are all Estate Agents idiots?

[Eccentric_Rich]

Sam, your head seems so far up your own A*** that you can’t see the point Norm is making. With your responses I’m inclined to agree with Norm.

I’d list Estate Agents alongside Recruitment Consultants as being a complete waste of oxygen.  

Richard.

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All i'll say is nearly every estate agent i've met is full of..........i won't say.

Well i have to go and look for a new house now as i've finally been given notice on my rented property.

Wish there was such a thing as a B******t detector.

Wish me luck i'm going in.............

[Derby Allen]

On norms behalf, why don't we do a poll based on estate agents performane, say 1-10, 10 being good of coarse, i would guess before the results come in the average will be around 3, having had to move 7 times in the last 11 years due to work ,I have a good understanding of what you get for your hard earned money, Cant say though though as this is a family viewed website!

[Norman Verona]

Steve, To be honest, most Agents, Sam excluded of course, just have to put a property on the market and it will sell.

Mine is a bit different as 1) it's empty and 2) it has no proper garden.

I understand that and I would overcome 2 by selling the virtues of no garden.

"Well Madam, this unique house, in one of the prettiest Peak Park villages, doesn't really need a garden. You are opposite the village cricket green and Malcolm cuts the grass for you. If you don't need access to the garage, it won't cost much to turf the yard over and build more flower beds to attend."

Instead, I suspect they've been saying, "Problem with this property is it has no garden."

I suppose, the mistake I've made is not placing it with Sams firm. He only employs top class sales people.

By the way, and changing subjects, do you have any contacts with the Rugby Club?

[ACW]

FWIW, I think part of the problem is placing the property with so many agents. Ive never sold a house only brought, but we didnt look at properties listed at several agents because to me it smelt of problem selling.

In addition there must be some uncertaintly on the part of the agent that it wont sell through a different agent.

We had idot sellers, trying to screw around after a deal had been struck trying to get the last 5-10K they could, even to the point of trying to sell me the remaining gas left in an LPG tank.

In the end it was my solicitor who pointed out tro me that whilst I was morrally right, contractually right, was I prepared to go through the hasle and loose the house for my principals. He had a good point and I were glad of that advise now.

if youve got a buyer, you might regret your decision to relist the property if your still looking for another buyer in 6 months time.

remember you dont need to use an estate agent, you can do the job yourself, and in some cases you would probably be better off if youve got a house that sells quickly.

[Norman Verona]

I've only moved it on when the agent loses interest and the house gets removed from the window and the punters dry up.

I've accepted the offer, but on the basis it was completed in 2/3 weeks. It will be 8 weeks.

What started out as trying to push the purchaser into closing (after 5 weeks) has shown that the "negoitiator" hasn't the faintest idea how to negotiate. I asked her to tell him it was going back on the market if he didn't close by the end of the week and she starts giving me an argument why I shouldn't do that. I expalin that I don't want to, it's a way of putting him under some pressure to complete. She hadn't the faintest idea what I was talking about. "I've asked him and he says it's up to his solicitor"

I've now found out that he's waiting for his money from wherever it is. So, I reckon he's had an extra £1450 interest  while it's cost me £2383.

It now raises the issue of why she couldn't push his offer up when he first made it.

Lets see what her boss does in the morning.

[steve_m]

Norm,  

If it's taken this long to get a sale in the first place then just ease up a bit, it must be a hard house to sell or the market in that area may be depressed - could be all sorts of things but at least you you have a buyer.

If that buyer knows it's been for sale for so long then he'll be trying it on a bit - I would, so let him do it, give a bit and still take his money.

[Norman Verona]

Steve, I'm aware of that but I don't have to let the buyer know it. It's not him so much as the agents "negotiator" that I'm mad at.

I hope the boss guy will see my point of view, he's already apologised for the non advertising, so I suspect he'll talk to the buyer and explain the ways of the world.

I'm not disagreeing with you, it's just the stupidity of that girl!!

Aaaaaaaagggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Still don't feel better.

[Kevin Wood]

I had a similar level of P*ss taking when I moved house. Unfortunately you have to accept that people act like the most unbelieveable cretins whenever they are dealing in property and, unfortunately, you have to cave in to thir pettiness or lose the deal.

Fortunately for me, when my buyer started playing up, I had a purchase lined up, and my estate agent were also handling the sale of the house I was purchasing and the sale of my buyer's house.

Lots of commission to lose. I just told them that if they accepted any bull from my buyer they had to convince the seller of the house I was buying to live with it, because if that deal fell through, my house was coming off the market and they would lose what they'd put into marketing my house, and be back to square one with 2 others.

If they know you have no onward chain it probably puts you in a weaker position.

Kevin

[Norman Verona]

Well, I just can't believe the cheek of this .... buyer.

His solicitor is again asking for copies of a planning consent from 14 years ago! He only needs up to 4 years ago so it's just a delaying tactic.

Then they want to "borrow" the keys and now say they will exchange on Friday. last week they were completing on Friday.

I've left instructions with the agent to inform him the house is back on the market, just went up 20k and he'd better be quick if he still wants it at the agreed price.

I'm beyond caring, I know he really wants the house, is in rented accommodations and will not want to lose mine.

I'm sure his attitude is due to the weakness shown by the agent in negoitiating.