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Worst Estate Agent 'Paul CArr' Stay away!

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  • KateLiana27
    KateLiana27 Posts: 707 Forumite
    Legally it would be very difficult/impossible to enforce a house being "taken off the market". However it's perfectly possible to reduce (not eliminate) the risk of being gazumped by specifying exactly what you want and being tough if you don't get it.

    In our case, we said our offer would only stand if the house was marked as Sold SSTC on the EA website and Rightmove within 48 hours, and that all further viewings were cancelled (and no more bookings taken) from that point onwards. It's easy enough to check all of these are being done, and withdraw the offer if they are not.
  • fu.business
    fu.business Posts: 15 Forumite
    Yeh thanks everyone for the feed back. I know what to do next time... just stand strong and ask for mutual agreement otherwise no offers going ahead.
  • Running_Horse
    Running_Horse Posts: 11,809 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    fu.business wrote: »
    I really dont know... I got my Lawyer to phone them up and awaiting for the news... =( im really upset...this is the second time as well! first time it was a repossession flat and got gauzumped after i've got it surveyed and this time again! -___-
    It's not really gazumping with a repossession, where the buyer offers knowing they have to advertise for higher offers.
    Been away for a while.
  • dslator
    dslator Posts: 42 Forumite
    Paul Carr ? Is he a little bloke, blonde mullet, Man City fan, hates students, with a twin sister Pauline ? I've heard his brother Wayne is worse!
  • fu.business
    fu.business Posts: 15 Forumite
    dslator wrote: »
    Paul Carr ? Is he a little bloke, blonde mullet, Man City fan, hates students, with a twin sister Pauline ? I've heard his brother Wayne is worse!


    I don't really know his personal interest and back ground, but all i know is a real *ahem* speaks down on people and no respect what so ever.
    Why? how do you know? have you come across him before?
  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Think dslator means 'Paul Calf' (TV comedy character) ;)

    Jx
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • RabbitMad
    RabbitMad Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    I thought Paul Carr was something that anybody in the office could drive on business ...






    ... I'll get my coat
  • Caveat_Mortgagor
    Caveat_Mortgagor Posts: 286 Forumite
    My vote for worst agent goes to.......

    http://www.allagents.co.uk/john-german/

    They rank 6358 out of 7164 agents reviewed.
  • MissMotivation
    MissMotivation Posts: 1,751 Forumite
    RabbitMad wrote: »
    I thought Paul Carr was something that anybody in the office could drive on business ...






    ... I'll get my coat

    *Snigger*....
    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!
  • payless
    payless Posts: 6,957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Actually when buying a property a few years back, I found Paul Carr one of the most pro-active in this area.
    ( F Oaks ofice)

    I don't work for them, know anyone there, nor in fact did I buy from them in the end, but service wise they were better than the others. If I were to sell and being willing to pay the silly money EA's charge, ( I'm not the biggest fan of EA's) I would likely call them in to see what they had to say.
    Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.
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