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Professional photography
Every property is shot by a professional photographer. High-quality images are the single biggest factor in how much interest a home attracts and how quickly it moves.
Included as standard
Sell with Compass Estates
Selling in Dumfries & Galloway, done properly.
Professional photography, drone footage and a branded video tour on every home, live on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket from day one. You deal with me personally throughout, never a call centre.
See it in action
This is what your home's marketing looks like
Every instruction is photographed, filmed and edited to the same professional standard. A cinematic property tour, live on the portals from day one.
Watch A recent property tour
Every instruction
What's included, as standard
Not optional extras. Not upsells. Every home I sell gets the full marketing package from day one.
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Drone aerial footage
Aerial footage gives buyers a real sense of setting, scale and surroundings that ground-level photos cannot. Particularly powerful for rural homes, land and coastal property.
Included as standard
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Branded video tour
A scripted, branded video tour accompanies every instruction, increasing engagement on Rightmove and Zoopla and keeping your home in front of active buyers for longer.
Included as standard
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Targeted social campaign
A dedicated campaign across Facebook and Instagram reaches buyers in Dumfries & Galloway and beyond who aren't only watching the portals. Plus full floor plans on every home.
Included as standardHow it works
From valuation to completion, in six steps
1
Free valuation
I visit your home in person, at a time that suits you, including Saturdays, and give you an honest figure based on real local knowledge and comparable sales. No computer estimate, no obligation.
2
Home Report
Scotland requires a Home Report before marketing. I'll recommend trusted local surveyors and guide you through arranging it as we prepare your home for sale.
3
Your marketing kit
Once instructed, I commission your professional photography, drone footage, branded video tour and floor plans, all produced to the same high standard.
4
On the market
Your home goes live on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket at once, with a social campaign running alongside. Many local solicitor-agents never appear on the Rightmove agent finder. Every instruction of mine does.
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Viewings and offers
I handle every viewing personally, feed back to you promptly, and manage offers directly. I'll give you my honest read on each one and help you decide how to respond.
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Missives and completion
Once an offer is accepted, the solicitors conclude the missives, the binding Scottish contract. I stay in close contact through to your completion date and flag anything you need to know.
Very knowledgeable and helpful. No request was too much and went over and beyond to make the process so much easier and stress free. Couldn't recommend more.
Transparent pricing
Simple, honest fees
Marketing fee
Agreed up front, in writing
The marketing fee depends on the size of the property and the photography package required. It's confirmed in full before you instruct, with no hidden costs.
Commission
No sale, no fee
Commission is only due on a successful sale, at a rate competitive with local agents and agreed at your valuation. Worked example: on a £250,000 sale at 1% + VAT, commission of £3,000.
Selling in Scotland
The bits that work differently here
Selling north of the border differs from England and Wales in a few key ways. I'll guide you through all of it.
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Home Reports
Mandatory since 2008 and no more than 12 weeks old at first marketing. It bundles a Single Survey, an EPC and a Property Questionnaire.
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Offers over
Homes are usually marketed at a fixed price or "offers over" a figure. The Home Report value anchors both your asking price and the buyer's mortgage valuation.
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Missives
The Scottish equivalent of exchange. Conclusion of missives creates a legally binding contract, handled by the solicitors on both sides.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
GetAgent data puts the local average at around 70 days. I'll give you a realistic timeline at your valuation, based on your property and current market conditions.
It's a legal requirement before marketing a home in Scotland, made up of a Single Survey, EPC and Property Questionnaire. I can recommend trusted local surveyors and guide you through it as part of preparing your home.
Yes. Everything discussed at the valuation is confirmed in writing before you instruct, and there's no obligation to proceed afterwards.
Commission is only charged on a successful sale, so if your home doesn't sell you owe nothing in commission. The marketing fee covers the production costs already incurred.
Yes. Drone footage and video are especially effective where setting, land and outlook matter as much as the house itself. I sell rural homes, cottages, farms and country houses right across the region.
No pressure, no obligation
Thinking of selling? Let's talk.
Book a free, no-obligation valuation. I'll come to you, in person, at a time that suits, including Saturdays. I respond to enquiries within the hour during office hours.