Websites are cutting out the estate agents for home sellers

Main incentive for property owners who bypass the agent is not financial

James Cahill, whose website 4salebyowner.ie offers legal advice to vendors Pic:Keith Heneghan

Sellityourself.ie and 4salebyowner.ie – both dedicated websites for people who want to sell property without an estate agent – were established ten years ago, in the middle of the property boom.

Anne-Marie Doyle and her husband Neil Doherty set up Sellityourself.ie when they decided to cut out the estate agent to sell their own house in Clare.

Doyle, who is a website designer, created a mini version of the website advertising her home. ...