Sell property

Step 1: Free valuation

Step 2: Marketing

We work on the basis of the following principle: the more prospective buyers who attend the viewing, the higher the final selling price will be. The challenge is being able to attract a broad audience to the viewing of your particular home. At Notar we help you plan and carry out the marketing of your property so that we always have the best possible conditions to achieve a ”full house” when we open the door to your home. Each prospective buyer who comes into contact with one of our estate agents represents a potential bidder and thus an opportunity to achieve an even higher selling price.

Preparations for the photo shoot and viewing

Thorough preparations are the basis of a successful sale. Firstly we examine whether your home might be in need of some form of repair or refurbishment. We also provide you with advice on simple methods you can use to make your home look even more attractive prior to the sales process.

Superior Advertising

At Notar we have developed a generous basic package regarding the advertising of your home. Depending on what you and your Notar estate agent decide, various types of supplementary advertising can also be used to further enhance the impact of your marketing. The following window are always included when you sell your home with Notar:

• Advertisement on notar.se
• Advertisement on hemnet.se, bovision.se, booli.se, etc. (Hemnet is subject to a separate cost)
• Advertisement on Notar’s Facebook page
• Mailing to Notar’s extensive register of prospective buyers
• Displays in Notar’s stores
• Information about the viewing within the association and in the nearby area

Notar.se

We are proud to be able to say that Notar is one of Sweden’s largest real estate agencies. This also means that notar.se is the website that potential buyers choose to visit when searching for their dream home. We place your advertisement on our highly visited website with large images and a well formulated description. We also make sure that your advertisement is linked to all established housing marketplaces, including Hemnet, Bovision and DN Bostad.

Register of prospective buyers

Having been active in the Swedish market for more than 20 years, we are a well-established real estate agency with an invaluable contact network. We ask all visitors at all viewings what they are looking for, and we invite them to create a free Home Search profile so that we can monitor the market for them and assist them in the search for their dream home. Not only does this create a large client database, it also enables us to match your home against the hottest prospective buyers with the best profiles. Notar’s staff also contact potential buyers who have attended other viewings and have submitted bids for similar types of properties, to find out if they may also be interested in your home.

Local display windows

Buyers often look for properties in areas where they feel at home. The advertising at your local Notar offices also captures the potential buyers who don’t search for properties on the Internet. With around-the-clock exposure in our display windows, there will always be prospective buyers in your local area who become aware that a viewing is being arranged for your home.

Facebook

Your advertisement is published on Notar’s Facebook page and thus becomes immediately available to all active users of Facebook. Our Facebook page functions as a virtual office where visitors can submit questions to estate agents, book a free valuation, read our press releases or simply check out the latest news and offers.

Step 3: Viewing

The final and perhaps most important step in the marketing process has to do with how prospective buyers perceive your home. The aim of the viewing is to make prospective buyers feel that your home is their future home. Our estate agents will be on hand to answer any questions, find individual solutions for all prospective buyers, and ensure that everyone is given the opportunity to register their interest in submitting a bid.

Prior to the viewing

The more pleasant your home looks, the higher the price it will fetch! Also, don’t forget that it is the overall impression that counts. It is therefore important that you inform your estate agent of any ongoing or planned renovations etc. that could disrupt the viewing.

The viewing

We will arrange the viewing of your home on a Sunday, with an opportunity for a repeat viewing on the following Monday or Tuesday. Based on individual requests, and with your approval, we will also arrange a private viewing of your home for potential buyers who request this service.

Our estate agents are always on hand throughout the entire viewing. They present your home in the best possible light and answer any questions which may arise.

We recommend that you allow our estate agents to manage the viewing by themselves – not only does this give you more time for other activities, it also usually produces the best results.

Prior to all viewings, Notar designs and prints an informative and stylish flyer with details of the property, which all prospective buyers can take home with them. This flyer, and the description of the property it contains, helps prospective buyers to recall their feelings and impressions at the viewing, and enables them to read through the information in peace and quiet. For anyone concerned about the environment, it is also possible to download the flyer at notar.se. In addition, this possibility to download the flyer gives prospective buyers a chance to find out the answers to many of their questions before they even attend the viewing.

Notar’s estate agents are much like the Scouts – always prepared! Our estate agents always ensure that they are well informed and knowledgeable with regard to the specific property as well as the surrounding area. They also always bring a compass and a folding rule or tape measure to viewings, so that prospective buyers can themselves identify the advertised and desirable south-facing direction and can already begin measuring and planning areas for their furniture in the various rooms.

After the viewing

Immediately following the viewing, our estate agent will call each prospective buyer to find out their level of interest and financial circumstances with regard to a potential bid on the property. If any prospective buyers request an opportunity to see the property for a second time, we will arrange a repeat viewing at a time that suits.

Step 4: Bidding process

Perhaps the most nerve-racking and most exciting part of the sale is the bidding process. It usually also ends up being the most enjoyable part of the entire sales process. Notar pays careful attention to all contacts with and bids from prospective buyers, and we make sure that you, as the seller, are kept up to date regarding the latest developments.

Notar contacts all prospective buyers via telephone and text messaging to find out what our estate agents might be able to do to encourage and enable each prospective buyer to take part in the bidding process. Our aim is always to ensure that the knowledge and suggestions of our estate agents will provide our bidders with a more secure process and our sellers with a greater number of bidders, thus leading to a higher selling price. After a bid has been submitted, the process is repeated again and again.

Naturally the estate agent also maintains a continual dialogue with you as the seller, and it is also possible to follow the bidding process live on notar.se.

An important aspect to be aware of with regard to the bidding process is that it is not actually concluded until you and the buyer have signed the contract. If a higher bid is received before the contract has actually been signed, the estate agent is obligated to inform you of the new bid.

The buyer may also withdraw their bid before the contract has been signed, as a bid is not binding on either party. Furthermore, you have no obligation to sign a contract with the bidder who has submitted the highest bid – as the seller it is entirely up to you to decide which party you wish to sell your property to.

Step 5: Contract and possession

The contract is not simply a document that signals the conclusion of the bidding process – it also sets out and regulates the terms and conditions for the entire sale. All parties – the seller, the buyer and the estate agent – must agree on the specific terms and conditions regarding possession, payment terms, handover, etc.

The following is always included when you sell your home with Notar

• Drawing up of the contract
• Handling of the deposit/down payment
• Performance of checks to ensure that all contractual terms and conditions have been satisfied
• Booking and preparations for meeting regarding possession
• Assistance with settlement of loans
• Application for membership of association (if applicable)
• Archiving of documents
• Checklists prior to sale and possession
• Special offers and affordable contacts regarding repairs/renovations, final cleaning, moving, interior design and home staging

The contract

When it is time to sign the contract, all parties meet at one of Notar’s offices to review all parts of the contract in peace and quiet. The aim of this meeting is to clearly determine the amount that is to be paid, when and how the payment is to be made, the identity of the seller, the identity of the buyer, when possession will occur and the terms and conditions that must be satisfied. When the parties are in agreement, the seller and the buyer sign the contract.

In order for the sale to proceed, all terms and conditions in the contract must be satisfied. Notar makes sure that all terms and conditions have been met as required, and when this is confirmed we release the deposit/down payment from our client account to the seller. Please don’t hesitate to contact your estate agent if you require help or advice.

In order to ensure that no complications will arise, the buyer is required to secure the purchase of the property through payment of a deposit/down payment. This deposit/down payment must have been transferred (paid) to the real estate agent’s client account within seven days of the date on which the contract is signed. The deposit/down payment is usually set at 10% of the total purchase price.

Possession

When it is time for the property to actually change hands, the parties meet on the date of possession at Notar’s office or at the buyer’s bank branch. All terms and conditions must be satisfied at this point, whereupon the buyer must transfer (pay) the remainder of the purchase price to the seller. Finally, when everything is complete, the seller hands over the keys to the buyer.

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Interested in selling your home?

We recommend that you allow one of our estate agents, who specialises in properties in your particular area, to perform a free valuation of your home. All you need to do is submit a request for a valuation on our website, whereupon an estate agent in your area will contact you to discuss your situation further.

To use the valuation calculator, you only need to enter your postal code in the correct field. However, the more fields you complete, the more accurate the calculation will be. Naturally you are also welcome to call an estate agent who will be able to tell you more about the properties we have sold in your area.