9 Crown Row, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TH
Liam McDonnell
Lettings Valuer
Liam attended school locally in Ascot and began his career in estate agency aged 18 in the Bracknell area. He has gone on to gain experience within the Maidenhead, Reading and Wokingham markets too. Building relationships is what Liam enjoys the most in his role, which gives him the opportunity to meet and help all kinds of people. Away from work, Liam enjoys playing football throughout the week and for a local Bracknell team on a Sunday (some say the next Sunday League Pirlo).
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is…
The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.
Top of my bucket list is…
To travel around America and Australia.
On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me…
On a football pitch in all weathers – potentially a little jaded from the night before.
My guilty pleasures are…
Watching Super Sunday and the F1 whilst devouring a takeaway. Highly recommended.
The thing I like best about my job…
Helping and advising landlords on how to make the process of letting their property as stress-free as possible, and assuring tenants throughout the process so that it becomes an enjoyable and exciting experience.
The person I’d most like to go for a drink with is…
Sir Alex Ferguson.
27 Jan 2020
“What a waste of money.”
It’s something we’ve all heard someone say. And if we’re honest with ourselves, something we’ve all done at some point.
Buying that jumper that never saw the light of day. The gym membership that got about as much use as a sun lounger in Antarctica. Or forgetting you were subscribed to that ‘it’ll change my life’ monthly service you never ended up using.
But don’t feel too bad because your money spending mistakes probably pale into insignificance compared to the one below.
Not so friendly
In 2005 ITV bought the social networking site Friends Reunited for a reported £175m. Then Facebook popped up in 2006. Uh oh. ITV sold Friends Reunited for £25m in 2009. The website closed down in 2016.
The good news is at the end of this article we’ll share a link on how to make your cash go further from Mr Moneysavingexpert himself, Martin Lewis.
Across the Bracknell area we see people wasting their money by using estate agents who charge a cheap fee to sell a home BUT end up getting their client a lot less for the property due to a lack of skill or will. This difference can be tens of thousands of pounds in some cases.
Cheap agencies are not cheerful
Look at this simplified but relevant example.
An agency says they’ll charge you a 0.5 per cent fee to sell your home, which they put on the market for £100,000. You’ve chosen them over an agency that charges a 1.5 per cent fee. You wanted to save a few quid.
But the cheaper agency only gets you £90,000 – they blame the market and tell you this is the best you’ll get for your biggest tax-free asset. After their fee you have £89,550 left.
In a parallel world, the other more motivated and skilled agent gets you the asking price of £100,000. They put more money into marketing your property, the quality of their staff and are much better negotiators.
They take their well-earned £1,500 fee leaving you with £98,500 — nearly £9000 more.
So, the ‘cheaper’ agent, who at first glance looked to be saving you dosh, ended up wasting it.
We hope that’s given you some valuable food for thought.
Let’s talk
If you have any property related questions, please get in touch as we’d be delighted to answer them for you.
Oh, and here’s a link to that money-saving page that might come in handy. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/chat-tips-gold/
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