Why they remove flat sign for sale?

SkipClick

Okay seems very odd to just wonder why. Flat is still for sale but the owners have removed the for sale sign and dump it on the bin area just after a week been put up. I have contact the state agent to look into this matter further. But why would you do that?. Few people told me they might have a dispute of the state agent but why?. I say no because there is another sign in the same bin area. Not been sold yet still on their web site for sale.

Browntoa

I told an agent not to put a sign up at an old property , I kept doing this , had a pile of 4 of their signs before they got the message.

Not everyone wants to broadcast that they want to move or the property is for sale

anselld

Sometimes the freeholder or management company do not allow signs and hence take them down as soon as they appear.

youth_leader

I removed my For Sale sign too, I came out of the house to find people wandering around my garden. 

hazyjo

Who are you in connection with it?

Neighbour? Tenant?

You may not have the full picture.

As above, they might not have authorised a board.

Or perhaps there's a neighbour who thinks loads of boards outside is unsightly or thinks it devalues theirs by a few selling at the same time.

Or a rival firm removing them all lol.

Who knows! Does it matter?

AskAsk

when we sold our house, we told the estate agent that the deed for the property does not allow signs to be erected.  it was a lie as we just didn't want the for sale sign up.

in this day and age of advertising on the internet, there is absolutely no need for a for sale at all in my opinion.

SkipClick

hazyjo said:

Who are you in connection with it?

Neighbour? Tenant?

Answer:
No one at this time!


You may not have the full picture.
No I don't have the full picture just seems rather odd!!!!!.

As above, they might not have authorised a board.

Fair enough seems odd though!.

Or perhaps there's a neighbour who thinks loads of boards outside is unsightly or thinks it devalues theirs by a few selling at the same time.

Answer:
Good Answer but there just that single sign only, been put up nice as well next to the road sign.

Or a rival firm removing them all lol.

Who knows! Does it matter?

Yes it dose matter because its for rubbish area only not for dumping signs. Thanks for the answers and everybody else's. Its a flat not a house for sale.

hazyjo

SkipClick said:

hazyjo said:

Who are you in connection with it?

Neighbour? Tenant?

Answer:
No one at this time!


You may not have the full picture.
No I don't have the full picture just seems rather odd!!!!!.

As above, they might not have authorised a board.

Fair enough seems odd though!.

Or perhaps there's a neighbour who thinks loads of boards outside is unsightly or thinks it devalues theirs by a few selling at the same time.

Answer:
Good Answer but there just that single sign only, been put up nice as well next to the road sign.

Or a rival firm removing them all lol.

Who knows! Does it matter?

Yes it dose matter because its for rubbish area only not for dumping signs. Thanks for the answers and everybody else's. Its a flat not a house for sale.

Ah, so you're a neighbour?

Would it perhaps be easier to ask the neighbour who's selling, or the EA than a bunch of strangers on a forum who can only guess? 🤔

NameUnavailable

If it bothers you deliver it back to the EA's office.

Falafels

I didn't want a 'For Sale' board when my house was on the market because I didn't want to draw unwanted attention to the place, which had been ransacked in a burglary the previous year. Potential buyers could find it online anyway.

Once we'd exchanged, I relented and told the EA they could put their 'Sold' board in place; they did so, but at the end of the cul-de-sac in such a way that it looked as though it referred to the local Baptist Church! (It would have been seen by many more people that way!)

princeofpounds

This is a flat, presumably leasehold. The leaseholder does not usually own the structure of the building, the freeholder does. Many lease agreements have a stipulation that estate agent marketing boards are not permitted. It's a good idea - it can quickly become a forest of boards, and in many cases estate agents will put their boards up (or leave them up too long after a sale) just for advertising purposes without actually selling a property - everyone in the flats just assumes someone else is using them. It may have been the flat leasehold owners that took it down, or agents of the freeholder.

Just tell the agency to come and pick up their boards and where they are - they remain their property. They will have a local guy in a white van who will do this all day every day, and most times they do come to pick them up in my experience.