The vast majority of vendors with a property to sell in the UK use an estate agent to market their property. Choosing an effective and good quality estate agent who can manage the buying & selling process on your behalf brings a huge range of benefits. Here are just some of the advantages of instructing an estate agent:

• Your home will be appraised by an estate agent who can advise you about local market conditions and provide an accurate assessment of the correct marketing price.
• Estate agents employ specialist trained staff, and are often open for extended hours throughout the week and at weekends.

• Use an estate agent who has been recommended to you personally or an estate agent who you have used previously.
• Remember, the fee isn't the most important factor in choosing an estate agent. A good estate agent will give you great service, keep you informed throughout the process and negotiate the best deal on your behalf.
• Ask what marketing your estate agent will do on your behalf. Estate agents who advertise on Rightmove have unrivalled benefits. You can find out more about what a Rightmove member estate agent can do for you below.

There are over 12,600 estate agents on Rightmove advertising over 920,000 properties for sale. Over 9,000 of these estate agents are independent estate agents.

If you have a property for sale, remember that it's harder for potential buyers to find it if it's not on Rightmove.

FACT: 88% of Rightmove users would recommend one of our member estate agents.

Here are just some of the benefits of instructing a Rightmove member estate agent to sell your property:

• Rightmove member estate agents can advertise your property to the UK's largest home moving audience - millions of local and national home movers visit Rightmove every month.
• Rightmove member estate agents can display unlimited photographs to give buyers the best view of your property.
• Rightmove member estate agents can give you exclusive personalised reports on the interest being shown in your property, ensuring that your estate agent

can keep you informed every step of the way.

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Useful websites about estate agentsThere are a number of professionally recognised bodies for estate agents in the UK. Here are some which you may find useful if you want to know more about best practice in the estate agency industry:

• The majority of estate agents are members of the Ombudsman Scheme for Estate Agents (OEA), an independent body set up to protect consumers. As of August 1st 2007, all residential estate agents in England and Wales who are marketing homes which require Home Information Packs are required by law to be registered with the OEA for certain aspects of their business.
• The National Association of Estate Agents is a large professional body for estate agents.
• Many estate agents are also members of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.