Why should I sell my home privately with MyKeys.co.uk?

50,000 people could sell their homes privately this year!*

You could easily join them and save thousands of pounds in estate agent commission by advertising your home online and commission free with MyKeys.co.uk.

Five years ago you would almost certainly have visited a travel agent to book your holiday - now many of us book online because we can save money. Online banking, life, home and car insurance etc etc - the internet is saving us time and money in all aspects of our lives.

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Selling your home privately on the internet is just the latest development and will continue to grow. Take a look at the benefits to you of selling your home privately with MyKeys.co.uk:

Fact - Even with an estate agent YOU will probably sell your home.

Why? - Because the vast majority of estate agents just send viewers round without accompanying them, leaving you to do the most important part of the process - actually selling your home. Remember, estate agents are paid every time a buyer takes one of their properties, regardless of which property it is - your property is just one of many they can send the buyer to.

Benefit to You - You only have one property to sell - your own home! If you're going to be doing the selling anyway then why pay thousands of pounds in commission? You should sell your home privately and put the commission you save to good use.
Fact - It is estimated that up to 89% of buyers now use the internet to find their next home and this figure is bound to rise.

Why? - Because more and more people have internet access and realise just how easy it is to view most of the property for sale in their area from the comfort of their own home.

Benefit to You - You can sell your home privately and easily reach the majority of people looking to buy in your area. Our Complete Advertising Package provides massive internet coverage and could easily see your advert appearing on more websites than your estate agent uses.
Fact - You can still sell your home privately even if you are using an estate agent.

Why? - Because no estate agent contract prevents you from doing your own marketing. However, depending on the type of contract you sign you may have to pay the agents' commission regardless of whether they or you find the buyer.

Thankfully most estate agents use what is called a Sole Agency agreement. In simple terms this means that they are the only estate agent allowed to sell your property. If you find the buyer yourself then you shouldn't have to pay any commission. For more information on this please visit our Estate Agent page.

Benefit to You - If you are currently with an estate agent then you can still sell your home privately on MyKeys.co.uk and, in many cases, pay no commission if you find the buyer. If you are considering using an estate agent as well as an advert on MyKeys.co.uk then please ensure you find one that uses a Sole Agency contract and perhaps make it clear that you will also be marketing the property yourself.

Either way, an advert on this website will put your property on websites that your estate agent doesn't use. If this generates more enquiries, more offers or even a quicker sale then it will be worth the 10 minutes needed to create your advert.
Fact - If you do sell your own home privately you could save thousands of pounds in estate agent commission!

Why? - Most estate agents charge a percentage of the sale price of your home as their commission. This could typically be 1.5% - 2% plus VAT. 2% commission on a £200,000 property is £4000 plus VAT = £4700!

Benefit to you - That's a nice amount of money to put towards your new house - new kitchen? .. new 3-piece suite? .. new carpets, curtains and decoration throughout? What about a bigger deposit on your new home to keep your monthly repayments down? You could even buy a very nice car with that sort of money!
Fact - It has been estimated that 50,000 property owners are likely to sell their homes privately this year*

Why? - Because they'll consider all the factors above and decide they can do at least as good a job themselves and save a lot of money at the same time. These are people just like you, people from all walks of life - home owners who want to maximise the profit from selling their home.

Benefit to you - You can easily join this group, sell your home privately with MyKeys.co.uk and pay no commission what-so-ever when the sale completes.