Poor Estate Agents

[Bob Dalek]

Whatever intellectual snobbery you want to wrap your self importance up in, you like very other turd washed through the S bend are only as useful or valuable as what people are prepared to pay you.

If ever there was a "profession" that was disproportionately rewarded in relation to what it delivers, IT contractors are it.

Straight back at ya, baby! Top Tip: you can make tea from nettles.

[DodgyAgent]

WE have delivered half the productivity gains of last 10 years. What have you done?

helped ourselves to 20% of the proceeds.

[Cyberman]

I admire anyone who can make a fortune from providing a needless service. Estate agents are very much like uber bimbo Jordan. There is no need for Jordan and the service she provides, there is no need for estate agents and service they provide.
Jordan has no skill or talent but has created a market for this service.
You don't need an agent to sell your car, so why do you need one to sell your house? The only added service of an agent is advertising in their shop. I'm sure many shops could advertise property at a fraction of the price.

Totally without a useful function, yet able to manipulate people's perceptions into believing they are of importance/necessity.

You have to take your hat off to anyone who has the cheek to make money in that way.

Estate agents are in the private sector and thus are no burden on the taxpayer, they contribute absolutely Billions to Gordon's tax coffers by their efforts, in income tax, VAT and indirectly in stamp duty. Without their efforts, Gordon would have been in deep doo-doo long before now. No doubt, he is certainly missing the housing market contibution right now.

[Bagpuss]

Am I right in saying Dodgy used to be an estate agent?


..after he stopped selling double glazing door to door?


Seriously, the thing that annoys me about Estate agents is, in most cases, their lack of ability to sell. There are not many industries where the needs of the customer are ignored so badly. Walk into an estate agent, they should be ascertaining your needs and then selling you a house, 9/10 times that will not happen

[Bob Dalek]

Am I right in saying Dodgy used to be an estate agent?


..after he stopped selling double glazing door to door?


Seriously, the thing that annoys me about Estate agents is, in most cases, their lack of ability to sell. There are not many industries where the needs of the customer are ignored so badly. Walk into an estate agent, they should be ascertaining your needs and then selling you a house, 9/10 times that will not happen

Things change when markets fall: Evening News headline today is "Estate Agents Sell Houses For Free"!!!!!!!

[DodgyAgent]

Am I right in saying Dodgy used to be an estate agent?

No, I failed the entry exam

[BrilloPad]

I had an agent who BRAGGED how he used to sell BMWs. And BRAGGED about all the dodgy tricks they got up to (new M5 - disable mileometer - drive to Scotland for weekend).

But he did buy me a good lunch so not all bad......

[Spacecadet]

The services of any agent could be learned in a couple of hours, which is why so many dodgy thickos work as agents.

even a Secret Agent?

[gingerjedi]

even a Secret Agent?

I think my agent must be one of those, they 'tax' my rate but I can never track them down.

[BrilloPad]

I think my agent must be one of those, they 'tax' my rate but I can never track them down.

I assume they make a brief show at renewal?

Never agree to renew without being bought lunch......