Sales Progression – The most under rated thing estate agents do. When house sellers choose an estate agent, they will often consider their experience at selling houses, their marketing package, how they present their properties and where they advertise. Many sellers pay little or not attention to what procedures agents have in place after the all important sale is agreed. At Aldreds we pride ourselves on pro active and thorough sales progression. When a sale is agreed the negotiator who handled it will see that sale through to completion. Initially they will check that the person offering is in a strong position by checking out any chain of sales and making sure they are all in place, by asking for mortgage agreements or proof of cash and by getting ID for the buyers. They will then instruct solicitors to go ahead. Routine monitoring is carried out to avoid fall throughs such as making sure mortgage valuations are instructed and talking to solicitors and estate agents involved with the chain to ascertain that searches etc are applied for. By carrying out these checks we hope to cut out fall throughs as much as possible and make the process as smooth as possible for buyers and sellers alike. If problems or hurdles crop up we can help by acting as a go between and talking to solicitors and agents in the chain to find resolutions. Although cancelled sales happen, we know that the approach of our fantastic staff and the procedures we have in place helps to keep them to a minimum.