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Guides for sellers.

What you need to know to sell a home in England, written in plain English with every rule traced to its official source and the date we last checked it.

8 guides and services
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Featured guide

Getting started

Rules checked October 2026

Guide · 2 min read · 6 sources

How selling works

From preparing to sell to completion: the stages, the timings and why sales fall through.

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Getting started

  • A white panelled front door set in a honey-coloured stone wall, framed by green plants and yellow flowers

    Guide · 2 min read · 6 sources

    How selling works

    From preparing to sell to completion: the stages, the timings and why sales fall through.

    Read the guide
  • Two people shaking hands, one wearing a navy jacket over a checked shirt, against a plain pale background

    Guide · 2 min read · 6 sources

    Choosing an agent

    What to ask before you instruct, how agents must behave and what to check in the contract.

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    Service

    Free valuation

    Tell us about your home and we will arrange a free, no-obligation valuation.

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Marketing and offers

  • A bright, staged living room with a wooden coffee table, a cream sofa and floor-to-ceiling glass doors onto a garden

    Service · 2 min read · 3 sources

    How we market your home

    Photography, floorplans, portals and the checks we make so your listing is accurate.

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  • A fountain pen resting on a sheet of paper and an envelope on a desk, with more papers behind

    Guide · 2 min read · 5 sources

    Offers and exchange

    How offers work, why they are not binding until exchange and what happens between the two.

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Rules and paperwork

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    Guide · 2 min read · 6 sources

    Legal paperwork

    The identity checks, forms and documents you will be asked for, and how to be ready.

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  • A stack of three hardback books beside an open notebook and pen on a dark table

    Guide · 2 min read · 6 sources

    Selling an inherited home

    Probate, tax and practical steps when you are selling a property you have inherited.

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Money and costs

  • A hand holding a house key over a calculator, banknotes and printed charts

    Guide · 2 min read · 9 sources

    Costs of selling

    Agent fees, legal fees, the EPC and the taxes that may apply when you sell.

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