Frequently Asked Questions
What makes you different from other agents?
Snail Homes are not your traditional Estate Agent; we market properties in a completely different way using live action Movie Walkthroughs, loads of photographs and floor plans. We know it is really important for our clients to have as much information as possible about their property.
Isn't a Movie Walkthrough just the same as a virtual tour?
The Snail Homes Movie Walkthrough is completely different from a virtual tour because it is live action as opposed to the virtual tour which is a static image. So if the trees are moving in the garden then this will all be seen in the movie. The movies create the lifestyle of the home. So we have the owners sat pouring wine at the dining table or driving a nice car into the driveway. We feel this helps prospective buyers imagine themselves living in the property.
What benefits do you think the movie walkthrough brings?
The main advantage of this tool is that it eliminates time wasters. Prospective buyers are able to view the property from the comfort of their own home, 24 hours a day. Snail Homes aim to provide prospective buyers with as much information as possible to help them make a more informed decision when buying their new home.
Where did the name Snail Homes come from?
Since Snail Homes was established, we have always strived to be different from others in our industry. So we didn’t want to be called an ordinary name which people would forget, for example other agents are named after the owners: Browns, Robinsons, and Michael Poole. We wanted something catchy and one of the directors came up with Snail Homes. This is great because it's bold, quirky and sticks in peoples memories. Plus there is also the fact that the Snail carries his home on his back.
Where are you based?
That’s not important because we are internet based and sell houses all over the country. The Snail Homes office is in Thornaby, Stockton on Tees.
What if some people don’t have the internet?
90% of people looking for houses predominantly use the Internet. Amazon are the largest book sellers in the World but they don’t have a shop front and they only run solely through the internet. At Snail Homes we monitor all phone calls and we ask where the customer has heard about us so we don’t just guess. Everything we do is tested and measured this allows us to market properties where people are actually looking.
Estate agents tend to have a bad image to the public. How would you answer your critics?
We are positive people in a negative environment. We are committed to revolutionising the way we buy and sell property.
How long has the company been in operation and why was it set up?
The directors of Snail Homes set up the company around 2 years ago after a number of bad experiences with estate agents. They thought "we could do this better ourselves" so they did!