We have all seen TV programmes like House Doctor, Property Ladder or House Auction, that give us all the tips and advice we need to know in order to sell our property. From watching programmes like House Doctor, I've picked up an amazing amount of ideas about selling a house and reaching the maximum asking price. The same can be said of Property Ladder, which focused on developing a house to its maximum potential for selling. However, after watching all of these programmes I can't help but think they are missing out on something fundamental to selling a house. From my point of view there are two different factors which decide a house sale. Firstly its the overall house appearance, garden, decoration, furnishings etc - making the house look attractive and appealing to buy. This are all catered for by the aforementioned TV programmes. Secondly, the house needs to be sold. This is the stage where having the right estate agent and selling price plays a huge influence and, unless you've done your homework, it almost all out of your control. Choosing the right Estate Agent is vital, as they should have done all the hard work for you and be the best ones for the type of property that you have.

Estate agents are seen by most as the only way to sell a house. Without trying to slate Estate Agents (as this is not my intention for this blog post), there can be false expectations associated with selling your house. The main one being the overall asking price. If you don't do your research into the housing market in your area, you could be left with a false sense of optimism about the value of your house. If an Estate Agent is putting the house on the market for a figure they hope to get this could lead you feeling frustrated if your house does not sell. By having such false ideals about the value of your house, a drop in the asking price might seem totally out of the question, affecting your and the Estate Agent's profits. Having both a realistic and carefully researched asking price will mean that you should see the property sell at a much more agreeable price. 

So apart from using an Estate Agent, what are the other ways of selling your home? Now that the hard work has been done on the appearance of your house, how can you go about putting it on the market? One of the more popular choices for a sale is to put it up for auction. Whilst you are then in control of the sale process and are saving on the time to sell the house, there are still the commission fees for auctioneer's and if the house is suitable for auction in the first place. Another option is to sell your house privately. Not as difficult as it may seem. Let me explain.

There is no question that the internet is rapidly expanding into new areas of business and our lives. Technology is changing the way we search for information and also acquire what we need. With everything you could possibly want being sold on eBay is it any wonder that items for sale are increasing in both size and price tag. If more people are searching for property on the web, then it seems only natural to progress to selling your home privately on the internet. So there are a number of websites where you can quite easily sell your home, eBay has been known to sell small properties in the US and even the founder of www.gumtree.com put up his £1 million bachelor pad for sale on the Gumtree website a few years ago. This can be just as successful for selling as using an Estate Agent all possible at a fraction of the advertising costs. 

Combine this cost cutting with the current economic conditions and this does look like a recipe for success. By selling your house privately, you can not only take control of the selling price but also how it is marketed. By advertising on the internet you can capture people who are directly looking for housing for sale and worldwide. There are a few highly specialised websites that are dedicated to selling your house that will be able to handle all the procedures for where your home will be advertised. With this part taken care of, all you need to do is research your asking price, make your home look appealing and then take care of the HIPs and Solicitor's fees. Your house can then be sold with you in control and get the asking price you want. People looking for saving money from commission fees and getting the price they want should consider a more high-tech way of selling your house.

If you are interested in how to sell your house online, why not visit www.UKHousing.com and find out how to sell you house privately for free and without an estate agent.