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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    trolleymate; according to your public profile, you're in Fife - may I repeat a few questions which went unanswered, and are in danger of disappearing in the noise.....

    Are the Fixed Price agents to which you refer, the ones actually transacting business in your county (or Kingdom) actually doing this FULL TIME? If it's merely a sideline to their other business interests or occupations, that might have some bearing on the discussion........

    Do these Fixed Price agents who are operating in your area get paid upfront, at conclusion, or a combination?

    And another - are these Fixed Price agents working as 'Solicitor/Estate Agents' or as stand-alone Estate Agents? Are they in either of the SPCs active in Fife?
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    Wonder where the OP is now?
  • MissMotivation
    MissMotivation Posts: 1,751 Forumite
    googler wrote: »
    Wonder where the OP is now?

    Have they commented on the thread at all!?!
    My home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say ;)
    Ignore......check!
  • trolleymate
    trolleymate Posts: 72 Forumite
    edited 15 March 2010 at 11:37PM
    googler wrote: »
    Wonder where the OP is now?
    Whats an OP and an SPC
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    trolleymate wrote: »
    Whats an OP and an SPC

    OP = Original Poster, or Original Post - the person or post that started the thread.

    SPC - Solicitor's Property Centre. A Scottish-specific concept, that I would imagine you'd be familiar with, being from Fife......
  • trolleymate
    trolleymate Posts: 72 Forumite
    googler wrote: »
    OP = Original Poster, or Original Post - the person or post that started the thread.

    SPC - Solicitor's Property Centre. A Scottish-specific concept, that I would imagine you'd be familiar with, being from Fife......
    Thanks again Googler, LOL.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    Strangely enough, I'm getting the impression you're not really from Fife, after all......
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    trolleymate wrote: »
    Thanks again Googler, LOL.

    No response to #202 ???
  • trolleymate
    trolleymate Posts: 72 Forumite
    googler wrote: »
    No response to #202 ???
    Hi Googler, The Fixed Price Property Agents are doing this full time and more and more successfully, Fixed Price is up front or can be deferred for 9 months to include HIP. They are stand alone.

    When out and about today found out one of the local Estate Agents who have been operating in the traditional way for the last 30 years are opening a new office in the neighbouring town as a fixed price agent. Can PM the company name to you if you would like to investigate some more.
    Still don't think you trust me.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    trolleymate wrote: »
    Fixed Price is up front or can be deferred for 9 months to include HIP. They are stand alone.

    When out and about today found out one of the local Estate Agents who have been operating in the traditional way for the last 30 years are opening a new office in the neighbouring town as a fixed price agent. Can PM the company name to you if you would like to investigate some more.
    Still don't think you trust me.

    Even more so now, I don't believe you're in Fife (as stated in your profile). Your first sentence gives it away.

    Yeah, go on - PM me their name.
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