Strike
4/5, 517 reviews
75% recommended
69% sales valuation accuracy
83% sales fee satisfaction

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Let’s sell your home free. Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, the industry needs to change — and we’re the ones changing it. We bring together local expertise and technology to make moving easy. And free. Selling your ... show more Let’s sell your home free. Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, the industry needs to change — and we’re the ones changing it. We bring together local expertise and technology to make moving easy. And free.

Selling your home for free is at the heart of what we do. We work differently than traditional estate agents. We use technology to be more effective and don’t have expensive high street branches, so we can pass the savings onto you.

We recommend useful services from our partners along the way — and if you choose one of these optional services, our partner pays us a referral fee. And if you don’t choose to use them, we’ll still sell your home for free. No pressure, no awkwardness — just a fantastic, free service.

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19th Apr 2024
reviewed by 'Lindsey'
“Save a lot of money! I saved at least £3k on traditional estate agents fees. That's money better spent on ......”
25th Mar 2024
reviewed by 'Elle'
“Very Misleading Solicitors, £1k added on top of the original quotation.I was happy to receive a match quotation from ......”
22nd Mar 2024
reviewed by 'NW'
“Very helpful in sorting out hiccups for me. Thanks Isis....”
12th Mar 2024
reviewed by 'Amanda'
“I purchased a house through Strikes and I would like to say that in the most part I found it ......”
8th Mar 2024
reviewed by 'Stu'
“For the amount we paid, Strike really can't be beaten.If you're prepared to roll your sleeves up and get ......”
6th Mar 2024
reviewed by 'Sergej'
“I’m so satisfied we have purchased house trough Strike Agency. This purchase is my 5th property and I have ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 69% 83% £24,000 £1,650,000
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
14 4 0 0 332 48 30 22 10 57
Areas covered
  • Nationwide
Address

The Octagon
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1TG
0333 331 4046

Opening Hours
  • Monday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Tuesday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Wednesday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Thursday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Friday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sunday: 09:00 - 16:30
Services offered
  • Sales
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  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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Aug 26,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Paul'
Aug 26,2016
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Having had several valuations of our property we went with house simple. Photos were excellent and we had those, the EPC and floor plan all ready within a few days. Within a day of the property going live we had several viewings and had an ...
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We opted for the no sale, no fee option and due to the value of our property we saved over ‚£4000
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“We have had so much more interest in our house ......”

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Aug 12,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Danielle'
Aug 12,2016
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We have had so much more interest in our house through House Simple. The whole process was stress free and the online system easy to use. The individuals I dealt with via the telephone were very helpful and any query dealt with promptly and efficiently. ...
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Fantastic fees - very low.
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“Really friendly easy to work with estate agents. I wouldn't ......”

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Aug 02,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'John'
Aug 02,2016
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Really friendly easy to work with estate agents. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend House Simple in the future. We managed to exchange and complete in 6 weeks from offer to completion. Without Jake and Naomi chasing solicitors etc this would never have been possible....
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“I found Housesimple very beneficial financially and convenient as I ......”

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Jul 28,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Mrs'
Jul 28,2016
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I found Housesimple very beneficial financially and convenient as I had control of all viewing schedules. I could converse securely with viewers through housesimple message service and could add/update description information at any time. I was not brilliant at understanding how to access different ...
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excellent
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“Why pay more? The internet is the way forward and ......”

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Jul 08,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Essexbhoy'
Jul 08,2016
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Why pay more? The internet is the way forward and is usurping the traditional high street estate agents. House Simple made the selling of my house easy. Sold in just over a week for a fraction of the cost compared to the high street agents. ...
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The fees were the main reason for us signing up to house simple
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“House Simple got the process started very quickly. Photos were ......”

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Jul 05,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Holly'
Jul 05,2016
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House Simple got the process started very quickly. Photos were taken and our house was on the market in a couple of days and we sold in just under a month. No regrets about paying the upfront fee and saving a lot of money compared ...
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Very good price.
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“The whole process is simple and easy to use. If ......”

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Jun 30,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Amanda'
Jun 30,2016
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The whole process is simple and easy to use. If you have any queries there is help at the end of the phone. I called a couple of times and always received a quick response. I would definitely use Housesimple again and would recommend them....
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The fees are reasonable and a lot less than going through an estate agent with marketing costs/etc.
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“House Simple is the best thing we ever did. It ......”

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Jun 27,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Kash'
Jun 27,2016
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House Simple is the best thing we ever did. It was a simple process - managing the viewings, writing the blurb etc is hardly rocket science - and we sold within a week. We saved around £11,000 - the high street agents must be quaking in ...
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absolutely incredible - ƒâ€š‚£495 vs the ƒâ€š‚£11,000 we would have paid on the high street!
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Jun 21,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Mark'
Jun 21,2016
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Absolutely the best thing we did was to go with House Simple. From the start the whole process was fantastic, we had full control of our advert, immediate responses to our and our buyers questions from the friendly House Simple team. We were kept fully ...
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Fantastic value for money
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“This was a simple and straightforward process, with friendly and ......”

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Jun 21,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'MJ'
Jun 21,2016
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This was a simple and straightforward process, with friendly and helpful staff. No problems were encountered. It was very good value for money....
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“I have found house simple to be a perfect match ......”

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Jun 17,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'MZarb'
Jun 17,2016
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I have found house simple to be a perfect match to our needs. The valuation and photos were taken and uploaded quickly, and were to a much higher quality than the agent ones taken previously (we were temporarily on with an agent). I liked managing ...
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Amazing
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“Hard to fault the speed of getting a buyer which ......”

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Jun 07,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'paulthefca'
Jun 07,2016
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Hard to fault the speed of getting a buyer which took about 24 hours from the advert going live so that part (the most important I guess) was fine. Photographer was ok but had to be chased to upload photos. Didn't really get any input on ...
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Good
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“Overall good service. Positive outcome in shorter than expected time ......”

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May 31,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Martin46'
May 31,2016
1 people found
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Overall good service. Positive outcome in shorter than expected time frame. Had some problems with the website which randomly threw me back to the login page for no apparent reason. Had some interest from people via Rightmove and Zoopla but never any appointments. I suspect ...
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“This is the second property we have sold through House ......”

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May 30,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Dave'
May 30,2016
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This is the second property we have sold through House Simple, we are very happy with them and will use them again if/when selling another property. The only thing we would change is the amount of text and emails we get that are repeated, ...
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Good.
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“I found the site really easy to use. The staff ......”

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May 27,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'wilshere'
May 27,2016
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I found the site really easy to use. The staff are very helpful. First class service. Would recommend them t...
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Good
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“Great efficient service. Valuer came out within a few days ......”

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May 13,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Hayley'
May 13,2016
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Great efficient service. Valuer came out within a few days took great pictures and developed the floor plans and all was uploaded with no hassle. House sold within a month and house simple carried out all the negotiations and kept me up to date fully. ...
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Good fees far better than other estate agents
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By: Jo
May 14, 2016
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Excellent professional service with regular updates. Floor plans and lots photos done for market appraisal - all these put on draft particulars so you do need to do the legwork to get all photos perfect and write a good description. I had two issues / questions over this and was happy with prompt assistance. When you are ready you "Go Live" and we had five viewings lined up within 48 hours - all done direct with us via email and text prompts from Housesimple - so easy and no one in the middle - ...

“Within 10 days of instructing HouseSimple, the professional photos were taken, ......”

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May 13,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Alex.Jo'
May 13,2016
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Within 10 days of instructing HouseSimple, the professional photos were taken, valuation report and floor plans produced, the 'For Sale' sign put up, listed on Rightmove and other websites and SOLD! We were really impressed with the service and communication and would highly recommend HouseSimple!...
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The fees were cheaper then their competitors but there was no compromise in the service, which was excellent.
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“I found the service quick and efficient. The property was ......”

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Apr 29,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Zimmer'
Apr 29,2016
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I found the service quick and efficient. The property was sold in a week. I used their conveyances which is quick, but be prepared to upload lots of information. As yet the service is not complete so making further comment at this time would be ...
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“I hope you will have the patience to read my ......”

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Apr 13,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'JillCarole'
Apr 13,2016
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I hope you will have the patience to read my review, it is rather long-winded but I think it is very important to warn people of the problems with House Simple's customer service and their misleading terms by describing exactly what happened to me. Initially, ...
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Misleading as described above
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By: Louise Hart
Apr 15, 2016
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Thank you for your review Jill, we have been in email correspondence regarding the issues you have addressed. As we have discussed we really do appreciate all feedback from our vendors to help improve our ongoing customer service. I look forward to your next correspondence so we can review the matter further. ...

“Economical, quick and simple. Our house sold within 48 hours.Efficient ......”

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Apr 08,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Katy'
Apr 08,2016
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Economical, quick and simple. Our house sold within 48 hours. Efficient customer call centre, helpful and friendly. Saved at least 2k on estate agent fee's....
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Very reasonable.
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“Having sold a few houses before though high street estate ......”

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Apr 04,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Julie'
Apr 04,2016
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Having sold a few houses before though high street estate agents at what I considered to be a very high cost, I started to look for alternatives. I found a few online estate agents and found the web site for house simple to be easier ...
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Great value
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“Very pleased with the service, house simple sold my house ......”

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Apr 04,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Paul'
Apr 04,2016
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Very pleased with the service, house simple sold my house within 2 months after advertising with them. I'd previously used a local estate agents for 6 months and was not impressed with levels of service from these. Being able to edit the photos and description is a ...
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Good
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“After much shopping around and trawling through dozens of both ......”

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Mar 26,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Tony'
Mar 26,2016
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After much shopping around and trawling through dozens of both High Street and online estate agents for a reasonable service and price, I opted for HouseSimple. This was due to the extensive services offered and most importantly the very reasonable price, which was much lower ...
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Excellent
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“A great way to sell your property. As most buyers ......”

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Mar 24,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Mark'
Mar 24,2016
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A great way to sell your property. As most buyers look online these days I thought I'd save a lot of expense by using HouseSimple. Having been quoted £1800 + VAT by two local estate agents I decided to try HouseSimple at £495 inc VAT. I had my ...
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Excellent. ‚£495 inc VAT
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“A great way of selling your home without the expense. ......”

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Mar 19,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Claire'
Mar 19,2016
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A great way of selling your home without the expense. However I was less than happy with the shocking, dark, 'professional' photos their photographer had taken (the usual one was on holiday. ) They were so bad I had to take my own and when I ...
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“Housesimple was a very easy way to market my property. ......”

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Mar 11,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Miss'
Mar 11,2016
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Housesimple was a very easy way to market my property. I liked the fact I was able to manage my listing rather than having an high street agent 'pretend' to know about your property. The photographs were good quality and the for sale board was ...
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Excellent
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“HouseSimple - simply brilliant. Customer service is excellent. Staff are ......”

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Mar 11,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'D.'
Mar 11,2016
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HouseSimple - simply brilliant. Customer service is excellent. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Dashboard is very user-friendly. I would recommend HouseSimple without hesitation...
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Fees are extremely reasonable and very good value.
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“I was a little nervous about using an on line ......”

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Mar 09,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Julie'
Mar 09,2016
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I was a little nervous about using an on line property agent, but the friendly efficient staff made it very easy. What most impressed me was the patience of the staff, even when they were asked quite basic questions. Much better than using a High ...
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Very good fees, especially when you include the conveyancing team.
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“For the price you can't go wrong! initially I had ......”

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Mar 03,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Mr'
Mar 03,2016
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For the price you can't go wrong! initially I had my doubts about using Housesimple as I've never come across them before. Though after reading reviews from various sites I took the plunge. In all honesty it was the best decision I made. The process ...
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very good
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“Value for money is incredible. They do everything an estate ......”

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Feb 19,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Michael'
Feb 19,2016
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Value for money is incredible. They do everything an estate agent normally does, except viewings. Personally, I'd prefer to do the viewings, as nobody knows more about the house than i do. Website is mostly easy to use, and very convenient to accept viewing etc ...
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Good. Actually - amazing
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Vendor Fees

Our Fees

£0.

We offer a fully-managed estate agency service for free. No fees, no commission, no catch.
Our fully-managed, award-winning free service includes:

A transparent experience, from start to finish

Your property seen by interested buyers

An app connecting you directly to buyers

Professional offer negotiation

Dedicated support to completion
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