Stafford and Clark, Bearsden / Milngavie
Whether you are buying or selling or just need some friendly, experienced, professional advice, Stafford and Clark offer you:-
* the very highest quality of property presentation (as recognised by our recent feature on Channel 4's "Location, Location, Location")
* award-winning technology
* complete online transparency (by giving you direct online access to our computer systems - 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year - you'll be able to see exactly what we've done for you each day)
* passion, professionalism, hard work, honesty, dedication and a straight-forward approach
What does all this mean in practice? Well, if you are selling your property, it means:-
a free appraisal of your property
We will provide you with a free, no obligation appraisal of your property to give you an insight into the current market and what it’s likely to mean for you.
use of "traditional" websites
Online advertising is now a crucial part of any property marketing strategy and, by listing your property on:
1. our own website; and
2. 3rd party websites like Rightmove,
we'll ensure that your property is very widely promoted.
Remarkably, there are still some estate agents who don't have their own website and who, instead, rely solely on 3rd party websites (like Rightmove). The result of that is to:-
(a) make it harder for would-be buyers to find details of your property (to do so, they have to search through the details of umpteen others); and
(b) actively encourage them to look at the details of other properties that are available in your area.
That approach might save the estate agents concerned a lot of time and expense but, in our view, it won't best serve your interests.
use of our "mobile enabled" website
An increasing number of people now access the internet from a mobile device (such as a smartphone or an iPad) and don't use a computer. With smartphone sales growing at more than 60% a year and mobile broadband users now outnumbering fixed broadband users by 2 to 1, that is a trend that no estate agent interested in the effective marketing of your property should ignore.
If a traditional website is accessed using a smartphone, it's very difficult to read unless you zoom in and out and scroll left and right and many studies have shown that users simply navigate away from websites that aren't easy to use. If the website concerned is the one on which your property is shown, that could be the difference between you achieving a good sale and not. In spite of that, too many estate agents - even including some who have their own "traditional" website - haven't invested in a mobile enabled website.
That's not the case at Stafford and Clark. As well as listing your property on our own "traditional" website (and those of 3rd parties), we will also list it on our own mobile enabled website (as well as the mobile enabled websites of others). By doing that (and by using QR codes in the marketing of your property - see below), we'll ensure that we maximise the potential in the sale of your property.
use of quick response codes
QR codes (the square, slightly strange looking barcodes that are appearing everywhere in increasing numbers) are a great way of harnessing technology to make property marketing much more effective. By including QR codes (which can be scanned by a smartphone, iPad or other mobile device) in the brochure for your property and on the For Sale board outside it, we will provide would-be buyers with instant and direct access to detailed information about your home and professional photographs of it. Studies show that immediate access to that sort of material significantly increases the likelihood of a potential buyer pursuing his/her interest.
only professional photography
In a competitive market, high quality photography can play a key role in stimulating interest in a property and often makes the difference between securing an early sale and not. Rather than following the usual estate agents' practice of sending out a property valuer with an amateur's camera, we will (as we always do) send out a professional photographer with professional equipment to ensure that the essence and spirit of your property is properly captured in the images to be used in the marketing campaign. We believe that the benefits of this unique approach are self evident when you see the results (as you can on our website at www.staffordandclark.com).
the highest quality of brochures & other marketing material
All of the marketing material that we'll prepare and use will be of the highest possible standard and will display your home to its best effect. By way of example, have a look at the e-schedules available on the For Sale page of our website and compare them to the online brochures available elsewhere.
lower costs
In spite of our use of a professional photographer to capture the images of your home and the market-leading quality of our brochures and other marketing material, we attempt to make your marketing costs with us lower than they would be with other agents. In addition, by taking advantage of our strong working relationships with highly reputable, lender-approved Chartered Surveyors, we'll help you to source your Home Report at a price considerably lower than you would secure elsewhere.
no sale, no fee
We’ll only receive an estate agency fee if your property is sold. That way, we won't get paid unless we deliver results to you.
our price match guarantee
Estate agents' fees are notoriously variable and that can lead to clients having anxiety about whether they've agreed to pay too much. To alleviate that, we’ll give you a price match guarantee on our estate agency fee, giving you the comfort of knowing that you're getting the best deal available in the local market.
eWindow
By using eWindow, you'll have direct access to our computer systems (24 hours a day, 365 days a year), allowing you to monitor the progress of your sale and the work that we do for you.
purchaser matching
Most estate agents have no system in place to match potential buyers to properties. Usually, they rely on memory, luck and/or a potential buyer approaching them. We don't take that approach. Our award-winning software will automatically match your property with a pool of potential purchasers whose criteria it meets and we'll then proactively market your home to them. The effectiveness of that matching facility allows us to identify potential buyers very quickly and, often, that leads to an early sale.
In summary, we really do try to do everything possible to ensure that each of our clients receives an outstanding service so whether you are thinking about selling or buying, why not contact us now for a chat about how we can help you?
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Contact details
56 Main Street, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 6JD
