The main benefit is the £1000’s of pounds you save in Estate Agents fees.

To give yourself the absolute best chance selling privately we’d say that you should put aside a marketing budget of around £500 (it is of course possible to do it for less than this).

Now, with the figure of £500 in mind, let’s look at the savings you’d make by selling your house privately:

When you consider the Estate Agent's fee as a percentage of the actual profit you make from your sale (i.e. what you sell for, minus what you boughtfor) you’ll soon realize just how much you’re giving away.