Who has sold a property using an online estate agent?

Hoof_Hearted

A lot of not-very-busy estate agents on here.....

lessonlearned

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

A lot of not-very-busy estate agents on here.....

Busy yes, but I am now officially retired.

I will not be resting on my laurels though, I am about to launch another company. Not as an EA though.

My next venture will be far more financially rewarding;).

1-3%??? Forget it.

In the immortal words of Naomi Cambell - "I wouldn't get out of bed for that":rotfl::rotfl:

googler

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

A lot of not-very-busy estate agents on here.....

... or just some who think they know what the others do for a living ...

taxiphil

googler wrote: »

The reason the portals only accept ads from EAs is that the EAs are expected to abide by all this, essentially so that the portal won't get sued by irate buyers who find that the properties they bought don't match the description on the portal.

Now that simply isn't true.

A year ago I made this detailed post about the legislation in question, clearly showing that Rightmove are NOT liable for misdescriptions as they are only an advertising service.

Rightmove use that myth as a smokescreen, knowing full well they could never be sued for a misdescription (just as Ebay can't be sued for a dodgy car advert).

The real reason they won't take adverts directly from private sellers (as Lit Up says), is because their raison d'être is to protect the EA industry.

Googler, I don't know if you've genuinely forgotten that post I made last year, or if you are just hoping that nobody else remembers it, but you should stop peddling this myth about Rightmove and property misdescriptions. Please consider the myth exploded.

googler

taxiphil wrote: »

Googler, I don't know if you've genuinely forgotten that post I made last year, or if you are just hoping that nobody else remembers it ....

Crikey, you're taking issue with me not seeing/remembering ONE of your posts from last year ... ?

I'm flattered you think my memory might be up to that, but...

From Rightmove's FAQ;

"In order to give buyers and sellers the best possible protection and service, Rightmove does not accept property advertisements from private sellers or private landlords. All the property featured on our site must comply with the requirements of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991."

Lit_Up

googler wrote: »

From Rightmove's FAQ;

"In order to give buyers and sellers the best possible protection and service, Rightmove does not accept property advertisements from private sellers or private landlords. All the property featured on our site must comply with the requirements of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991."

From EA's literature:

"Whilst care has been exercised in the preparation of these particulars, statements about the property must not be relied upon as representations or statements of fact. Prospective purchasers must make and rely upon their own enquiries and those of their professional representatives. The company accept no liability for any error contained in these particulars".

We're going round in circles, aren't we. Like a property that you market but never sell. We've already established that you accept no liability for misdescriptions, so, uh, what do you do again? Nowt.

sinbad182

Lit Up, Did you come home early from work one day and find an Estate Agent hanging out the back of your missus?

You seem a little vitriolic about the whole thing is all

Lit_Up

Well as has been proven in this thread, they are good for nothing

googler

Pram. Toys. Thud.

googler wrote: »

...it seems that all you're good for is petty insults.

hotpot1000

I sold with Housenetwork last year and they were great for everything, I was top of a chain of 3 and they told me even when the bottom link had exchanged which was a long time before we all moved.

I later bought a house thru a high street EA who were unable to give me the room sizes after I asked 3 times and waited 5 months so I went and knocked on the door of the house and cut out the useless EA who never provided me with sight of an epc to this day. it was not on their website either.


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