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Selling With Tenants
Published by Landlord Sales Agency
UK's No.1 Tenanted Sales Specialists
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Local Estate Agent Sale v Landlord Sales Agency
Landlords, looking to sell with tenants, often approach local estate agents who generally are not experienced in tenanted sales. This can lead to conflicting valuations, marketing & other issues.

Primary Function: Selling residential property for homeowners
Experience: Local knowledge based on buyer demand for residential home purchases
Target Market: Home buyers
Valuations: Based on recent home sales with a tendency to over value due to commissions paid to Valuers for hitting listing targets
Advertising: Shop window, home buyer databases & Rightmove, Zoopla etc
Property Description: Focused on features that appeal emotionally to home buyers
Viewings: Sellers co-operative & will usually declutter and 'tidy up' the property ahead of viewings from potential buyers
Fall Through Rate: Nationally, 1 in 3 agreed sales fail to complete due to collapsed chains, mortgage issues & reduced offers on survey
Quick Sale Certainty: Low due to a lack of exposure to a high volume of tenanted property buyers

Primary Function: Selling tenanted property for landlords
Experience: Areas of investor demand, Section 21/Section 8, navigating legal issues
Target Market: Property investors
Valuations: Based on investor demand in the area, refurbishment costs, tenant history, rental yield, and gross/net annual income
Advertising: Emails to a database of 30,000+ investors & ads on Rightmove, Zoopla etc
Property Description: Focused on rent, yield, legal compliance & capital growth potential
Viewings: Tenants often not co-operative and experience in resolving issues required - but investors will often buy without a viewing
Fall Through Rate: Investors are 'no chain' and pay a no-refund £2,000 deposit on offer acceptance meaning 92% of sales complete
Quick Sale Certainty: Higher due to exposure to 30,000+ landlords ranging from first time investors to large corporate pension funds
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