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Sealed bids: deal or no deal in a secret seller’s market

As competition gets tougher for house-hunters, are sealed bids the answer to secure a fair sale? Julia Fynn

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Signs of a market boom are starting to reveal themselves, with gazumping, open-house viewings and buying off-plan as evidence.

We shared our perspective on the changing UK property market in a new piece for The Telegraph this week: “Sealed bids are now more prevalent than at any time since the peak of the market in 2007,” Black Brick’s partner, Caspar Harvard-Walls said.

“Some agents use the tactic of pricing a property at a low level to attract competitive buyers. It can often work well for vendors. But the disadvantage is that if the buyer feels they have overpaid there is a greater likelihood of the sale falling through later.”, he continued.

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