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I noticed today an estate agent has taking their properties off and then putting this back on zoopla so they come back up as just added.
Obviously this is so they appear more recent but I haven't seen other agents do it before so why would they be doing it?
Obviously this is so they appear more recent but I haven't seen other agents do it before so why would they be doing it?
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Maybe so they come up as just added?0
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Which appear at the top of search results........ Incase it wasn't obvious?0
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Maybe there should be a law against it. If "just added" has the innuendo meaning of "it hasn't been sitting around for ages with no interest", that would be misleading.
E.g. For a shop to offer something as "50% off !" it has to have been offered for sale at the higher price, for a specified time ; else they could put a sign for 30 seconds after opening each morning, saying "All goods are double the marked amount", then claim "Sale 50 % off".
Have a word with Trading Standards if you feel strongly, they are sometimes waiting for enough complaint ( on misbehaviour collectively ) to trigger a visit.0 -
Maybe there should be a law against it. If "just added" has the innuendo meaning of "it hasn't been sitting around for ages with no interest", that would be misleading.
E.g. For a shop to offer something as "50% off !" it has to have been offered for sale at the higher price, for a specified time ; else they could put a sign for 30 seconds after opening each morning, saying "All goods are double the marked amount", then claim "Sale 50 % off".
Have a word with Trading Standards if you feel strongly, they are sometimes waiting for enough complaint ( on misbehaviour collectively ) to trigger a visit.
The reduced prices example is a specific regulation though. Other tactics are legal, and I'm not aware of there even being an implied requirement that anyone ought to disclose that a property has been previously marketed.0 -
Sorry I should have been clearer, why don't all agents do it then?0
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Sorry I should have been clearer, why don't all agents do it then?
I guess because some EAs think it helps sell properties, whereas other EAs don't think so.
For example, you've spotted the 'trick', so perhaps now you will think that EAs who use that 'trick' are not trustworthy, so you might tend to avoid them.
Some EAs may decide not to use the 'trick' for that reason.0 -
Pretty stupid trick if you ask me because about 10 properties from one agent all come up as listed today when in the last week about 3 properties have been listed in total...I guess because some EAs think it helps sell properties, whereas other EAs don't think so.
For example, you've spotted the 'trick', so perhaps now you will think that EAs who use that 'trick' are not trustworthy, so you might tend to avoid them.
Some EAs may decide not to use the 'trick' for that reason.0 -
It is a trick - but, unfortunately, a common one.
One of my little "hobbies" is watching the "unwantable" type houses in this area that hang on the market for literally years having this sort of thing done by EAs. Or, on the other hand, the owner themselves taking them off the market for a few weeks/few months and then placing them back on again.
Wrong all round - but that's how many EA's function and a few buyers.0 -
moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »It is a trick - but, unfortunately, a common one.
One of my little "hobbies" is watching the "unwantable" type houses in this area that hang on the market for literally years having this sort of thing done by EAs. Or, on the other hand, the owner themselves taking them off the market for a few weeks/few months and then placing them back on again.
Wrong all round - but that's how many EA's function and a few buyers.
Why is it wrong? I can see it as a way of reviving interest in the property and getting new buyers to notice it. If it is not worth the asking price it won't get that price, no matter how long it has been on the market. And if it's the house you want at a price you want to pay, then why does it matter how long it has been on the market? You might not have been in a position to buy it last week.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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