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  • Interactive guide
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• Selling Guide
  • Overview
  • Interactive guide
  • Glossary (PDF)
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Selling Guide overview

For those looking to sell their home

The Selling Guide is part of the Home Guides suite, and supports those who are looking to sell their home, either for the first time or as a seasoned seller! With information to consider before you sell, including where to begin and preparing to sell, this guide takes readers through all of the legal and financial steps, through to selling and moving out.

This guide can be read onscreen or downloaded for future use. Our detailed word glossary will help make sense of the home selling jargon, and check out our comprehensive list of useful contacts to support you in this process.

If you are also buying a new home, you may want to check out our Home Buyers' Guide as well.

Steps in this guide include the following:

1. Things to consider before you sell
2. Where to begin
3. Preparing to sell
4. How much is your house worth
5. Selling through an estate agent or privately
6. Getting the most out of viewings
7. Legal work
8. Ensuring the sale goes smoothly
   1. Part 1 – Selling in England, Wales
      and Northern Ireland
   2. Part 2 – Selling in Scotland
9. Property not selling?
10. Getting organised to move out
11. Moving day action plan and checklist
12. After the move
13. Top tips to help the seller
14. FAQs

Launch the Home Selling Guide