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Estate Agents Flyers though door

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  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    I think people already know if they're in a 'hot' area, or a road where people wait for houses there to hit the market. They don't need some EA to tell them.

    And if the road is really popular, there's every chance that owners can save money and sell privately, just by putting the word around.
  • theEnd
    theEnd Posts: 851 Forumite
    I've got them through the door every place I've lived and some areas were horrible. Typical advertising ploy. Everyone thinks their house/area is special.
  • mrsmazza
    mrsmazza Posts: 145 Forumite
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    Yes, my neighbour got a flyer through her door , rang up agent , had 1 viewing, got the price she wanted and sold.
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    Given that they are so confident that they can sell your house in record quick time with minimum fuss I imagine they would have significant scope to reduce their fee.

    Or perhaps not.
  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,600 Forumite
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    Shredder springs to mind
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • bouicca21
    bouicca21 Posts: 6,696 Forumite
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    When the ex's chain collapsed and he had to find a place to buy quickly, the EA for the sale of the fmh did a leaflet drop for him to the houses in his target area, so yes some of these fliers are genuine.
  • novelty-socks
    novelty-socks Posts: 271 Forumite
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    Living in London, we get loads of estate agent flyers through the door. They're all full of crap.
  • pinkpiglit
    pinkpiglit Posts: 304 Forumite
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    Living in London, we get loads of estate agent flyers through the door. They're all full of crap.

    Ditto. We get a couple every week which annoys me as it's a waste of paper and takes up space in our recycling bin. No way to stop them either as they're all addressed to the homeowner or similar.
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