Quick Survey - Buying a House..

Doppleganger · **Joined:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:29 pm **Posts:** 58

If you were looking to buy a house in Hartlepool, would you first look at Rightmove/Zoopla,
or would you first look at the local estate agents?
And would it bother you to deal with a online estate agent rather than a local one on the high street?

aptid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:49 pm **Posts:** 1506

Rightmove for starters, nearly everything is listed on there. IMO it is better to deal with an estate agent with a local presence but there are some awful agents in town.

Doppleganger · **Joined:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:29 pm **Posts:** 58

Why I ask is that I'm selling our house, and Dowens have said they will match Purplebricks price as long as we pay up front, which is about £1.5k less than a fee on completion cost would be. But they are not on Zoopla. Still tempted though.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I only ever searched Rightmove and Zoopla to be honest.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:15 pm

Doppleganger wrote:

Why I ask is that I'm selling our house, and Dowens have said they will match Purplebricks price as long as we pay up front, which is about £1.5k less than a fee on completion cost would be. But they are not on Zoopla. Still tempted though.

Why would they not be on though, sound like greedy bastards and reduces the chance of selling it quickly if less people are viewing it.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

i FOUND rIGHTMOVES APP/WESBITE A LOT EASIER THAN zOOPLAS LIKE.

ffs

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

John C Leech?

The Bishop · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:48 pm

Be careful with Zoopla as it does the "average" cost of a House in the street.. I lived in a mixed street, big, small, semi's, detached, terraced etc.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37643

ElvisC wrote:

John C Leech?

Blast from the past. Some name for an estate agent, :laugh:

Bought our first house off them.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37643

The Bishop wrote:

Be careful with Zoopla as it does the "average" cost of a House in the street.. I lived in a mixed street, big, small, semi's, detached, terraced etc.

Where at, Legoland?

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