How easy is it to sell a house when not in the country? I spoke to a local estate agent about it. He said it is quite easy, the estate agent and solicitor will sort everything out as long as I sign certain forms/paperwork. Is it really that easy? I assume there will extra costs involved.
2007-01-10 22:32:26 · 7 answers · asked by dylan_angelart 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
As long as you can trust the solicitor (mostly) and the estate agent, it's too easy. You just sign a declaration form (proxy) giving the right to the solicitor to act on behalf of you and that's it.
2007-01-10 22:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by maran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's also relatively easy here in the States. Only we call our estate agents real estate agents (or realtors if the are members of the National Association of Realtors which nost of them are) and our solicitors, lawyers or attorneys.
If you are going to use a real estate agent and an attorney anyway, regardless of where you are, the extra cost will not be that much. It has to do with sending the papers by express mail services (UPS Air, Airborne, FedEx...) and the fees for notorizing your signatures, if any. Some embassies/consulates have people that can notorize your signatures, making it more acceptable in your own country.
Another way to do it is to give the "power of attorney", preferably in writing, to a trusted friend or a relative living in the country to represent you in the transaction. Once so designated, that friend or relative of yours, called the "attorney-in-fact" can legally sign all the necessary papers for you in that matter, on your behalf.
2007-01-11 06:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we sold our house in England (we live in Spain) through a good solicitor and estate agent. we gave the solicitor the go a head to act for us had to sign something called Proxy before we left England, and we communicated by Email mostly, and every thing went smoothly
2007-01-13 18:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OF COURSE IT WILL BE EASY FOR THE SOLICITOR...this is his Domain....
But ENSURE you read the forms EXTRA CAREFULLY....
Have the Solicitor send you a Letter of Confirmation from his end on his Co.'s Letter Head telling you EXACTLY what you will be subjected to paying for / against the deal if & when done.
Such a Letter has got to be authenticated by a Legal Agency or the Justice Plalace or Governmental entities / bodies like that...
This is my fair opinion
2007-01-11 06:43:46 · answer #4 · answered by FOREVER AUTUMN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its easy just get an estate agent/ solicitor you can really trust
2007-01-11 06:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sold a house in this country while i was in spain and i found it easy everything went through fine, it didn´t even cost me any more apart from the extra cost in a few phone calls.
2007-01-11 06:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by NICOLE T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sis-in-law has just sold hers and she lives in Ireland. Took a bit longer because she had tenants and she had to keep coming over to sign paperwork etc., but she said it was relatively easy.
2007-01-11 06:36:13 · answer #7 · answered by dadn33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋