Agency - Sole or Multiple

[brian]

That just sounds like haggling - perfectly normal in property sales where there are multiple interested parties, who are then given the option to increase their offers as required.

[Flat Feet]

My friend in the trade tells me that some agencies entice you with the lower commision fee for sole and give you a higher expected selling price. Then they adjust your expectations downwards and sell it at a more realistic price. As you have been dealing with them, you are less likely to move to a multiple deal and they get the business anyway.... Bit like changing bank accounts, once people open them, they rarely move them even if they get a better deal elsewhere.

My view is you should just start with multiple and broaden your potential audience from the beginning.