To those selling in these difficult times Part Deux. AKA sellers support network!

Poorhouse

Spoke to my EA last week and after a 45 min conversation with the "Manager" we agreed to lower the price and how to market it. After all his promises....nothing. I have paid my fee to my EA and I know I can change but the thought of forking out £300 again and starting all over is depressing. I can't afford to relist it at the moment.

My friend just cold called them...interesting. She told them she was being relocated for work to the Technology Park beside my estate and couldn't drive. What did they suggest? They listed 5 house, all miles away. They only listed mine when she kept pushing it. I have pointed this out to them. After all, we pay them to SELL our properties. They should create the sales channels!

womble12345

How come you paid your EA upfront? I never had to pay anything up front, I suspect you may be able to find an EA that doesnt demand an upfront fee. Most EAs just charge you if they sell the house.

shisslemopp

I was going to ask the same question.

Surely if you paid your EA upfront, then they've not got any incentive to sell your house.

Find one that doesn't charge up front and you should notice a difference in the way they work for you.

Good luck

Poorhouse

Scotland! The EA's get the marketing fee up front. Every single one as far as I can see. My friends selling are all the same. As it happens my EA called me yesterday, while I was at work and shouted at me for 10 mins and told me I had trust issues! He said I had no right to question how they were marketing the house and they were doing their best!!! Charming eh? A complaint going into the ombudsman as we speak.

harz99

Poorhouse wrote: »

Scotland! The EA's get the marketing fee up front. Every single one as far as I can see. My friends selling are all the same. As it happens my EA called me yesterday, while I was at work and shouted at me for 10 mins and told me I had trust issues! He said I had no right to question how they were marketing the house and they were doing their best!!! Charming eh? A complaint going into the ombudsman as we speak.

Not in my experience they don't! I'm in Dumfries & Galloway, which area are you in?

I would demand another interview with the senior person in the company/branch and ask for the return of my fee as they are clearly NOT marketing your house as per your agreement with them.

cassidy0111

harz99 wrote: »

Not in my experience they don't! I'm in Dumfries & Galloway, which area are you in?

I would demand another interview with the senior person in the company/branch and ask for the return of my fee as they are clearly NOT marketing your house as per your agreement with them.

Indeed, I have saw many an advert for EAs with "No up front fees" around Glasgow/West. Indeed a quick google search identifies a few such EAs.

Poorhouse

I met with a pile of EA's before I decided to go with this one. They all asked for marketing fees up front so I thought it was the norm and when I questioned it I was told by a couple that its costs of boards, pictures, schedules and getting your house online. I opted not to do newspaper ads but a colleague who did is being hit with costs for this constantly.

I'm in Lanarkshire and its got (shall we say) vibrant EA industry! Everyone I met asked for fees first.

tyllwyd

Hope its OK for me to start off a new thread, but this one has got to post 6400 and I guess the forum servers must be feeling the strain.

So if there is anyone out there still trying to sell their houses, come and say hi on Part III ....

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3360644