lavrentis Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2640436/Leicestershire-estate-agent-swore-25-year-old-missed-flat-viewing.html Beware of bad customer service.
Finnegan Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 Hahahahah!! I know her. I heard about this before it went to the Mercury and it's now national news?! Genius.
lavrentis Posted 27 May 2014 Author Posted 27 May 2014 Hahahahah!! I know her. I heard about this before it went to the Mercury and it's now national news?! Genius. Just checked I have a mutual friend with her
Unabomber Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 She definitely has that vacant expression that people tend to sport when their car has just exploded.
AndWhat? Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 Hate lettings agents with an absolute passion. Why are they all complete wankers??
Trumpet Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 She definitely has that vacant expression that people tend to sport when their car has just exploded.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 She definitely has that vacant expression that people tend to sport when their car has just exploded. She looks like Philomena Cunk off Weekly Wipe. What is clocks?
FoxesAreBlue Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 I walked past this estate agents yesterday and I've never been in that part of town before - totally irrelevant I know but there you are.
Trumpet Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 I walked past this estate agents yesterday and I've never been in that part of town before - totally irrelevant I know but there you are. I drive past on a regular basis.
Guest Mickyblueeyes Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 The thing is about agents is they are completely unreguated. If you are buying a house, you traditionally pay them the most. You pay your Solicitor pittance in comparison. The fact is you and the Solicitor have far more to lose if it goes tits up. There needs to be a new process when it comes to buying or letting a property. The agents are acting like this simply because they can.
Vlad the Fox Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 They should charge a fee. By charging a percentage they are just screwing the people with a bigger house by charging more for no extra work.
AndWhat? Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 The thing is about agents is they are completely unreguated. If you are buying a house, you traditionally pay them the most. You pay your Solicitor pittance in comparison. The fact is you and the Solicitor have far more to lose if it goes tits up. There needs to be a new process when it comes to buying or letting a property. The agents are acting like this simply because they can. They are regulated by the Property Ombudsman, IF they sign up to be regulated by the Property Ombudsman I'm currently in the process of a complaint against a lettings agents in Wrexham with the Ombudsman.
Alexikokopops Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 There's one near me that has a poster saying "you wouldn't use an unqualified doctor would you? Then don't use an unqualified estate agent". I'm not quite sure the couple of weeks you train on the job is comparable to the 7+ years a doctor does in university and hospitals MATE.
ElusiveEd Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 The supportive comments towards this guy on the LM story on this all seem very fishy to me. Some very similar wording from "different" readers.
Mike Oxlong Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 Don't see the problem. Just being consistent with the trend towards plain English in commerce.
ADK Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 I'd like to know who sold her the car, at least he didn't sell her a house with a gas leak.
Guest Mickyblueeyes Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 They are regulated by the Property Ombudsman, IF they sign up to be regulated by the Property Ombudsman I'm currently in the process of a complaint against a lettings agents in Wrexham with the Ombudsman. That's the problem. You take a complaint to the SRA about a Solicitor he/she can be struck off. All an estate agent would do is leave the ombudsman. It's ridiculous, considering they are dealing with assets of significant value.
Webbo Posted 27 May 2014 Posted 27 May 2014 They should charge a fee. By charging a percentage they are just screwing the people with a bigger house by charging more for no extra work. There are some that do that but if your agent charges a percentage it's in their interest to get the highest price possible for the seller whereas if they're on a flat fee they just want to sell it as soon as possible to get their money.
Vlad the Fox Posted 30 May 2014 Posted 30 May 2014 There are some that do that but if your agent charges a percentage it's in their interest to get the highest price possible for the seller whereas if they're on a flat fee they just want to sell it as soon as possible to get their money. The seller can still turn down offers though and from knowing a couple of estate agents and in my experience all they are trying to do now is sell as soon as possible. Plus it may stop them over pricing property in the first place if its going to make property harder to shift.
Voll Blau Posted 5 October 2014 Posted 5 October 2014 Not this company but was meant to have a flat viewing at 12 today which I organised on Tuesday. Got a call around midday yesterday to say 12 was "no longer convenient" for them and could I do 3 instead. I explained to them that fell slap bang in the middle of visiting hours for the hospital my grandmother's in, and was there no way they could do any other time. They said no, weren't forthcoming with an explanation and didn't even bother to apologise. Turned up at 3 today, waited for 25 minutes and no fvcker turned up. Plus the flat I was interested in had a "Now Let" outside it. I'm utterly fuming. Some cvnt in their office is going to get the bollocking of a lifetime down the phone tomorrow.
Strokes Posted 5 October 2014 Posted 5 October 2014 Not this company but was meant to have a flat viewing at 12 today which I organised on Tuesday. Got a call around midday yesterday to say 12 was "no longer convenient" for them and could I do 3 instead. I explained to them that fell slap bang in the middle of visiting hours for the hospital my grandmother's in, and was there no way they could do any other time. They said no, weren't forthcoming with an explanation and didn't even bother to apologise. Turned up at 3 today, waited for 25 minutes and no fvcker turned up. Plus the flat I was interested in had a "Now Let" outside it. I'm utterly fuming. Some cvnt in their office is going to get the bollocking of a lifetime down the phone tomorrow. Name and shame, help others avoid the snakes.
Voll Blau Posted 5 October 2014 Posted 5 October 2014 Name and shame, help others avoid the snakes. IMS in Derby.
Strokes Posted 5 October 2014 Posted 5 October 2014 Lettings agent in being-a-c unt shocker.Sounded a bit more than usual cuńtish beaviour to me.
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