Switching Estate Agents Is Easier Than You Think

Glendale & Cheviot · July 2026 · 4-minute read

Months on the market, updates dried up, photos you've never liked — but you signed something, so you're stuck. Aren't you? Usually not, and usually not for long.

Agency agreements have tie-in periods, but they're shorter than most sellers fear — commonly a handful of weeks — and they end. The steps are mundane: dig out your agreement, find the tie-in length and the notice period, give notice in writing (an email does it), and let the clock run. From there you're free to instruct whoever you like. Two genuine traps to check for first: a sole selling rights clause, and any clause about buyers introduced by the old agent — if someone they showed round later buys the house, the old agent may still claim a fee. Know who they introduced, in writing, before you relaunch. (Worth saying plainly: this is general information, not legal advice — your own agreement is the document that decides.)

Why relaunching often works

A switch done properly is not just a change of logo. New photography, a rewritten description, a reviewed price and a fresh listing give the portals — and buyers — a reason to look again at a home they'd scrolled past. Stale listings carry a smell; relaunches clear it.

The Founding 200

We'd rather you met us sooner than later, so for the first 200 sellers who switch to us from another agent, the entire all-inclusive package — photography, floor plan, all major portals, sale progression — is a fixed £99. When they're gone, they're gone.

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