The truth about the Zoopla valuation tool and how to get the correct valuation from your estate agen

Firstly Zoopla does NOT know the value of your home!

Quite often Zoopla gives you a wrong valuation and this will negatively impact your sale. If the valuation is shown as too low buyers understandably think they are paying too much for it, and if it shows as too high sellers think they can achieve more than the market value for it!

Did you know that you can (and should) increase your Zoopla estimate if its low? The more information you input the more accurate the valuation, but did you even know it was possible to do that?

The eventual objective when selling your house is to get as many buyers through the door as possible, instructing for an over inflated price will not achieve this! 

Keep in mind when instructing your agent and pricing your house that this is your number one aim! 

Asking an Estate Agent what the highest price they can get for your house can sometimes end up with an absurd and extravagant answer of something usually whimsical and made-up!

Asking your agent what price will ‘generate the most interest’ will sometimes give you an answer closer to the real value that you should be advertising for! Usually the answer to this question, you would hope, is more considered and very different to our previous question! Especially when you go on to ask them how they’ve chosen that figure and how they can back it up with hard evidence! (And I don't mean the Rightmove best price guide that all agents can manipulate to look like they sell the most properties in the area!)

Once your estate agent knows that you’re interested in positioning your house correctly in the market hopefully the conversation will swing to what properties you will be directly competing against! This is how your house should be valued! Once you break down the barrier of your agent knowing you don't want an over inflated price you could be well on the way to getting some truthful and honest advice on valuing your home!

Our main mission at Simply Valuation is to give you honest, straight talking, skilled and practiced advice on how to achieve the highest price for your house, how to find an estate agent you can believe in and what the best way to sell your house is. We offer independent advice and support throughout your house selling transaction. We can tell you how to get a faster than average sale all while achieving the best price possible in the current market.

Get in touch if you need a realistic valuation of your home info@simplyvaluation.com