7 reasons to use an estate agency when buying a flat in Silesia

Are you about to sell or buy a property? Not sure where to start, and short of time as well? Find out what you gain by using the professional services of an estate agency.

Transaction security

An estate agency guides the whole process of buying and selling, from presenting the client with a wide range of flats available on the market, to presenting and comparing their condition, price and the legal aspects connected with them.

Saving time

Thanks to an estate agency, we can find many listings of flats for sale from across the local market in one place, without having to visit each of them in person. Based on the photos and the listing presented, we can choose the 2-3 flats that interest us most and visit them in person, saving the time we would otherwise spend visiting a dozen or so flats from newspaper adverts.

Financial savings

Contrary to popular belief, buying through an estate agency in Katowice is not more expensive at all. In most cases it is the seller who pays the commission on the sale, not the buyer. In addition, the buyer saves both on the costs of a long search for a flat (the cost of travelling and meeting many owners) and on the costs of preparing the formal documentation (including the preliminary agreement (umowa przedwstępna)).

Profitability of the investment

Being able to compare many flat listings in one place, we can easily check whether the price proposed by the seller is appropriate for the flat on offer. Estate agencies also verify such listings. An estate agency often helps with price negotiations as well.

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Expert legal help

The agent always checks the legal status of every property. Thanks to this, we can be sure that we have accurate information on the property's mortgage status, including whether it is encumbered with debts and whether there are any other owners who could lay claim to the property.

Full legal documentation

It is the estate agency's job to prepare all the formal and legal documents, from preliminary agreements to the relevant documents for banks, notaries and so on, all in compliance with current law.

Completeness of documentation

Thanks to working with an estate agency, we can be sure that the whole transaction will be carried out using the proper documents and that, once it is completed, we will have all the paperwork we need to use the flat afterwards.