Don’t fall victim to dodgy estate agents

How do you spot a good estate agent? No, I’m not about to tell a joke. It’s a serious question.

With a baby on the way, the need for a double spare room for visiting first-time grandparents and more space to work from home, I’ve started to wonder how much longer our growing family will fit into our compact three-bedroom semi.

We can’t face the hassle of a loft extension and together with the lack of parking we’ll likely sell up in the next year or so. And when we do, we’ll become sellers for the first time.

I didn’t pay much attention to the estate agent I used when I bought my home. After all, I wasn’t paying them and all that mattered was the house, its price and location. But I know it will be much more important to choose the right one when I come to sell.

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Melanie McDonagh

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