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  • AlexMac
    AlexMac Posts: 2,989 Forumite
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    nicos42 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone. ... I ll get the solicitor to put the EA in his place. So rude and it does make me laugh how they tell me to trust them as they are the professionals...T

    You seem to have it sorted nicos, so good luck. But aren't you being a bit harsh on EAs? The Cambridge Dictionary includes the following in their definitions of professional:

    "having the type of job that is respected because it involves a high level of education and training"

    After all, it's not as if anyone with a shiny suit, gelled hair and a liveried Mini can call themselves an EA?

    Err; oh - hang on...
  • Nadeshkarine
    Nadeshkarine Posts: 31 Forumite
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    I could have written this opening post!
    Our estate agent has called our solicitor pedantic because he says we need a certain piece of paperwork before exchanging. The sellers have requested it but it takes a couple of weeks to produce. EA said he was "sure" it would arrive without an issue and we should just give notice on our rental and exchange (in that order!) anyway. Got quite frustrated and short with me when I when I wouldn't agree with this argument.
    He then rang my other half to try to get him to agree to it, saying I was making us lose the house!:mad:

    My solicitor says he sees this all the time, they just want the sale done ASAP and don't like you asking questions. I have to say this sort of thing really does cement the less than stellar reputation of EAs. This dealing with the EA has been the only time I've actually been stressed in this process.:(
  • Smodlet
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    There really should be a code of coduct to which EAs have to adhere... That is better than the one they do adhere to!
  • pinklady21
    pinklady21 Posts: 870 Forumite
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    I have also lost out on a purchase that we were very serious about, partly because the seller's EA lied to me. Then the EA denied they had lied, saying there must have been a "misunderstanding". Suspect the EA was also not truthful with the seller, causing the seller to refuse to sell to us.....
    and the property remains on the market, unsold 3 months later. Whose interests are being served by this nonsense and sharp practice?
  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,172 Forumite
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    edited 6 January 2018 at 7:29PM
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    The estate agents are not buying the house and if any problems come up there is no come back for them, and only act on the seller's behalf
  • tori.k
    tori.k Posts: 3,592 Forumite
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    The smartest thing we did when dealing with EA is direct our queries to the youngest/newest member of the team, they still have passion for the job and trying to build there own professional reputation. The win and the kick back to the less experienced of getting the deal done means more to them then the pocket change that the older partners will get.
  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,587 Forumite
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    If the EA's lips are moving, they are lying
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • robatwork
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    Here is the official advice from the National Careers Service on the qualifications required to become an Estate Agent:

    1. Entry requirements
    There are no formal entry requirements

    So there you have it - you're taking "advice" from a completely unskilled untrained and unqualified "professional". If you get a good one they may have a maths gcse.

    Assume they know nothing about the law, about house construction, electrics, damp or personal hygiene. You may find one who has picked up knowledge about these, but assume what they know about is money.

    Finally remember the agent isn't working for you so you owe them nothing, financially or morally, so it matters not if you annoy them.
  • Smodlet
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    robatwork wrote: »
    Here is the official advice from the National Careers Service on the qualifications required to become an Estate Agent:

    1. Entry requirements
    There are no formal entry requirements

    So there you have it - you're taking "advice" from a completely unskilled untrained and unqualified "professional". If you get a good one they may have a maths gcse.

    Assume they know nothing about the law, about house construction, electrics, damp or personal hygiene. You may find one who has picked up knowledge about these, but assume what they know about is money.

    Finally remember the agent isn't working for you so you owe them nothing, financially or morally, so it matters not if you annoy them.


    Amen to that. It might even be posited that you have a moral duty to annoy them on principle. :cool:
  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,587 Forumite
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    but don't burn your bridges as you might need them for another house for example. Politely smile and decline their advice
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
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