This is why your home isn't selling: Estate agents and property experts reveal the 11 reasons it just won't shift - including when it's YOU who's the problem

This is why your home isn't selling: Estate agents and property experts reveal the 11 reasons it just won't shift - including when it's YOU who's the problem By Graham Norwood Updated: 12:07 BST, 25 October 2024 e-mail 1 View comments The number of homes on the market but without a buyer is the highest for a decade, according to new figures. Statistics from respected property website home.co.

uk report there were an astonishing 499,667 homes on sale during August - the month with most recent data, which is 14 per cent more than during the same period last year and 8 per cent more than the pre-pandemic total back in August 2019. So why are so many property sales stalling? We’ve spoken to Britain’s leading estate agents to reveal the top 11 reasons why your property might not be selling. One of the most common reasons homeowners struggle to sell their property is that the price is too high.

This can make it difficult to secure viewings, let alone offers Your agent isn't good enough Some agents just slap property details online and hope for the best. Most sellers don’t know to check, but the best agents have ‘sales progression staff’ who chase would-be buyers to encourage viewings, and then pro-actively chase again after a viewing to put their minds at rest if there were any issues. You get what you pay for so if you use a very cheap agent, including online ones, it’s likely they won’t have people to spare to chase every possible lead.

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