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Advertise Your Property - Property Portals

PROPERTY ADVICE BLOG - Advertise Your Property - Property portals

How it works - You list your property for sale, upload photographs and give as much information about it as possible. Potential buyers browse the website and get in touch with you directly if they’re interested

What it costs - Prices vary. For £9.99, www.Sellmyownhome.co.uk will give you a basic listing on its website, which it says has 250,000 hits a month. For £79.99, you can have your home listed on other property-finding sites, including Fish4homes, Home.co.uk and Properties Direct, which together claim more than 2m hits, and receive a personalised for sale board. Brightsale.co.uk, which claims up to 20,000 hits a month – and links to the larger portals – charges 0.5% of the asking price, but the fee includes a valuation and legal services. Meanwhile, Homesforsale.co.uk is offering a free listing for anyone selling a property in the next few months.

What are the benefits? - Much cheaper than using an agent. You’ll save considerably on agent’s fees, and anyone in the country can visit the website to view details of your property. What to watch out for: It could be tricky to decide on your asking price without an agent’s advice, especially if you have an unusual property. Not all portals allow individuals to advertise (Rightmove, for example, takes listings only for agents), and the less popular websites don’t get nearly so many hits.