Instruction

SIX STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL SALE

There are a number of important stages along the journey from considering putting your property on the market to receiving the sales proceeds and Bohan Hyland will be there from start to fi nish to help guide you through this challenging process with a professional and client focussed attitude at all times.

1. Valuation

Before considering bringing a property to the market to sell it is essential that you get a market value appraisal. Our team of valuation experts have an in-depth knowledge of the property market in your area and will be happy to guide you with their expertise and local knowledge.

2 Instruction

If you are happy to proceed with our agency instruction we will need to forward you the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) Engagement Mandate for you to sign. This is compulsory for any licenced estate agent to have in place with clients when providing professional property services.

We will also require proof of ID as under the Criminal Justice Act 1994 estate agents are obliged to secure proof of identity and address from their clients. Accordingly, we need you to supply us with photographic identifi cation (copy of your passport or driver’s licence) and proof of address (utility bill or bank statement) prior to placing your property on the market.

Finally, we will also require you to provide us with a building energy rating certifi cate (BER Cert) as under legislation all properties for sale require an energy rating for advertising and this will also form part of your contract for sale that your solicitor is preparing. If you do not have a BER Cert we can assist in providing one. Once these items are taken care of we are good to go at getting you the best price in the market!

3 Marketing

Now it’s time to move on to a key stage – putting your Marketing Plan to work. Quality promotional material that includes professional photography, clear fl oor plans and engaging descriptions will help you connect with potential buyers. Your property will be advertised on several websites including Myhome.ie and Daft.ie. Traditional methods like sales boards and newspaper ads may also work very well depending on your circumstances. We will advertise your property in our branch offi ces window displays as well as engaging in direct mail campaigns from our own data base and this is where our experience and market knowledge is vital.

4 Viewings

Now that the promotional material has been circulated we will start to receive enquiries to view your property. We will work in tandem with you to carry out a specifi c number of open viewings with a representative of Bohan Hyland in attendance to show people around. As your Agent we will be able to handle all aspects of your viewing from taking contact details through to locking the doors afterwards. Viewings will usually take from 30 to 60 minutes depending on the volume of enquiries. Normally after a few rounds of Saturday viewings we will start to see a few familiar faces and those interested parties may also start to schedule private viewings which we will also carry out and facilitate prospective buyers for.