How to sell a house

Scraggs

I'm planning on putting a house up for sale in the coming weeks and was wondering if anyone who has been through the process can advise what documents/info I should get organised to ensure a smooth transaction. I have deeds ready to go and am currently organising a BER cert.
Thanks in advance.

riclad

Get yourself a solicitor ,choose an estate agent,
make sure they advertise on daft.ie or myhome.ie ,
they,ll charge 1.5 -2 per cent commission plus vat
Make sure the house is tidy, good time to get rid of items you don,t need .
Thats about all you need .
look on house price register ,eg register/ where you live, eg beaumont .
think about what you price you want ,the agent will give you a valuation anyway.

Rew

Get a solicitor, they will give you a list of things they need.
Get a folder to put docs in, get access to a scanner to scan docs
Get a Google Drive or Dropbox to store all the scans and the docs you will receive.
Go though your house and mercilessly cull clutter, junk and unwanted items
Make a list of jobs that need doing and get them done
Clean the place like its a hospital
Get an Estate Agent, hammer them down to 1% if you can
Make sure they take decent pictures and don't make a mess of the ad on My Home & Daft
Look for feedback after viewings
Start making a list of addresses you will need to update for post etc

Docs we needed to sell:
Photo ID for my wife and my self
Proof of Address
Proof of PPS for my wife and my self
Marriage cert
Mortgage Account info
Cert of Compliance with planning for the house (this came with the house when we bought from previous owner)
Cert of Compliance with planning for the extension (this came with the house when we bought from previous owner)
Cert of Compliance with planning for the Porch (we did this so we had to pay an engineer for this)
BER cert and BER report
Singed authorisation for solicitor to take up the deeds (he provided we signed and returned)
Signed authorisation to act on our behalf (he provided we signed and returned)
Proof of Waste collection (receipts for bins)
Proof of payment of LPT in full for the current year (we got the balance of the year back from the purchaser on closing)
LPT specific clearance as the house was being sold 2 bands higher then the band it had been put in in 2013, took a few weeks to get from revenue
Cert of Exemption from NPPR (Huge pain in the ass to get, varies by county council what you have to do to obtain)
Proof of payment of Water

riclad

Hold onto all receipts for esb,gas, water bills , property tax ,bins.
go around tax ,is there anything you don,t need , books, records,cds, clothes ,bring to a charity shop.
main bank account no.
Have a folder ,box, all documents,letters re house go there .
take photos or photocopy important document,s marriage cert .birth cert etc.
I sold an ex council house so i did not need the documents below .
i had a bank loan on the house .
selling an house is a good time to make a will if you dont, have one .

Keep all letters ,emails you get from agent or solicitor or bank.
My friend sold house,
She got rid of all old furniture ,
she made it look as empty as possible .
when photos are being taken for estate agent .
look around is there any things need cleaning or painting.
doors ,window frames ,
cut the grass ,get rid of weeds,
if you have shed put anything you can into it.
the legal fees are 1000-1500 depending on the solicitor you choose .
Don,t have too many pictures ,photos on the walls .
or ornaments on window sills .

her house was sold in about 2 months ,at price it was advertised for .
20k more than similar house sold in estate 6 months before .
She left behind 6ft built in fridge , large cooker oven and clothes dryer unit as part of the sale agreement.

when house is sold ,the buyer usually expects you to remove all furniture .

Scraggs

Thank you, very helpful advice! I knew there'd be documents I'd need to chase up so I'm happy to get a head start before EA and Solicitor return from holidays.

Rew

Scraggs wrote: »

Thank you, very helpful advice! I knew there'd be documents I'd need to chase up so I'm happy to get a head start before EA and Solicitor return from holidays.

I wish everyone was so proactive selling and buying would be much more pleasant if you had to have it all done before listing the house.