Selling your house? If you're thinking about selling your house then you may be wondering how to find the best estate agent in your area to get the best price for your house and who will be a pleasure to work with. Well, have you considered selling your house without an estate agent?~~ This is a growing trend as people realise that with a little advice, planning and effort you can actally sell your house yourself and save thousands of pounds in fees. Around 80% of people now search for their new home online. By listing your house for sale on a private sales website you can have your property advert seen by millions of people when they search on portals like fish4homes.co.uk, Globrix and Trovit. Many poeple have become suspicious of estate agents given the reputation they have acquired in the last decade or so due to some questionable sales practices. After all they are unregulated and have no compulsory professional body or regulator. Anyone can become an estate agent overnight - even you! If you are considering selling your house you may wish to read about private selling to decide whether it is for you. After all there is nothing to stop you marketing your house alongside your estate agent - just make sure you don't agree to a sole selling clause in the contratc. then if you do sell your house yourself you don't have to pay fees but you reduce the risk of not selling by listing with the estate agent as well. by James Cole, editor of The Big Property Blog and property writer for private property sales website www.thebigpropertylist.co.uk | 
