluidity. Perhaps those who aspired to be in prestigious UK property addresses have now had second thoughts. If they were directly affected by the UK recession, perhaps even losing their job or business, then it’s likely their own ideals will have changed in the near term. Only time will tell if we see a return to the ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ mentality or if there has been a real shift in values.

Those aspiring to live at a particular sexy address should consider posting a property wanted advert. By casting the net wider UK home seekers may actually find the UK property they are looking to buy or rent. There are websites that cater for this particular free property listing service in the UK. It also gives them the ability to test the market.  In many cases potential UK buyers and renters could be missing out on a huge opportunity by not considering alternative approaches to using estate agents. 

By doing their research potential UK property buyers and renters could find such websites to be an invaluable source of property lead referrals.  You never know it may also lead to you securing your dream property.

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Take the stress out of looking for residential property to rent in the UK

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Many of those looking to rent a flat or house in the UK opt to begin their search online.  Even with the fall in UK house prices due to the recent credit crunch the UK is still pricing the number of first time buyers out of the property marketplace.

It’s not only first time UK buyers who are struggling to find the high deposits being asked for by mortgage companies.  Those people who are looking to make the move up the UK property ladder may need to find additional funds to cover any reduced equity for a deposit on their next property.  Due to the buoyant UK rental market many letting agents are witnessing the increasing demand with more property available to rent now appearing on their books. Investors who buy property to rent out in the UK continue to use specialist letting agents. Not only are the UK property portfolios of letting agents growing; so is the demand to rent property in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Property management on behalf of UK investors is another add on that is seen as a valuable offering by the agents.

The jury is still out as to whether 2010 will see a resurgence in demand to purchase UK buy to let property. UK residential property landlords who have the time to vet potential tenants should also consider the option of bypassing letting agents. There are Free Property Listing services in the UK that are bridging the gap amid private property landlords and tenants.  It’s a simple process to set up your own property adverts. If you have UK residential property to rent then the option of using an online free property listing service could potentially save you money in tenant finder fees.

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Traditionalist Estate Agency Property Listing or the DIY Privately Route

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

It’s an interesting debate.  If you are looking to advertise your property via the traditionalist estate agency route; do you opt for a sole agency or multiple agency agreement?

It’s curious to understand what the motives are to list your UK property with several estate agents.  Sole agency agreements seem to be more common and popular, but you do come across UK property advertised with several agency for sale or to let boards.  It could be that one agent was originally instructed, but have failed to do so within a required timescale thus other parties have been brought in to try and clinch the deal for the client.  What is the perception of interested parties on multiple agency listings?  Do potential UK buyers or tenants query why a particular property is listed with several estate agents?  Or is it just the case of having a wider appeal?   It’s unclear what the motives are, but you’d expect it would not be down to agency fees.  If anything, could it be that it costs them more should there be a successful property transaction at the end of it due to the effort involved in selling it quicker than your multiple agent rivals.

So what about listing your UK property for sale or for rent privately?  There appears to be no such problems with websites that provide Free Property Listing services to owners who wish to rent or sell their UK properties online. Traditional estate agency methods to rent or sell a UK property involves expenses, because a property broker or estate agent expects to be paid. Using hassle free websites to buy, sell, rent and let property online can save you a lot of money.  There are specialized services online that provide value-added FREE property listing, thus eliminating the need to use estate agents. These online UK private property websites ease the hassle of letting and renting properties, and save money in the process. Owners can advertise with them and add their property under their Free Property Ads.

This kind of service has a lot to offer and is developing rapidly, gaining more and more clients everyday and thus improving chances for selling or renting your UK property privately.

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