Cut out the estate agent - MyKeys.co.uk appears in Real Homes magazine

MyKeys.co.uk appeared in a recent edition of Real Homes magazine in a feature entitled 'We cut out the estate agent'.

In the feature one of our customers, Anne Mather, told how she used MyKeys.co.uk to sell her home privately.

"I've used estate agents to sell my homes in the past but was always reluctant to hand over the fee, so this time I decided to look into selling it myself," said Anne.

She chose MyKeys.co.uk as the website on which to create her online advertising campaign, deciding the asking price and creating the advert herself. We then placed the advert on our numerous partner websites, including Fish4Homes.co.uk and OnOneMap.co.uk and sent Anne her personalised For Sale board.

Anne was overwhelmed with the response - "Within a week of the property going on the market I had five interested parties." Anne agreed a sale with one of these buyers and the sale progressed to completion through their respected solicitors.

So what did Anne think of her first experience of selling her home privately? "I'd definately sell a home privately again - it worked really well and I saved a lot of money."

What does this mean for anyone thinking of selling privately?

If, like Anne, you would also like to cut out the estate agent and sell your home privately then this article carries the following strong messages:

• Selling your home privately can be done easily by home owners with no prior experience.
• The internet is a strong source of active buyers. Indeed the majority of buyers now use the internet to find their next home.
• You can also use the internet to determine a realistic asking price for your home.
• By cutting out the estate agent you can save a lot of money and stay in control of the sale at the same time.

For more information on how you could also cut out the estate agent and sell your home privately please see our section on 'Why Sell Privately?'