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Article Date:	11/07/2006
Article Title:	ASDA launches home-buying and selling service
ASDA has today launched a scheme which allows consumers to put their homes on the market at their local ASDA store. The scheme is exclusive to the North East and customers are being given £1,000 to spend at ASDA when they sell their home. A team of specialists have been visiting ASDA supermarkets in the North East since June 26, recruiting sellers for when the scheme which promises, just 1% commission charge. There will be access to over 6,000 buyers in the North East will now be able to view a property's details seven days a week at ASDA and online. All properties for sale will be viewable via a computer terminal prominently located in the ASDA store. Both buyers and sellers can register their interest via the terminals, and will then be contacted by a Homes @ Supermarkets representative who will arrange visits and viewings in the traditional way. Gev Lynott , ASDA's head of financial services, says: "House prices have increased by 168% over the last decade and it's not buyers or sellers but estate agents that have been the real winners. “If you're looking to pick up a pad and not pay through the nose we reckon you'll think this service is long overdue."