I sold my house, a chapel last year, and my sons own / run a couple of estate agencies. Chapels are a nightmare to get rid of, as nobody these days wants them. You will need an Energy Performance Certificate regardless of whether is listed or not. Thats a great kiss of death for the old properties especially one like yours without double glazing. Mine sold because of the workshop, so that’s a great asset if your has a good workspace especially if you have land too.
So for your property forget the online sellers like Purple Bricks, absolutely hopeless. You need the best estate agent you can find, preferable not a corporate, look for a family owned business that’s primary role is selling houses as opposed to renting them. You’re looking for an estate agent that produces the very best photos and creates the best online presence both on their web site and on all of the online platforms such as Rightmove. The photos are what will make all the difference. If the agent takes them themselves walk away, you want one that uses a professional photographer and the same for floor plans. Ask them for the number of properties sold, average time to sell, percentage of properties sold at or above asking price to get a feel of how good they are. Rightmove produce all the stats automatically for the estate agents. Next find out how they sell the properties, you want 100% accompanied viewings, DO NOT try to sell it yourself by showing people around! You want an agent that’s open 7 days a week, most people want to view at the weekend, and if they are shut on Sunday, you’ve halved the number of days people can view. Check out the sales negotiators they will use to show your property, how long they’ve been with the business, the longer the better. Do not chose an agent based on cost, your after someone who will sell the property at the very best price as quickly as possible. A lot of agents will tell you a low ball price and a high value for the property to get the business and then after it doesn’t sell push you into reducing the price down to the real value it has, they will also put minimum effort / cost into marketing your property.
Have a drive around your area and look at how many sale boards are up and who they are with.
You need the house immaculate, just think of how a property looks when shown in a magazine. Zero clutter, smell of baked bread, everything ultra clean and tidy, zero clutter, everything in a superb state of repair, neutral colours. People want to walk in drop their bag and start living, not start renovating / decorating.
The busiest day of the year is when you want the property to be launched which is Boxing Day! Between now and Xmad it’s a desert, nothing much happening.
Lastly don’t chose a cheap online solicitor. You won’t believe the number of deals that fall through due to carp solicitors either delaying things, or just being idiots. Again, select ones that will give you a guarantee of turn around times assuming the buyers solicitors play ball. You preferably want a local solicitor who knows the area and has a good relationship with the agents.
Good luck.
