Unusual Estate Agent Email Re House Viewing

davidmcn

Derboy wrote: »

They're acting in their buyers best interests. If you're a better negotiator than their client then you might end up getting them to verbally agree to a deal that they as the EA could have bettered. The higher the sales price the more money the EA makes. Simple stuff.

Yes, I would say it's normal for agents to tell their clients to refer any discussions about price to them. But taking viewers to one side with stern warnings about even discussing potential moving dates or why the sellers are selling is I suspect going to be counter-productive.

eddddy

As others have said, you can happily ignore this and proceed as normal.

But... I wonder if the EA puts some equally strange wording in the seller's contract.

If so, the viewing might start sounding like a "no comment" interview at a police station.

Buyer "Have you had much interest?"
Seller "No comment"
Buyer "When are you thinking about moving?"
Seller "No comment"

Wassa123

!!!!!!!!.

EA's just want to tell you its all fine and going through so you commit money to the purchase/sale even if they know it only has a slim chance of actually going through.

We negotiated directly with the seller and had contact throughout the process. Much better than going through the EA!

Derboy

davidmcn wrote: »

Yes, I would say it's normal for agents to tell their clients to refer any discussions about price to them. But taking viewers to one side with stern warnings about even discussing potential moving dates or why the sellers are selling is I suspect going to be counter-productive.

Depends on how you interpret the email. I took it as advice (fairly transparent, one-sided advice) rather than a stern warning. It certainly is overkill though.

konark

Have you signed a contract stating that the EA is the boss of you? If not just ignore.

FBaby

Surely it is the role of the agent to diffuse any questions that the seller might not want to answer during any visit. Why are they there otherwise?

I find this message quite offensive, both towards the seller and the potential buyers. Who are they to tell customers what to do or say. Incredible!

Rain_Shadow

FlippyDip90 wrote: »

Thanks,

Its the bit about not entering the property alone that rings alarm bells also.

When you google the address, its the correspondence address for a company.

When you google my address you get the name of my company that is registered there.

marksoton

Oh my, you could have a great deal of fun with this !!!!! of an agent.....

AdrianC

The online agent named in the post (who may not be for very long...) seem to offer different tiers of service, but their site is light on detail as to the differences. The generic page talks about a "full negotiation" service, however.

HiToAll

AdrianC wrote: »

The online agent named in the post (who may not be for very long...) seem to offer different tiers of service, but their site is light on detail as to the differences. The generic page talks about a "full negotiation" service, however.

Who, abode online estate agents?