News from the Residential Property Investor, the bi-monthly magazine for RLA members other artilces from the August / September 2002 issue RPI news archive

Estate agent confesses - August / September 2002

An RLA member and estate agent is confessing all in his latest book, Save Thousands Selling Your Home Yourself.

This self-help book covers all aspects of selling including internal preparation, marketing, valuation, acquiring viewers and erecting 'for sale' signs ­ right through the process from conducting viewings to receiving offers, negotiating an agreed price and achieving completion. The author, Tony Booth, said: 'the skills needed can be acquired easily and there is a distinct advantage to sitting in the driving seat, rather than have an agent force you in directions you may not necessarily wish to take. Even if, after reading my book, people still decide to use an estate agent, it will help them understand what he is meant to be doing in return for his commission. This can be very useful when things seem to be moving all too slowly'.

He is already working on his next title, Letting Property Without An Agent.
 

other artilces from the August / September 2002 issue

• Homes shortage?
• Legislation to blame, not estate agents
• Landlords' great flood threat
• Council tenants set to lose right to buy
• Estate agent confesses
• Minister announces changes to housing benefit
• Up the smoke
• Scots council angry at landlord
• Insulating the property value
• In brief