Accurate valuation is the key to selling homes in less active UK property market

A property that is accurately valued is more likely to sell quickly in the current British housing market where activity is slowing, it is claimed. New figures from an independent estate agent form 54 branches suggests that valuation is the key to avoid having to drop the asking price or accept an offer well below what is sought. The firm, Andrews, gathered information on sales from January to June 2018 and found a clear pattern which showed that 70% of completed sales either closely met or exceeded the asking price. It believes that at a time when more and more properties are selling for significantly less than the asking price and hanging around on the market for longer than in the past, the job of the valuer is even more important.