[Apologies to any type116 peeps for the cross post]
Just had a call on my mobile from Patch Property the new estate agents hailing from Paisley that are springing up everywhere.
Voice : Hello is that Mr Donkey *
Yes : Yes it is
Voice : i'm calling regarding flat 2/1 [snip] I understand you put in an offer of [embarrasing sum of money] on this property.
Me : Yes, that was 10 days ago and it was rejected
Voice : Well I'm delighted to tell you that my client has decided to lower their asking price and is willing to accept your offer.
Me : Well i'm afraid you will have to tell your client that they are too late as i bought an identical flat 2 blocks away from your client for £4k less than their reduced asking price so I'm not interested.
Voice : Silence
Me : You are aware it valued at £10k less than your client is wanting aren't you.
Voice : [long silence] ummm errr yeah i think that's on the notes
Me : Oh and that the virtually identical flat downstairs from your client went for £9K less than your client's asking price
Voice : [shorter silence] oh umm no I didnt know that.
Me : Well that's probably why no-one has bought it yet.
Voice : [back to the long silence again] Oh ummm errr ok then thanks for your help.
[click]
Wish i was a fly on the wall when they call their client and have to start the conversation
"Ummmm you know how we recommended that you play hardball with that offer you got....."
That's made me day.
F*ck. You. You. Stupid. Greedy. C*nt
*name changed to protect the stupid.
Patch Property - they are a £600 fixed fee for a reason
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Lazydonkey
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Patch Property - they are a £600 fixed fee for a reason
Focus ST estate, i3s and more pushbikes than strictly necessary.
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
Good effort! 
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It be funnier if i hadnt spent £250 on a mortgage valuation on the f*cking place on the basis that "my client wouldnt accept anything less than X pounds"
Got it valued.
Offered X pounds and they f*cking said - nah we want the full asking price.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Anyway i got the last laugh and any mature individual will tell you that's much more important than saving money
Got it valued.
Offered X pounds and they f*cking said - nah we want the full asking price.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Anyway i got the last laugh and any mature individual will tell you that's much more important than saving money
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Focus ST estate, i3s and more pushbikes than strictly necessary.
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
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Oh and while im on the subject not only do patch give out spectacularly bad advice they also only have one staff member per office and thus close at lunchtime.
This means it's impossible to hold of them to arrange a viewing, make and offer or even just speak to someone. My lawyer eventually had to send them a fax saying "please call me". I dont imagine they tell you this when you talk to them about selling your property.
Personally i'll be handing over 1% plus £250 "marketing fee" to ReMax and i'm more than happy to do that for the service i got.
You do indeed get what you pay for
This means it's impossible to hold of them to arrange a viewing, make and offer or even just speak to someone. My lawyer eventually had to send them a fax saying "please call me". I dont imagine they tell you this when you talk to them about selling your property.
Personally i'll be handing over 1% plus £250 "marketing fee" to ReMax and i'm more than happy to do that for the service i got.
You do indeed get what you pay for
Focus ST estate, i3s and more pushbikes than strictly necessary.
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
renmure wrote:Sounds like a good result for you.
We just sold a property in Whitelees,Cumbernauld (completes on Friday) and started off with ReMax. Have to say it was not a good experience and we ended up dumping them.
Jim
hmmmmm i just bought a property in whitelees....
not through ReMax i might add...
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There were a couple of issues with the Cumbernauld estate agents but absolutely nothing compared to ReMax.Karen wrote:Mmmmm, being an estate agent myself, this is very interesting reading.
I also have a property in Golden Square, Aberdeen and was considering selling that. I contacted one of the Estate Agents there and she was honest and bril. She said that she had no idea what it would sell for but that it would be at least X. She said that it was easy being an estate agent in Aberdeen at the moment cause all you had to do was put an ad in the ASPC, set a closing date, then take the highest offer. She didnt even recommend paying to print brochours or anything like that. She also said that the buyers valuation survey would be whatever the buyers offer was since that would be the Market valuation. Obviously there will be a bit more to it than this but it was all refreshingly honest. Her advice, after taking some background info, was not to sell and to concider buying the property next door as a rental opportunity. And she was punctual!!!
Jim
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I think the problem AND the benefit of REMAX is the self employed business model.
My agent (Lorraine Wilkinson in Hamilton) was amazing and did all the viewings for me, gave me regular updates by text and gave me good solid advice.
In contrast a local agent had to call me for directions to my house. Not the best start
My agent (Lorraine Wilkinson in Hamilton) was amazing and did all the viewings for me, gave me regular updates by text and gave me good solid advice.
In contrast a local agent had to call me for directions to my house. Not the best start
Focus ST estate, i3s and more pushbikes than strictly necessary.
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
....did i ever tell you about the Evora and VX220 i used to own?
Intersting reading.
We are about to put our house on the market and currently considering estate agents/soliciters etc.
So far its:
Remax - too many horror stories to be interested
Estate agents - dont seem to have lots of people banging down the door
Soliciters with ESPC facility - seems the winner so far.
Would welcome feedback from past customers in the West Lothian area.
Or even better why not buy my house? Its lovely and I'm just finishing the weeding so its in move in condition.
We are about to put our house on the market and currently considering estate agents/soliciters etc.
So far its:
Remax - too many horror stories to be interested
Estate agents - dont seem to have lots of people banging down the door
Soliciters with ESPC facility - seems the winner so far.
Would welcome feedback from past customers in the West Lothian area.
Or even better why not buy my house? Its lovely and I'm just finishing the weeding so its in move in condition.
I used an ESPC firm to sell my flat in Edinburgh. I felt that the ESPC "open viewings" on Thurs and Suns meant that you were doing most of the legwork r.e. showing folk etc.
However, unlike Glasgow, ESPC seems to have the more for sale in the Burgh than the estate agents, and the conveyancing in-house went very smoothly.
I think they all talk pish though, regardless.
However, unlike Glasgow, ESPC seems to have the more for sale in the Burgh than the estate agents, and the conveyancing in-house went very smoothly.
I think they all talk pish though, regardless.