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rude-boy said:
Srebbe, I think you might be right...
Okay I've put the kettle on and I'll await the story with baited breath. I work with them every day and know that there are some who are diamonds and some, well hangin's too good for 'um
What can I say except that there is one decent Agent in a Pool of Filth !
First question then ... Why are they so Arrogant ? Answers on a PostCard !
maserati3200gt said:
First question then ... Why are they so Arrogant ? Answers on a PostCard !
Any one or a combination of the following:-
1. They get stroppy unrealistic sellers and buyers on the 'phone and infront of them every day. Usually through no fault of their own.
2. They are an idiot and think that arrogant = makes punter think they know what they are on about.
3. They PTSL that they got someone to pay them 1 3/4% to do 1/10th the work their solicitor is doing for 15% of what their commission will be on a a £200k house
rude-boy said:
First question then ... Why are they so Arrogant ? Answers on a PostCard !
Any one or a combination of the following:-
1. They get stroppy unrealistic sellers and buyers on the 'phone and infront of them every day. Usually through no fault of their own.
2. They are an idiot and think that arrogant = makes punter think they know what they are on about.
3. They PTSL that they got someone to pay them 1 3/4% to do 1/10th the work their solicitor is doing for 15% of what their commission will be on a a £200k house
Points 2 and 3 are making sense !
satch said:
estate agency is money for nothing in my opinion.
1 step below recruitment consultants.
vultures
Only worse than an estate agent is a combined estate/'lettings' agency when you entrust them with your property and they think this is carte blanche to try and rip you off as you are thousands of miles away.
The buggers.
To join in the fun
Our house went on the market a few weeks ago, for which the estate agents will be wanting their 1.5% of flesh when it sells. The story so far:
Photographs - had to re-take them all again myself as the agent didn't have the first clue as to how to take a halfway decent picture.
Description - full of spelling, grammatical and factual errors (windows suddenly appearing where there aren't any, for example). Not only that, but it made no effort to 'sell' the house at all. I understand that estate agents are no longer allowed to be as 'creative' as they used to be, but really... Had to completely re-write it for them.
Sales effort - took ages to get onto the RightMove website and even then all the pictures but the main one were missing. Only two tiny placements in local papers so far. Has lead to only one viewing so far.
Feedback - person we called couldn't supply information on how many people the house details had gone out to, didn't have a clue what was going on in the market etc etc.
Overall appraisal: fecking useless. And for this they want three grand?
Our house went on the market a few weeks ago, for which the estate agents will be wanting their 1.5% of flesh when it sells. The story so far:
Photographs - had to re-take them all again myself as the agent didn't have the first clue as to how to take a halfway decent picture.
Description - full of spelling, grammatical and factual errors (windows suddenly appearing where there aren't any, for example). Not only that, but it made no effort to 'sell' the house at all. I understand that estate agents are no longer allowed to be as 'creative' as they used to be, but really... Had to completely re-write it for them.
Sales effort - took ages to get onto the RightMove website and even then all the pictures but the main one were missing. Only two tiny placements in local papers so far. Has lead to only one viewing so far.
Feedback - person we called couldn't supply information on how many people the house details had gone out to, didn't have a clue what was going on in the market etc etc.
Overall appraisal: fecking useless. And for this they want three grand?
rude-boy said:
First question then ... Why are they so Arrogant ? Answers on a PostCard !
Any one or a combination of the following:-
1. They get stroppy unrealistic sellers and buyers on the 'phone and infront of them every day. Usually through no fault of their own.
2. They are an idiot and think that arrogant = makes punter think they know what they are on about.
3. They PTSL that they got someone to pay them 1 3/4% to do 1/10th the work their solicitor is doing for 15% of what their commission will be on a a £200k house
(not picking on Rude-Boy)
Point 3 - The estate agent will only get paid if a sale goes ahead. The Solicitor will get paid even if the sales falls apart.
Point 2 - Arrogance/ Confidence are a close call.
:wave:
We have just sold our place and our Estate Agent deserves all the money owing to them for their 1.5% commission. (a long story behind that statement)
The 2 before that where a pile of sh!te and glad we got rid. (See above statement)
The Sales guys are generally full of themselves but at the end of the day get a job done, so we had no probs with that. The guys who work behind the scenes are very nice and knowledgeable. All that is with our current agents.
IMHO.
Bloody hell, I just said nice things about an estate agent
>> Edited by trevorw on Wednesday 21st September 14:29
The 2 before that where a pile of sh!te and glad we got rid. (See above statement)
The Sales guys are generally full of themselves but at the end of the day get a job done, so we had no probs with that. The guys who work behind the scenes are very nice and knowledgeable. All that is with our current agents.
IMHO.
Bloody hell, I just said nice things about an estate agent
>> Edited by trevorw on Wednesday 21st September 14:29
judas said:
To join in the fun
Our house went on the market a few weeks ago, for which the estate agents will be wanting their 1.5% of flesh when it sells. The story so far:
Photographs - had to re-take them all again myself as the agent didn't have the first clue as to how to take a halfway decent picture.
Description - full of spelling, grammatical and factual errors (windows suddenly appearing where there aren't any, for example). Not only that, but it made no effort to 'sell' the house at all. I understand that estate agents are no longer allowed to be as 'creative' as they used to be, but really... Had to completely re-write it for them.
Sales effort - took ages to get onto the RightMove website and even then all the pictures but the main one were missing. Only two tiny placements in local papers so far. Has lead to only one viewing so far.
Feedback - person we called couldn't supply information on how many people the house details had gone out to, didn't have a clue what was going on in the market etc etc.
Overall appraisal: fecking useless. And for this they want three grand?
Perhaps your cut price commision deal reflects the level of service you receive. Paying peanuts will only buy you monkeys!
Bat21 said:
To join in the fun
Our house went on the market a few weeks ago, for which the estate agents will be wanting their 1.5% of flesh when it sells. The story so far:
Photographs - had to re-take them all again myself as the agent didn't have the first clue as to how to take a halfway decent picture.
Description - full of spelling, grammatical and factual errors (windows suddenly appearing where there aren't any, for example). Not only that, but it made no effort to 'sell' the house at all. I understand that estate agents are no longer allowed to be as 'creative' as they used to be, but really... Had to completely re-write it for them.
Sales effort - took ages to get onto the RightMove website and even then all the pictures but the main one were missing. Only two tiny placements in local papers so far. Has lead to only one viewing so far.
Feedback - person we called couldn't supply information on how many people the house details had gone out to, didn't have a clue what was going on in the market etc etc.
Overall appraisal: fecking useless. And for this they want three grand?
Perhaps your cut price commision deal reflects the level of service you receive. Paying peanuts will only buy you monkeys!
Couldnt ask for more from our agent on its 1.5% com, as you know i had trouble with my last agent.
rude-boy said:
1. They get stroppy unrealistic sellers and buyers on the 'phone and infront of them every day. Usually through no fault of their own.
Got it in one rude-boy!
Have a friend who's an estate agent and my other half and I usually end up creased over with laughter at the stories she tells us about all the different buyers and sellers she has to put up with.
From what I gather, it can be an extremely stressful job as you've got unrealistic sellers on one hand, who think their run down shed is worth a mint, and on the other hand you have the buyers who expect half the furnishings and appliances thrown into the bargain. And then she gets the Asian families who try haggling for everything!
War time negotiations at the UN would be easier to cope with.
Of the ones I've dealt with, the independents (IE not Connells etc) are fantastic. The others are awful.
I've lost count of the number of times I've rung up to enquire and its gone like this...
me - "does it have parking?"
EA - "i don't know... let me check"
me - "new kitchen?"
EA - "not sure... maybe a year old?"
If they had all the facts to hand they'd do a lot better. gggrrr
I've lost count of the number of times I've rung up to enquire and its gone like this...
me - "does it have parking?"
EA - "i don't know... let me check"
me - "new kitchen?"
EA - "not sure... maybe a year old?"
If they had all the facts to hand they'd do a lot better. gggrrr
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