EA bully tactics

Sticky77

The estate agents who are marketing a house we are interested in are suggesting that unless we put our property on the market with them then they won't be supporting our offer. Iv looked up the EA code of practice and they break quite a few of their rules. I know it's not ip to them to dictate who buys a house but they smug in their apparent power.
We won't be changing our EA to them but there is that niggle in my mind that says u might loose the house u like because u won't play their game.
Its hard to contact the vendors as its a let property.
What steps can I take to ensure our offers are put forward please.
Thank you.

gemmalouanna

To be honest is there any point in you making an offer yet? They probably won't be interested until you have an offer on yours.

Are you still tied in with your current EA? Is it worth considering moving to this new EA if this is your ideal home and it helps you find a buyer?

roger196

Ask them to put this in writing or send them a letter along the following lines sent to the senior partner of the firm
Today I visited your office to arrange a viewing of a property i was interested in. I was given the impression that I had to market my own property with your firm in order that your firm would support my offer on the property I wished to buy. I hope I have misunderstood what was said to me. Thus I would be grateful if you would confirm that it is NOT the policy of your firm to operate in this way.

Contact the land registry for the owners details, cost £4 provided you use the official govt website.

googler

Print off and highlight the appropriate sections of the codes of practice, and ask them why they're acting contrary to them......

nomoneytoday

As above, it's academic. Many sellers won't take an offer seriously unless you have your place up / sold, have a mortgage offer and surveyor booked

Uk_Lover

Is it empty? if not go and knock on the door and tell them what the EA said. I know if I was selling and my EA said that I'd be well !!!!ed off ! actually I'd probably change EA because of it.

Sticky77

I wouldn't go with them as they have a reputation of talking the talk and then dropping u like a stone once your on their books. Plus I don't want to give them that power.
I like the phrases u have used in your letter, I will definately use that. It was the associate partner who told me those things about going on with them.
There are still tenants insitu but they don't speak very much English so I'd need to bypass them and contact the landlord/owner I think.
Thanks

hazyjo

Do you need to sell your property to buy this one?

If so, I'm with gemma above - what's the point in making an offer?

Jx

steve1980

I love people who come on here, slate estate agents for doing their job and then annouce that they are not even on the market themselves so are in absolutely no position to proceed with a purchase.

Look at it from an agents point of view. You are not even on the market, and you want to put an offer in on a property.

The agent has rightfully said he will support your offer but only on the proviso that you put your home on the market with them. They have a reason to get yours sold as you want to buy through them.

DVardysShadow

steve1980 wrote: »

I love people who come on here, slate estate agents for doing their job and then annouce that they are not even on the market themselves so are in absolutely no position to proceed with a purchase.

As

Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!

you ought to know a whole load better than that. Sure OP has not sold, and his offer is moot. But to suggest that

Sticky77 wrote: »

The estate agents who are marketing a house we are interested in are suggesting that unless we put our property on the market with them then they won't be supporting our offer.

is merely an agent doing his job is outrageous nonsense and reflects badly on you.

steve1980

DVardysShadow wrote: »

As

you ought to know a whole load better than that. Sure OP has not sold, and his offer is moot. But to suggest that

is merely an agent doing his job is outrageous nonsense and reflects badly on you.

So, you would expect an agent to fully support the offer then even though the OP is not on the market?