Is this an Estate Agent ‘thing’ now?

[Yesbutisittouching]

Saw this whilst browsing earlier...Got to love an agent adding a photo of themselves to sell the property 😂

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-81298570.html

They claim to have an “exceptional photographer”. Not sure that’s entirely true...

I wonder if he’s a one man band type of agency? And what’s with all the cars parked in front of it? I can’t see any ROLLS ROYCEs and they’re definitely not in the garage.

This was on one of those day time find a new house telly shows recently - within lockdown but early on, Escape to the Country type! I'm sure I recognise it from that!!

I might start doing this. Would it have the same effect if I stood in front of a 2 up 2 down up north in leggings and a struggle bun?

Actually, now I'm not distracted by the write up, it isn't the same one at all

@DameXanaduBramble oh don’t say that, I thought he sounded like a knob but now all I can think of is Phil Dunphy and I love Phil!

What a knob! I'm cringing myself inside out reading that write up. What makes it worse is the agency is right near where I live and plays into every single stereotype of Essex.

You know he's looking at the hits for the ad and thinking "Yes, it's working!!🕺🕺🕺"

That's so funny in a terrible way.

We have an estate agency locally who are way over the top and all the particulars are written from the point of view of the agency owner. One recent example started "When I first saw this house 23 years ago I knew that wanted to be involved when the current owners came to sell. It has taken 23 years but now I have this wonderful opportunity to bring to you all such an amazing and well loved house...." and another was "...I know this house so well because my mother lives 3 doors down and I grew up here and know what a special community this is..." blah blah blah. Seriously cringy stuff. But he hasn't yet taken to inserting himself into the photos. I may suggest it

@JaneJeffer

I imagine him to sound like Douglas Reynholm.

Ha me too!!

It's a 3 BEDROOM LUXURY apartment within the East Pavilion of THORNDON HALL. It's on the 1st floor and when I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR on the valuation, I was genuinely REALLY IMPRESSED.

All the caps. There’s no need.

Lol, the flat is fantastic but I’d not be put off by the wording or his pic, I found it quite amusing.

I had a quick look at some of his other ad’s some of which start with sentences like ‘Hi how are you today?’ Followed by random shouty capital letter nonsense that makes my teeth itch 😂

Definitely a poundshop Phil Dunphy 🤣

I actually sold my house with him!! 😂😂

YES. YOU TOO can take photos of YOURSELF on the LAWN and pretend you own the WHOLE BLOODY HOUSE and not just a corner of it with fitted surround-bed CUPBOARD SPACE.

Oh bless. I just think he’s enthusiastic.

How is he IRL @mintich

Ha! Yes, definitely Douglas Renholm. His iPhone seems to have Jeremy Clarkson emphasis auto correct too.

I see Barry Scott has moved on from Cillit Bang

Oh dear. That listing is truly awful.

And it grieves me to see what they have done to that beautiful mansion.

@IsMiseMorag

You just know this is his OLD profile pic 😂

I’m the same MBTI type as Phil Dunphy.
I rein it in.

Oh Lord.
I was fully expecting to see the estate agent from across the road. This house on the market, the one across the road from me, seems to come with an estate agent- a sort of 'gift with purchase', I imagine- who is permanently lollygagging around the property, laying on his car, chatting away at volume about money, money, money. It is SO annoying. I've seen more of the estate agent than I have the actual occupant in the years I've lived on this road.

42 pictures?!

The house next door but one had a video, the agent set up the video outside the house to talk about the house before the tour

Tif there must have been 10 viewings in about 3 days and the house sold in the week - this was just as the agents reopened

To be fair his strategy has worked. He is getting free advertising on Mumsnet.