Is It Time for the Way Properties Are Sold in the UK to Be Given an Alternative?
The UK property market has followed the same route for decades. Discover why an alternative to traditional estate agency is needed and how Nestive provides choice for sellers.
For many years, selling a property in the UK has followed a familiar route: instruct an estate agent, list the property, and proceed through to completion.
This became the default not because it was the only legal way to sell, but because access to property advertising was largely restricted to estate agents. Sellers who wanted visibility had little choice but to use the traditional model.
The legal process itself has always been clear and robust. Solicitors handle contracts, exchange, and completion regardless of how a property is marketed. What was missing was choice at the advertising stage.
Today, buyers search for property in more varied ways, and many sellers are more informed and confident than ever before. At the same time, the cost of selling has remained largely unchanged, with commission-based models still dominant.
Providing an alternative does not replace estate agents or the traditional route. It simply recognises that one size does not suit everyone.
Nestive exists to offer that alternative — a dedicated advertising platform for private sellers, giving homeowners the option to choose how their property is marketed while keeping the legal process unchanged.
The process hasn't changed.
Choice has.
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