Entwistle Green / estate agent fees

missscousemouse_2

i had entwistle green ring me again to check what i wanted to do, i said £2,600 was too much and a local firm offered 1% she said she couldnt go that low but has offered a drop down to £2025! its awful that some people would just accept a price and then others could haggle and drop it down by nearly £800 like i did!!!!

wado96

When I was selling my flat I had a Countrywide group EA and an independent EA come out.

They both suggested marketing the flat at 99,995 with a realistic view to attaining 93,000 - 95,000 based on recent comparables.

The Countrywide EA wanted 1,800 + VAT. The independent EA wanted 1,000 + VAT.

I went back to the Countrywide EA and asked him if he could do anything about reducing his fee in light of the indie's proposed fee. His answer? No, we can't do anything about the fee but how about we put your property on at 105,000 and get you a bit more money.

I nearly fell over laughing. (It was the Countrywide EA which had shown me the recent comparables (93 & 95K) to support his appraisal).