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kingstreet wrote: ȣ2,400 + VAT? Is it a Countrywide group member by any chance? Bairstow Eves, Dixons, Bridgfords?
Thanks for all your responses; I'll try and negotiate with them downwards see what happens.
yes they were countrywide subsidaries.
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If they are Countrywide I wouldnt waste my time trying to negiotiate them down, they have fixed rules on what the lowest fee they can offer is. In fact it would be easier for them to simply not take you on the market than to take you on at a lower fee as it will mean less grief from management.
Get some other EA's in that will tell you their price structure, hopefully they will be more attractive to you.
Also, your Housing Association should have a list of people that have applied for shared ownership properties and they should be able to contact them before you go on the market, some HA insist on doing this first.I am a Mortgage Adviser
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0
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