Selling Guide
A step by step guide to selling your property
Step 1 - Why Bacon & Co?
We would be delighted to market your property and have a strong selling team which excels in both professionalism and enthusiasm to ensure we find a buyer at the best price in the shortest timescale possible. In now our 21st year, we have many years of experience in the local market place and as such able to discuss with you all aspects of moving and marketing to fit in with your plans and timescales. We truly believe the way in which we market your home is second to none and will ensure no potential buyers are missed.
Step 2 - Free valuation
Expert advice from day one! – Bacon & Co valuers have numerous years experience in the local market and will carry out a valuation of your property free of charge and without obligation. We will provide supporting evidence of comparable homes and sold prices in your postcode and will put all of our thoughts in writing to you via email or letter.
Step 3 - Sales particulars
We know how important first impressions are, therefore, alongside the latest technology complete care is taken to ensure we produce the best photography, floorplan and description of your home so that the property stands out online and on our attractive property details. Our advertising is extensive and we promote our register in the local property papers and the best internet sites available. We truly believe the way we market your home is second to none and ensure we strive to achieve the best possible price for your home.
Step 4 - Marketing
We will always use the best marketing tools available to us and ensure our advertising is extensive by promoting your property in all of our local property papers and on the best Internet sites available. This is reviewed regularly and we are constantly updating our branches with the latest technology and services to enable us to market your property to the highest standard available locally.
Step 5 - Accompanied Viewings
We take the stress of moving away from you as much as we can , therefore, aim to accompany viewings wherever possible. Our experience tells us that not only do sellers prefer us to show prospective buyers around their home, but also buyers prefer to be shown around a home by an agent and by accompanying viewings we can get both immediate and honest feedback from the viewer.
Step 6 - Viewing feedback
Without doubt any seller wants to know how a viewing went, so our aim is to give you honest and constructive feedback within 48 hours of a viewing taking place and by doing this it also helps us adapt our marketing strategy to give you the best chance of selling your home.
Step 7 - Receiving an offer
As soon as an offer is received for your home you will be notified both verbally and in writing. We ensure all offers are checked financially to confirm they can afford their proposed purchase and where applicable a full chain check is carried out so that we can advise you of the customers chain length and timescales.
Step 8 - Sale agreed
Once you have accepted an offer it is important that the matter is then placed in the hands of a solicitor. We will work alongside your solicitor liaising with them regularly for updates as well as dealing with surveyors, brokers and additional estate agents in the chain to make the sale of your home as stress free as possible.
Step 9 - Sales progression
Once an offer has been agreed your solicitor should then be instructed to start the legal process. The solicitor will send out a draft contract for your property to the purchasers solicitor, who in turn will carry out preliminary enquiries. Our experienced staff will liaise with solicitors, surveyors, mortgage brokers and other agents to try to make this as stress free as possible.
Step 10 - Exchange of contract
Exchange of contracts occur when all preliminary enquiries from the draft contract and the local search have been agreed. If the buyer requires a mortgage and the mortgage offer received in writing the purchaser is ready to exchange contracts with the seller. The contract is signed by the seller and purchaser and the deposit is given to the solicitor. All parties then agree a completion date.
Step 11 - Completion
Once you have exchanged and agreed on a completion day, the remainder of the monies are transferred on this day to the sellers solicitor. We then ask you to hand the keys of your property to one of our offices and once we have received confirmation from the solicitor that they can be released, we shall hand them onto the buyer.
Testimonials
I would like to thank you and all your people for the professional way your agency handled the sale. I knew exactly what was happening, almost, on a day to day basis. I would not hesitate to use your agency again and i will certainly recommend you.
I would just like to say how pleased I have been with Bacon and co managing property lettings over the years. The service has been completely trouble free and has allowed me to spend virtually no time on managing them myself. This has been so important in choosing property as an investment. Thank you very much again
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your cheerful, polite and helpful manner at all times.
Just a really big 'thank you' for all your hard work in getting us into our new house… we love it! I never thought id hear myself say that an estate agents were good, but you were more than that… excellent communication, always friendly and caring and almost part of the family!
A prompt, efficient and cheerful service
Our Property Investment Company employ Hayley as our Letting and Management Agent, for one reason only "she's the best".
Thank yo so much for your hard work. You were so persistent and marketed our property so well! Thank you too for your kindness and courtesy. We will certainly recommend Bacon in the future.
I just wanted you to know how fabulous Tash and Dom have been with the sale of our house. Although there were times we didn't think it would happen Tash has been a complete superstar and deserves some recognition.
Many thanks for the Faultless help and kindness extended to me on the sale of my property. It was a pleasure to phone the office with my worries to always feel comforted and with knowing was getting genuine back up.
- WORTHING
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Worthing Branch
Central Worthing
19 Chatsworth Road,
Worthing,
BN11 1LYTel: 01903 521000
Email: worthing@baconandco.co.uk
- LANCING
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Lancing Branch
5 Station Parade,
Lancing,
BN15 8AATel: 01903 767600/1
Email: station@baconandco.co.uk
- BROADWATER
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Broadwater Branch
14-16 Broadwater Street West,
Worthing,
BN14 9DATel: 01903 524000
Email: broadwater@baconandco.co.uk
- GORING
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Goring Branch
119 George V Avenue,
Worthing,
BN11 5SATel: 01903 520002
Email: goring@baconandco.co.uk
- LETTINGS
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Lancing Lettings Branch
50 Crabtree Lane,
Lancing,
BN15 9PJTel: 01903 756688
Email: info@bacon-letting.co.uk
- COMMERCIAL
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Lancing Commercial Branch
50 Crabtree Lane,
Lancing,
BN15 9PJTel: 01903 767679
Email: richard@baconandco.co.uk
