Why Sell With Tristram's?

At Tristram’s Sales and Lettings we pride ourselves on being Always Ahead. We are a forward thinking and modern estate agency with a track record of selling property throughout the East Midlands, efficiently, with a customer focused service.

With a dedicated Sales Negotiator they are employed to work for you in finding you the best buyer for the best price in order to complete on the sale of your property within your timescales.

Choosing an Estate Agent can be a hard decision. After all, you are looking to sell potentially your most expensive asset. Below we have highlighted some key considerations in helping you make the correct decision.

• Photographs – Professional photos are essential to show the property off.
• Floorplans – Buyers love floor plans!
• Great descriptions – Including as much information as possible.
• Appropriate Selling Features – To be more appealing to the target demographic.
• Advertise on all Major Portals – Not all agents use the major portals to advertise their properties, doing so allows maximum exposure.
• Personal approach – We offer a personal approach and are always contactable during office hours as we ensure our office is well staffed.
• Contact – If you call an agent a few times and they do not answer, consider how many buyers calls are they missing to buy your property.
• Market share – choosing an agent with a good market share proves they are capable of delivering great results and a high volume of SSTC properties.
• Tristram’s have won ample awards over the years, including 3rd place in the national award ceremony for Small Agency of the Year 2021.

If You’re Moving On: The Buying process

The buying process is a very competitive aspect of the property industry with gazumping and the national fall through rate higher than ever. It is best to ensure your chance of success is as high as possible by doing the following.

• Consulting with your estate agent your current situation, search criteria, requirements and timescales
• The best ways your estate agent can speak with you regarding your property search to keep you well informed of new properties coming to the market
• Ensuring you have a clear understanding of your affordability by speaking with a mortgage adviser and having the required documentation in place in readiness for making your offer
• Readily instructing a solicitor to act on your behalf for the conveyancing process to help your offer stand out from the crowd

To arrange a free property search consultation and to discuss the best methods for finding your next home contact the Tristram’s Sales Department at 0115 978 6825 / sales@tristrams.uk.com.

Making an offer

When making an offer, it is important to ensure your offer stands out from the crowd, this can be best achieved by doing the following:

• Informing your estate agent of your current situation and ability to proceed
• Providing the necessary documentation for making an offer such as photo ID, proof of deposit and mortgage agreement in principle
• Providing your chosen solicitors correspondence details
• Confirming what timescales you are in a position to work towards

Conveyancing/Legal work

With many various firms out there with their respective strengths, Our property experts at Tristram’s are able to advise the right solicitor for you to suit your circumstances. Our suggestions will:

• Ensure you are legally prepared for when you have sold or purchased a property, saving noticeable time of the conveyancing process
• Allow you to gauge the costings for the legal work of buying a home as well the mortgage and moving fees too
• In Tristram’s sourcing a solicitor for you, this allows you to concentrate on other aspects such as arranging surveys, removals and the mortgage application process
• Using our recommended solicitors will help to put in place more familiar and seamless communication links between your agent and solicitors they often work closely with
• Using our recommended solicitors will also help to keep much more control on lengthy and problematic sales chains