Every estate agent in NW & Greater Manchester I pass is empty

Really2

Joeskeppi wrote: »

Are EA's ever busy?

No,:) Busy in this case is the odd person wandering in asking for details or registering.

EA offices are basically high street advertising space and a office to work from.

I would say a lot of EA's could now operate from non high street positions because of the internet.
But then thinking about it would you market your house through one on the high street or not? I suppose the footfall can help.

baileysbattlebus

Joeskeppi wrote: »

Are EA's ever busy? Don't people just walk in, register their details and property requirements, and that's it?

I spent about 10 minutes altogether in EA's when I bought my place, 5 minutes for each one I signed up to.

Whenever we bought a house this was basically what we did - register - take some details away with us (well me normally, Oh just signed on the dotted line when he had to) - and in the days before the internet they used to send out new details to you about once a week. We made appointments for veiwings over the phone and made our offers over the phone.

I can't ever remember having to queue in an estate agents office.

chucky

tommy75 wrote: »

Chucky, you don't have to thank my posts, I'm well aware we have a difference of opinion in where the average house price is going over the next few years.

i thank your posts because you bring honest anecdotal information to the forum :beer:

the short-term, medium-term or long-term view of the property market is irrelevant to what you are seeing and how you think things will turn out.

each of us are big enough to know when the best time to buy into a housing market that has been expensive for the last 10-15 years and will always be expensive.

lemonjelly

chucky wrote: »

i thank your posts because you bring honest anecdotal information to the forum :beer:

the short-term, medium-term or long-term view of the property market is irrelevant to what you are seeing and how you think things will turn out.

each of us are big enough to know when the best time to buy into a housing market that has been expensive for the last 10-15 years and will always be expensive.

That's more like it chucky! :beer:

ess0two

The OP must think you take a flask and sarnies for a day out at the EA,last house i bought was viewed online with EA.
Viewing arranged via telephone with EA,only ever physically visited for all of 5 mins to show AIP.

kabayiri

Does this more likely prove that there can be an efficiency drive to cut out EA bloat?

Do we need all these people in these shops. The internet + a highly mobile, highly rewarded set of realtors would do it.

When every other workplace area is subject to mass cutbacks in staff, I don't see why the same can't be applied here. Making it cheaper to sell your house can only aid sales can't it?

chucknorris

Really2 wrote: »

When I purchased and sold last time I never went to 1 EA office.

Neither did I

Stay_tonight_in_a_lie

tommy75 wrote: »

75 in my name

Wouldn't bother, I'd start planning retirement to the old peoples home. Mewbie works at one in Blackburn, don't know if that's local to you, he raves about the place anyway, just as long as you don't mind one of the greatest swingers in history wiping your bottom tom?

C_Mababejive

tommy75 wrote: »

I travel alot and I find that everywhere I go, if I pass an estate agents, its always totally empty. I ever went past Oystons in Blackpool last week and there was only one lady in there looking extremely bored with the door locked. She tried to drag me in but I made my excuses and walked on. .

Maybe Oystons was empty for another reason...?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/owen-oyston-held-over-sexassault-allegations-1572281.html

wymondham

They are probably all out getting their new BMW Mini's with bright graphics before the rush starts!