Estate Agents Job

petunia100

VIGILANT22 wrote: »

Is chain free etc, not advertised on your marketing material...Are you party to all the conversations the EA has with prospective buyers...As some have suggested it would be more productive giving this feedback to the agent, as they can do something to change it...All we can do is reply

No the chain free is not in the marketing material despite me telling them about it 3 times now.

Obviously, as I have said I will be giving feedback to the agent, but as I have said I wondered what their role is at viewings, which is why I have posted on this forum.

Floxxie

Their role is to be present at the house to carry out viewings when the seller is not there or chooses not to do them themselves.

You cannot make a person buy a house (even if they had all the training in the world) but you can point out the benefits for them living in the area. A good EA will know what the buyer is after e.g. a particular school, and make sure that they tie these things in with houses they suggest they view.

Personally I would prefer doing the viewings myself.

petunia100

mufi wrote: »

Ah, but you can answer the vendor's questions (local schools, or whatever) far better than an agent. And you come, subconsciously at least, as part of the package. You can enthuse about the house, express your deep regret at leaving it, tell them how wonderful living in the area is, listen to what they want to do, and help them with ideas based on your working knowledge of the house. There's a huge list of reasons for doing it yourself, provided you haven't got two heads, of course:D.

Do you think the ES would be annoyed if I showed them round?

petunia100

Floxxie wrote: »

Their role is to be present at the house to carry out viewings when the seller is not there or chooses not to do them themselves.

You cannot make a person buy a house (even if they had all the training in the world) but you can point out the benefits for them living in the area. A good EA will know what the buyer is after e.g. a particular school, and make sure that they tie these things in with houses they suggest they view.

Personally I would prefer doing the viewings myself.

I think your probably right.

VIGILANT22

petunia100 wrote: »

Do you think the ES would be annoyed if I showed them round?

Do you think you have just been unlucky in your choice of agent?....When you consider this is an agents job, that's how they pay their mortgage..and the agent (I hope) will have sold a considerable more properties than you yourself have....However it is yr choice....Just a shame agent doesn't come up to your expectations particularly when yr footing the bill...

petunia100

VIGILANT22 wrote: »

Do you think you have just been unlucky in your choice of agent?....When you consider this is an agents job, that's how they pay their mortgage..and the agent (I hope) will have sold a considerable more properties than you yourself have....However it is yr choice....Just a shame agent doesn't come up to your expectations particularly when yr footing the bill...

Maybe, but the agents I used in my last house sale some 7 years ago was just as bad.

googler

How many viewings has your agent done for you?

For how many of these have you been present, and/or following them round, looking over their shoulder, whatever...?

VIGILANT22

petunia100 wrote: »

Maybe, but the agents I used in my last house sale some 7 years ago was just as bad.

and who sold that house?...the agent or you?

googler

How many viewings are we talking about here?

Chinkle

The estate agent may have told them some of the details about the property in the process of securing a viewing, or why driving them to the property.

I have found most estate agents keep fairly quiet so the prospective buyer can focus on looking around and only answer questions when asked. A lot of people don't want an aggressive sales pitch. As long as he/she is able to positively answer any questions the buyer has, I wouldn't worry.