EA bully tactics

deprivedofsleep

reading the posts on this thread I am disgusted with the behaviour of the EA Sticky77 has been met with as I'm sure the vendor would be as essentially their EA are prepared to discount potentially good buyers just because.

furthermore, i am disturbed by a particular troll commenting on this thread who claims to be an EA standing by what seems to be an unethical and unprofessional behaviour. you're not doing EAs any favours!

badaz52

Unless the EA is part of the Ombudsman Scheme don't expect them to adhere to any rules.

steve1980

DVardysShadow wrote: »

What they might do is very [or even slightly] different from not putting the offer forward. But the sore thumb which sticks out whichever way you look at it is that the reason for this is that the OP does not have their house on the market with this particular Agent.

As you are a self proclaimed Estate Agent, you should know the following and where it comes from

www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets/general/oft031.pdf

It has nothing to do with Bias.

Show me an estate agent who DOESN'T try to persuade a possible buyer to market their home with them if someone finds a property through them.

An agent has more control over a property that is on the market with them than a property which is on the market with someone else.

Anyone who thinks this doesn't happen is living in a dream world.

deprivedofsleep wrote: »

reading the posts on this thread I am disgusted with the behaviour of the EA Sticky77 has been met with as I'm sure the vendor would be as essentially their EA are prepared to discount potentially good buyers just because.

furthermore, i am disturbed by a particular troll commenting on this thread who claims to be an EA standing by what seems to be an unethical and unprofessional behaviour. you're not doing EAs any favours!

How on earth am I a troll? Perhaps you need more sleep?

Let me put this to all of you.

Agent A who works for a corporate company advised the vendor that their home will be offered through EVERY branch of that companies network. This is a complete lie. Does anyone do anything about it? No.

I will happily name companies that do this if you want.

DVardysShadow

steve1980 wrote: »

It has nothing to do with Bias.

Show me an estate agent who DOESN'T try to persuade a possible buyer to market their home with them if someone finds a property through them.

An agent has more control over a property that is on the market with them than a property which is on the market with someone else.

Anyone who thinks this doesn't happen is living in a dream world.

I can't show you an EA who does not try to persuade a possible buyer to market their home with them if someone finds a property through them. This is normal.

But the OFT guidance makes it very plain that coercing a buyer into marketing through that EA by indicating that the offer will be less favourably treated is off limits. But the OP experienced this and it is unacceptable.

And you should know this.

steve1980

DVardysShadow wrote: »

I can't show you an EA who does not try to persuade a possible buyer to market their home with them if someone finds a property through them. This is normal.

But the OFT guidance makes it very plain that coercing a buyer into marketing through that EA by indicating that the offer will be less favourably treated is off limits. But the OP experienced this and it is unacceptable.

And you should know this.

If every agent was reported to the OFT then there would be no estate agents left on this planet!

girl_withno_name

steve1980 wrote: »

If every agent was reported to the OFT then there would be no dishonorable estate agents left on this planet!

I know that probably covers about all of them, but maybe more ethical professionals would join the profession after their departure (or the current ones would improve their attitude)

FBaby

Surely the decision whether to consider the OP's offer is down to the vendor, not the EA???? It could very well be that the house OP wants to buy has been on the market for some time (maybe with another EA before) with little interest whether the OP current home is likely to sell very quickly, in which case the vendor might not care that the house is only just about to go on the market and not bothered who it is advertised by.

It's not so much the right of the OP that is in question here, but the right of the vendor. If it was me selling my home and I wasn't informed that someone was interested in making an offer (because they had used threatening means to gain more business for themselves), I would be furious and certainly be taking my business away from them with the addition of a big complaint to headquarters.

deprivedofsleep

steve1980 wrote: »

It has nothing to do with Bias.

Show me an estate agent who DOESN'T try to persuade a possible buyer to market their home with them if someone finds a property through them.

An agent has more control over a property that is on the market with them than a property which is on the market with someone else.

Anyone who thinks this doesn't happen is living in a dream world.



How on earth am I a troll? Perhaps you need more sleep?

Let me put this to all of you.

Agent A who works for a corporate company advised the vendor that their home will be offered through EVERY branch of that companies network. This is a complete lie. Does anyone do anything about it? No.

I will happily name companies that do this if you want.

steve1980, ok troll was a bit harsh and I am sorry. i still think the behaviour of EA to who Sticky77 refers is underhand. I have strong views on professionalism and ethics and believe these should be upheld by professionals even if they are not under a board to do so. I just think they are essential values to have whatever business a person represents.

steve1980

deprivedofsleep wrote: »

steve1980, ok troll was a bit harsh and I am sorry. i still think the behaviour of EA to who Sticky77 refers is underhand. I have strong views on professionalism and ethics and believe these should be upheld by professionals even if they are not under a board to do so. I just think they are essential values to have whatever business a person represents.

Unfortunately it's rife in estate agency. It's a dog eat dog world and until people actually work in it they can't/don't understand what happens behind the telephone.

BitterAndTwisted

It might be a dog-eat-dog world out there but there's a limit to what normal people find reasonable and decent. Estate agents aren't in a special category where some basic integrity should not be demanded.

I'd bitterly resent any agent who claimed they wouldn't "support" an offer: their role is merely as a conduit. If I were a vendor I'd be ruddy furious if I thought the agent was behaving in such a way. I think I'd be very happy when there was no longer a need for them and their slimy ways