Arrange a market appraisal

The first step to placing your house for sale is to ascertain how much your property is worth and to arrange a market appraisal.

Christie’s International Real Estate/Hunt Estates’ experienced valuers will arrange a time to suit you. Our representative will detail all of our services and advise on the market value and recommend an asking price.

Arranging an Advocate

It is advised that you arrange a Jersey advocate early in the process so a file can be opened in readiness. We are happy to offer recommendations for your conveyancing, should you require them.

Agree the sale

When a sale is agreed we confirm the buyer’s ability to proceed by checking if there is a chain of sales behind your buyer. We will also check with other relevant agents to see how the chain is progressing. If your buyer is ready to proceed without a property to sell, we will ask for proof of funds. Once all the information is to hand we will write to all parties to confirm the sale and then the legal progress commences.

Legal work before the sale completion

Once instructed the advocate will commence work on progressing the sale on your behalf. This will involve raising and checking all legal documentation in relation to your property, liaising with the buyer’s lawyer, answering any queries, and if mortgage finance is required, dealing with the relevant financial institution. This process should take on average between 4-6 weeks.

Surveyor

In most cases a surveyor is recommended for a property purchase. The surveyor acting for the buyer will need access to your house. We will liaise with the surveyor and yourself to arrange access. It is best that you make available any guarantees for work done or invoices for repairs or replacement items such as a boiler or damp proof course.

Inventory of contents

Our representative will compile an inventory of contents that will be included in the sale. This will generally be integrated kitchen appliances, fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings etc. Once you have agreed this, it will be forwarded to all parties.

Completion date

This is the date that the sale transaction will complete before The Royal Court of Jersey. In the case of Share Transfer properties, the lawyers will complete the sale as there is no need for you to attend The Royal Court. In all cases, the agent needs to have confirmation from the lawyer that the sale has completed before keys can be released.

 

Why Sell Your Home with Christie’s International Real Estate/Hunt Estates?

Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliation

By choosing to sell your property through Christie’s International Real Estate/Hunt Estates you will be associating it with “The Global Authority in Luxury Real Estate” and benefit from communication to 900 offices worldwide across 48 territories/countries.

Selected by Christie’s International Real Estate as their Jersey affiliate for luxury real estate, Hunt Estates will apply the exclusive Christie’s International Real Estate brand to properties over £1,000,000 and utilise the worldwide network of Christie’s to market your property so that it can reach everyone who is looking to relocate to Jersey.

No other local agency can match the worldwide brand recognition and reach that we can offer.

New Website

As part of our re branding, we have introduced a new website that is linked to Christies.com so that anyone in the world who visits Christies can easily reach huntestates.com as their affiliate.

This means that your property listing with Hunt Estates will receive more clicks than you ever imagined. Our website is designed to maximise the images for impact and to communicate as much information as the visitor needs to request a viewing through us.

We are also Channel Island pioneers in filming properties featuring our own directors, Gill and Steven to bring them alive and convey the benefits of your home. We also have our in house professional photographer as well as the services of another professional photographer and drone camera operator to ensure that your property will be shown off to its best advantage.

Marketing

Our Christie’s International Real Estate affiliation means that we can access a wide range of their resources including having selected properties appear in their worldwide luxury magazines in printed and electronic versions, which are widely distributed to the Christie’s database.

Christie’s operates a professional PR agency based in Mayfair that will help us to project our selected properties to other relevant publications throughout the world.

As you would expect from a luxury brand, Christie’s has significant buying power in the national media and so we will also be able to obtain advertising space in key publications such as The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Country Life and other lifestyle magazines to potentially advertise your property.

Additionally, Christie’s PR agency will be at our disposal to assist with obtaining coverage for some properties that we are instructed to sell and so potentially your property could feature in a national publication or even Christie’s own international publications.

Filming and Photography

We recognise that good photography and filming will help set your property apart from another in the same price range. With an in house professional photographer/filmmaker and another professional photographer and drone operator whom we regularly use, we have created our own, professional style.

Our directors have now pioneered films for properties in which they appear and explain the benefits of your home and these have set us apart. Our films receive much attention and benefit our clients.

 

Social and Business Media

The extent and variation of our social media work has resulted in a dramatic response to our listed properties. Not only do we show images and information relating to each property instruction, but we show our property films on the various social media including facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. Our films also appear on You Tube.

When you instruct us with your property it will quickly appear on social media to attract attention and interest.  Through our affiliation with Christie’s, we will expect even more people seeing our social media posts and resultant click-throughs to your property.

Valuations

With more than twenty years’ experience in Jersey real estate and holding the position of president of the Jersey Estate Agents Association and Regional Representative for the National Association of Estate Agents, Gill has in depth knowledge of the property market and is a respected valuer.

We will not provide a valuation that you may want to hear just to gain your instruction and then let you down when it fails to sell. We will always conduct research on your property and on similar properties and take into consideration other important factors before we provide you with what we consider to be a realistic valuation.

Once you instruct us we will immediately set about arranging our professional photographers to visit you and, where appropriate, record a film and very quickly we will get your home live on social media and on our website and shared with Christie’s International Real Estate.

• Properties above £900,000 will be presented under the Christie’s International Real Estate/Hunt Estates brand
• Properties under £900,000 will be presented under the Hunt Estates brand but still benefit from the same website and services of our dedicated directors and negotiators
• Bespoke interactive website linked to Christie’s International Real Estate website for worldwide reach
• Distinctive Christie’s International Real Estate/Hunt Estates For Sale boards
• Extensive use of social network platforms as well as a presence on Christie’s International Real Estate website to drive traffic to our website
• We advertise in a wide range of print and social media through Christie’s International Real Estate’s marketing resources and through our worldwide affiliates
• Well respected team of negotiators with an extensive network of contacts on island and through our affiliate network.
• Reassuringly experienced negotiators who have excellent knowledge of the local market, especially having lived here for many years
• We will provide you with regular feedback
• Integrity and honesty in all our dealings with you
• Prominent modern offices in a busy thoroughfare in the heart of St. Helier
• Large office window with latest digital displays
• Pioneers in Jersey of filming properties that are listed with us presented by our own directors
• National and international advertising available by arrangement
• Professionally produced film of your home by arrangement
• Experienced photographers
• Upload to property portals to ensure maximum exposure of your home
• Latest estate agency software to match sellers to buyers

Our representatives will make an appointment to visit you in your home and explain how we will help find a buyer for you. We will also help you find your new home and will listen carefully to your needs and requirements. We will explain the sale and buying process and answer any questions or concerns that you may have.

We will measure, photograph and even video your home (if required). We will ensure that your property is presented in the very best light which, in turn, will help you achieve the best possible price.

Tips on preparing your home for sale

• Spring Clean: Give your house a good clean. Clean and tidy all cupboards and stack items in a uniform manner. Powerwash the exterior pathways, patios and drives. Make your home sparkle.
• Kerb Appeal: We have all heard this term many times but stand back and take a good look at the outside of your house. Does it look clean and cared for? Is the front door clean and free from paint chips? Make sure you have healthy plants in tubs by your door and that the garden or approach looks inviting. Lots of buyers will want to do a drive by before booking a viewing and first impressions count.
• Beautiful Gardens: Make sure your garden or outdoor space is tidy and well cared for. Think about creating spaces: for eating and relaxation or a children’s area if your property is a family home. Consider who your house should appeal to? First time buyers, families or retirees? Think how they might like to use the space and create it. Everyone likes to eat out on a warm day, so set up the patio furniture for viewings, so buyers can easily imagine themselves in your property.
• Lovely Interiors: Clear your entrance hall of any coats or shoes so it is easy for any buyer to enter and move around. Check that each room, shelves or worktop are free from anything that is too personal. Arrange display items and furniture in a balanced way. Keep decoration light and airy; no strong offensive colours that can close down the space in the room or be oppressive. Set up each room as it is meant to be used, so if the cross-trainer is in the dining room, move it!
• Love your Bedroom: Keep all bedding to neutral or light colours. ‘Dress’ the beds with layering, cushions and throws. Put away the cuddly toys, keep bedside tables free from clutter.
• Bright and Breezy: Appeal to the senses and have a lovely smelling house. Keep scented candles to a minimum, put fresh flowers around the house, make sure there aren’t any lingering pet smells, but most of all, let the fresh air in, especially in kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms.
• Spend a Little: Consider putting some money aside to prepare your house for sale. Get the chipped paintwork touched up, replace a worn carpet or cracked tiles. Spending a little won’t necessarily mean you can ask more for your property but it will certainly stop buyers making low offers.
• Listen to your agent: We will be giving you feedback after the viewings. We might suggest moving or altering things based on our knowledge of what buyers are requiring or repetitive comments that might be made. Work with us to effect a viewing and try not place too many restrictions on viewing times (if at all possible). We will be working hard to convert an enquiry to a viewing and a viewing leads to a sale.