The best idea is sale your house or property by yourself, I think an estate agent can't give you best value of your property, he just earn his commission and sale or bought it in any case.
Sorry to say Molly but what area you know which is crime free? Crimes are common in anywhere so I don't think if someone have not enough money to buy a house at luxury class areas. So move here and enjoy your life.
All people have a different type of memory, some people remember very fast and some people forget in a moment like me. If things are used rare then it happened with me.
Safe in which word you mean it. I think every bank in good but there are some problems which make them bad. If you say the security of your deposit, every bank have some rules and regulations. Don't believe in any rumor.