So you’re wanting to sell?And the market is, well - flat? Can you sell? Will you sell? Here are our tips for selling in the current climate.

Selling your property currently takes a steely nerve and a healthy reality check. But, with the right outlook, the right price and the right attitude - deals are still being done.

Look around you - what are similar houses on the market for? Are they moving? The houses that are selling are the houses that are priced to sell - and some of these properties will sell quickly - as the cash buyers lurk in the shadows, waiting for the right price to pounce. 

The rest will remain unsold - with a lot of people still holding on to their dream Summer 2007 valuation - times have changed - and so must the price being asked. 

Rightmove seem to think that realistic asking prices are 10% below the Summer 2007 price point. That means if you were valued at 600,000 back then - you’re worth 540,000 now. So look at the properties that are available for 540,000 in your neighbourhood -  what’s the competition like?

If there are three or four comparable properties in the same area in the same price range and they’re not selling you may want to consider a further adjustment. Maybe another 5%? How would you compare then?

The simple fact is that this is a buyer’s market - and you must do what you can do to gain their attention.