Estate Agents. Total cocks.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

Just that really. Bunch of rude, lazy, entitled motherfuckers who wouldn't know an honest day's work if it hit them in the face.

They'd screw their own grandmothers for a quick sale but can't be bothered returning a phone call/turning up on time to a viewing.

[Truckingalong]

Letting agents are terrible. So unprofessional. Will never use one again, ever.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

Hmm, so vendors/purchasers just unreasonable Justaboy.

Not that estate agents are ever rude or lazy themselves

[RuskBaby]

Mostly spawn of the devil! When we were buying we encountered so many as we had a wide search area, one lazy toad was so big and smelly we hated viewing houses his agency had on their books, he was creepy.

[PurpleDaisies]

Ours have been really wonderful. We got great advice when our sale fell through due to buyer mortgage issues and had to go back on just as we left the EU. They get back to us the same day with answers to queries and are lovely on the phone.

You can't tar every member of the profession with the same brush.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

Yes I can Purpledaisies. I just did.

One swallow does not a summer make.

[MindSweeper]

I had a problem with mine sending snotty letters to us, every letter they sent even just updates was so RUDELY written it really got my back up.

It got to the last straw when some random man claiming to be from the estate agents knocked on my door (after us living here 2 years) with his mobile phone out saying he had to come and take photos of the inside. I was a bit erm okay, but once he started taking photos of our electricals and sofa etc despite me telling him I'd bought them I told him to leave.

Thing is we were on excellent terms with our landlord who often popped round, we did little bits around the house together and he was fab. We told him about the problems and he was furious, sacked them off and now we just pay him directly.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

And I think you're using the word "profession" incorrectly.

Racket, that's a better word. "You can't tar every member of the racket with the same brush". That reflects reality a bit better.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

That's in in a nutshell Mindsweeper rude, inconsiderate, dishonest, indiscriminate. And increasingly unnecessary by the looks of things.

[PurpleDaisies]

Ok, I'll rephrase.

You can call all estate agents total cocks if you want but you'll look like a bit of a tit yourself to the people who've had good experiences with them.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

But they are such a small section of the population PurpleDaisies...

Just cos you had a good experience with your racketeer doesn't mean I have to endorse the mafia!

[Runningoverthefields]

Only bad experiences with them. When we were renting and our landlord had place up for sale, one lot repeatedly let themselves in - just walked straight into the flat, even opening the door to my DS' bedroom where he was sleeping to show prospective buyers before I could stop them. 8pm, let's open the toddler's door to a bunch of strangers and bray loudly about 'useful second bedrooms' over the top of him, shall we? The landlord had told them many times not to come without telling us first. Then landlord fired that agency and they told him that we were lying about it. (He believed us, not them).

There's a flat up for sale next door and with open windows I can hear the estate agents' patter. The flats are brand new and identical so I know what twaddle they are spouting - 'oh yes, there's ample on street parking' - err, yeah, there's always loads of that in central London.... 'oh yes, underfloor heating' - no there isn't, you eejit. 'conduction hob' - no that's a standard electric hob, I think you'll find. 'prestigious development' - it is the one private flat in a social housing block, 'quiet location' - take a look at the planning applications recently approved, it's not going to be quiet around here... etc. etc.

Honestly all they've got is a front door key and a mouth.

I'm sure that they're not all like that. Just all the ones that I have come across personally, and all the ones that I've heard of. There must be some lovely, professional estate agents working quietly away somewhere in deep secrecy.

[BingBongBingBong]

Every single estate/letting agent I've ever had the misfortune of meeting has been an utter cunt. Never met one who wasn't a snake.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

Maybe the nice ones are being held hostage by the usual ones Running. So they don't make the usual ones "look bad".

Oops, that strategy hasn't worked then not unlike the work shy cuntbobbles themselves...

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

Purple is not alone in having good experiences.

We have an amazing agent who always goes the extra mile.

It's really not reasonable to say that all of a group of people are x,y, or z.

People are people, some good and some bad - in all walks of life.

But I think you know that already and just want to create a MN storm

[MindSweeper]

Before we moved in we discussed with our landlord and the estate agent at the time the possisbility of us getting a dog. The landlord didn't usually allow it but he liked us and said yeah, just put an animal deposit down which we did. All fine and dandy. Landlord came seeing the dog actually, even brought him a toy bless him. Woman from the agents was there during the initial negotiation.

Then we received a letter from the agents 'As you were CLEARLY (yes it was in capitals) told prior to moving in animals are prohibited yet you have ignored this. This is not acceptable. However on this occasion we will kindly allow you to keep the animal. Pay £xx....'

I gave it to my landlord and he flipped his shit.

[SweetChickadee]

Where I live (not UK) they are excellent - do all the work, all the showings, help stage your home if you want them to, organize all the open houses. They are courteous, helpful and professional. They really know their shit.

They also cost a fucking fortune.

...be careful what you wish for

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

Yup BingBong...maybe they should all amalgamate into one big agency.

What could they call themselves?

Total Cocks & Utter Cunts Ltd? Cockwomble and Cuntbobble Esq?
The Snake Agency?

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

Or I am blowing off years of steam "IAmSerious" by the way I am not serious

[t4nut]

Over the years perhaps 1 in 10 at best are not complete and utter self serving shitmonkeys.

Connells were the absolute worst. Utterly utterly incompetent - managed to value the house based on a zoopla search(I saw his paperwork) at 40% less than it sold for.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

See I wouldn't mind that SweetChickadee

I don't mind paying a good price if I receive a good service.

If I receive little or no service I should pay a low price.

In neither case is rude, dishonest or slipshod behaviour warranted

[Littleelffriend]

I've taken 2 to the slcc and been awarded money. Total wankers

[KoalaDownUnder]

Fucknuggets, one and all.

[TheWitTank]

We had one letting agent openly try to bill us for things we didn't owe for. When we left our old rental (which was being sold) we made sure it was as clean as it could possibly be and in good order -as good as it could be with ten plus year old white goods and original carpets. The house wasn't being re-let, it was a sale where the owner was going to live in. We moved out the day the new owner moved in. Letting fuckers tried to withold our deposit and deduct hundreds for a "professional" clean too to toe and cleaning the oven (which had broken weeks before and hadn't been replaced by them as agreed). Oven was kaput, no repairs could be made. Not our fault, just age. They absolutely did not have it cleaned. We asked for proof of these things. Their answer was precisly "well, how much would you be willing to pay?". I answered for what? Give me some evidence work has been carried out. They couldn't because it hadn't. I got our full deposit back. Arseholes.

[KittensDoNotLikeFluffyBlankets]

That the name for the amalgamated agency Koala

Fucknuggets Inc.

Well that's that settled then.

[LozzaChops]

Friend went to a Halloween fancy dress party once with no less than three Foxtons agents milling about, one with their own nicked To Let sign.