• 33 million British adults used the internet daily in 2012 (ONS)
• 92% of property searches start online (Rightmove)
• My Online Estate Agent offers unbeatable fixed listing fee of £249 and no commission 

But then we entered the 21stcentury.com. It’s doubtful that Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web back in 1989, had any idea what impact his brainchild would have on our lives but with 33 million Britons using the internet daily in 2012, double the number 6 years ago according to data from the ONS, a life purely offline almost seems #unimaginable.

From emailing friends and family to reading the news, doing our banking, ordering the weekly shop or even finding a home, the internet has become our first port of call. In fact 92% of property searches start online with portals such as Rightmove, Zoopla, Prime Location and many more attracting millions of eyeballs daily.

Going one step further and fully embracing the power of the internet in today’s property market, Londoner Richard Patterson has combined his experience as a landlord and online technical skills to create My Online Estate Agent. Richard comments,

“Having been a landlord for 7 years now, I’ve had my fair share of experiences of dealing with high street estate agents. All too often I’ve been disappointed by the level of service offered and frustrated by the high fees charged, especially when you end up doing the work, such as showing prospective buyers and tenants around, yourself!

“Sick of agents not turning up, being hung over, late, rude or just damn right unhelpful, I wanted to offer an alternative; a service which combines all the benefits of a quality high street agent but embraces the ease and efficiency of the internet and gets results, all for a tiny fraction of the cost.”

My Online Estate Agent offers a fully comprehensive estate agent service (with the exception of arranging viewings which today many vendors prefer to undertake themselves) which includes a home visit to take professional photographs of the property and floor plan measurements, arranging and gathering feedback on viewings, negotiating offers and instructing solicitors all for an unbeatable fixed price upfront of £249 and no commission.

Properties are advertised on their extensive partner network of over 120 websites including Rightmove, Zoopla, Find a Property, Prime Location, Homes 24, Globrix, Find a New Home, Property Finder, Gum Tree etc and since launching only 12 months ago, My Online Estate Agent is already one of the largest operators with over 400 sales and letting properties on the market across the UK.

With numerous happy clients already My Online Estate Agent has appointed leading property PR agency, ABPM to spread the word further both to the on and offline communities. Commenting on the appointment, Charlotte Ashton, says,

“Whilst the property market as a whole has been somewhat lethargic to embracing the internet, there has indeed been a marked shift in the last year or so with more and more buyers and sellers using online services such as My Online Estate Agent to achieve their goals. In these times of austerity, vendors are even more cautious of high agent fees and if they can achieve the same results whilst enjoying a good level of service then I can only see online estate agency services becoming even more popular.”

Vendors and landlords can list their properties directly online at My Online Estate Agent but in keeping with the team’s awareness that almost half of the British population, 48%, use social networking sites (ONS 2012) you can also Like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter and Google+.

Richard Patterson is available for market comment and can be reached on Richard@myonlineestateagent.com or for more information on this superb low cost, fixed online estate agency service please visit www.myonlineestateagent.com or call 0845 434 6080.