How to sell a church: factors to consider
When you want to sell your house, the course of action is simple: you go to an estate agent. They put your house on the market, advertise it, show it to people who are hoping to buy, and ideally before long match you up with one of them. When considering how to sell a school, the landscape is similar – just more unusual. How to sell a church, how to sell a day nursery, or the process for passing on other unusual properties, is not so very different from the normal business of most estate agents. However, you would do well to talk to a specialist to make sure that you get the best possible service – and price.
Firstly, it’s worth knowing that many of these so-called ‘D1’ institutional properties are highly prized. Running a nursery, for example, is a career that many people aspire to and with strong demand and extensive waiting lists for the top nurseries, there is always a queue of people looking to buy your property. The same is true of schools, especially since the government opened up the Academies programme to more and more providers. The problem is that you can’t just put these properties on the market with a normal estate agent. Their clients are the wrong type. Neither can you opt for a typical commercial property agent. These are specialist buildings, and as such demand a specialist approach – someone with experience in selling these types of properties and the contacts to make it happen. Regular estate agents just won’t understand the requirements of this niche sector, and won’t be able to find the right clients at the correct price.
When thinking about how to sell a day nursery or how to sell a school, you therefore need to see someone with a proven track record with D1 properties. These include institutional buildings used for education, training, medical and health services, as well as buildings used for religious meetings. If you need to know how to sell a church, this is one route to try too – though you can sometimes find even more specialised property agents who deal with churches and nothing else. Whatever the form of your property, you stand a better chance of making a fast sale and receiving a good price if you go with someone who knows the market well and has proven themselves in it many times before.
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