Would you be happy to sell your house on the internet?
It is one thing to flog a Dukes Of Hazard ashtray, a used pink
bathrobe , or a Pac Man Fever lunchbox. But how many of us are
bold enough to sell our houses on the World Wide Web?
Plenty, according to a survey by first4sale.com, an
innovative online property website. Research by YouGov, which
questioned over 2 thousand UK citizens, observed that 70 per
cent are comfortable selling their most valuable item - their
home - over the net. The comparatively new idea of SIY - Sell it
Yourself - could save four billion pounds in needless estate
agency commission, reasons first4sale. "It reflects consumer
confidence in the internet," says Mark Fisher, First4sales.com
chief executive. "The net has over ten million users in this
country. Sell it Yourself has evolved quickly from dealing in
smaller, low-valued possessions. More than 190,000 cars are sold
on the Internet each year, and houses are now the latest
big-ticket item to sell yourself." You can see why. By selling
on the Internet, you avoid the agent's fees, typically 1