Online Estate Agents - Comments & Tips

Ever thought of buying property abroad? This could be as an investment, a holiday home or even part of your retirement plans! In my case it was a combination of the last two points and the dream my partner and myself had was to be able to buy a house in France. Well you know how sometimes you can start to make one set of plans only to find they start to alter beyond your control? A house in France was a great idea, we had pictures of our dream houses on the walls in the kitchen - a sort of goal or reminder of what we were hoping for. Then out of the blue, my other half said 'I think we should buy a house in Slovakia'. Fine, that's near France isn't it? OK ...  Read the complete review

We are currently trying to sell our one bed flat through Hatched, a Hitchin based online estate agent, but they sell properties from other areas as well. It has been on the market for nine months and we have had very few viewings. I think it was only one until this spring when it picked up and we have had another three or four. Of course the market has not been great for selling, especially to first time buyers, over the past year or so and we went into it fully prepared for the fact that it could take a longer time to sell but with the huge cost savings we thought it was worth a try. Essentially the property will be put on the internet and then left there, ...  Read the complete review

I left this review under 'Estate Agents in general' but now see there is a section about 'online' estate agents to which my review is also relevant. I want to tell people about ludlowthompson estate & letting agent in London. A refreshing estate/letting agent. Modern with IT so great online services (I could see everything at a website account they gave me), they are friendly & helpful plus they work really hard to get you what you want. I have let my flat lots of times with different agents (whoever finds the tenant). This time I used Ludlow Thompson and found them to be the most professional and up to date re online facilities. I wish I ...  Read the complete review

I have been searching for a house for a while now as you all should know so it does not come as a surprise when I say that I have been using the internet as a resource for our search. Overall I think that without the internet we would not have seen as many houses or even known that many were on the market and we would have certainly not found the house that we have just made an offer on just a few days ago. So what are the online resources for estate agents like and are they any good? ----- Online Estate Agents – What do They Offer and What are They? Basically any estate agent you know of or any that you see advertising on houses should ...  Read the complete review

90% of properties on the web have not been updated. They are a waste of time. Really poor use of such a great tool. 90% of properties on the web have not been updated. They are a waste of time. Really poor use of such a great tool. 90% of properties on the web have not been updated. They are a waste of time. Really poor use of such a great tool. 90% of properties on the web have not been updated. They are a waste of time. Really poor use of such a great tool. 90% of properties on the web have not been updated. They are a waste of time. Really poor use of such a great tool. ...  Read the complete review