Sell your property in Weymouth

Selling a home in Weymouth means selling to buyers who want a seaside town with a working harbour, a sandy beach and a direct train, at a lower price than further east. Flexie Estate Agents values, markets and sells homes here, about an hour from our Bournemouth office, as part of our selling your property service.

How homes sell in Weymouth

Each part of the town has its own buyer. Flats in the Esplanade terraces sell to retirees and second-home buyers on the view across the bay. Cottages at the harbour and on the Nothe sell on character and the quayside. Victorian terraces in Park District sell to first-time buyers and investors near the station. Family houses in Preston, Radipole and Wyke Regis sell on schools, gardens and parking, and homes in Wyke Regis draw buyers who work on Portland. The town is described on our Weymouth area page.

Paperwork for a seafront sale

• The lease for flats: length, freehold arrangement, service charge accounts, reserve fund and any letting rules.
• Listed building consent for past alterations in the Georgian terraces.
• Maintenance history for the front of the building: render, windows and roof, which salt air wears.
• Letting records if the home has been a holiday let.

Our guide on selling a leasehold flat covers the pack.

Presenting a Weymouth home

Photograph the bay or the harbour from inside, on a clear day, and be precise about how much of it shows. Clean the windows inside and out; salt film shows in photographs. In family houses show the garden and the parking. In a holiday let, take out the guest notices and present it as a home.

Our marketing and the sale

We photograph and measure, write particulars aimed at the right buyer, list on the portals and send the home to buyers registered with us for Weymouth and the Jurassic Coast. Many second-home buyers view on a weekend visit, so we plan viewings around their trip. After an offer we progress the sale through searches, the survey and exchange, and keep you informed at each stage. Our guide on how to sell your home sets out the steps.

Buyers who work locally

Not every Weymouth buyer is moving to the sea for retirement. Staff at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, about eight miles away, workers at Portland Port, teachers and public sector staff buy family houses and first homes in the suburbs. They want a short drive to work, a school nearby and a garden, and they often have a mortgage agreed in principle before they view. A listing that states the drive to Dorchester or Portland helps them choose.

Selling or keeping it

A property valuation in Weymouth gives a sale price and, if you want it, a rent or holiday let comparison. If you would rather keep the home, see letting agents in Weymouth, or holiday let management through Sea Breeze. We sell on the same terms in Poole.