Quote:This is what I don't understand. Why would someone selling a house not put it on Right Move? Doesn't make sense to cut down your audience by skipping them?
There are many potential reasons why sellers wouldn’t want a public sale process.
Sometimes a neighbour might decide to interfere in the sale process if they know it is going on - approaching visiting buyers - starting up their cement mixer during viewings - changing the fence line to steal land when the property is empty - cut down that tree they object to etc. They might even start making offers to family members if sold from an estate. Blight the sale process in an attempt to buy the property at below market rates. Some people are indeed nasty and disgusting.
Some people don’t want ‘time wasters’ or want potential buyers to be vetted, or don’t want people peering in because there is a sale board up.
You might not want an abusive ex being able to identify your address from the furniture or belongings in the photos.
You might not want to alert potential thieves to an empty property and equip them with photos that allow them to case the joint for valuables and points of access.
You might have professional considerations because you are a psychiatrist, or in the public eye etc and don’t want to attract press coverage or protestors.
Perhaps it is part of a relationship/marriage breakdown and you don’t want gossip.
I think the list is endless and I know agents that will readily offer this service. Some properties are not going to attract ‘the mass market’ anyway.
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