Martin A.
I I first used Simpson & Marwick c. 6 years ago when I sold a property in the Scottish Borders. At that time I found them to be extremely efficient and quick to respond to phone calls and emails. When I eventually sold the property they achieved a sale price that far exceeded my expectations.
Fast forward 6 years and I'm about to put my flat on the market in Edinburgh.
I approached 6 Estate agents (Including Simpson & Market) to see if there was much difference in the selling costs and the marketing packages offered.
The quote from Simpson & Marwick wasn't the cheapest, but based on my previous experience and the way their representative spoke when visiting my property, I went ahead and engaged them again.
Once again, I found them extremely efficient. I was given a dedicated web page that showed exactly where they were in terms of pulling together the various elements of the sale - Home Report, Floor Plan. 3D tour, photos, brochure production etc.
At any time, I could see exactly how things were progressing.
When the property went live on the market, I could see how many people had viewed the page, downloaded the Home report, even how many times the virtual tour had been viewed.
As a side note, the company they used to do the virtual tour did an absolutely superb job in showing the flat at it's best, even coming back on a sunny day to shoot the outside of the property in the sunshine!
My property was on the market for 9 days, at which point we had enough notes of interest to go to a closing date.
To summarise, they may not be the cheapest estate agents in the city, but you get what you pay for with Simpson & Marwick: -
* They're very responsive and can get the property on the market quickly
* They provide a 2nd to none marketing platform and promotion assets
* Ultimately they realised a great selling price for my flat, beyond my expectations.
I wouldn't hesitate to use them again, easily worthy of a 5* Review!