Monday, Jan 08, 2007

I just wanted to post this article for this wonderful quote,

FT: Just a note to say: can I buy your house?

"On the other hand, leafleters may be wise to try and bypass estate agents, who only act in the seller’s interest, not the buyer’s."

Posted by sam @ 01:39 PM (772 views) Add Comment

5 Comments

1. inflation is eating my savings said...

I think we should all try the reverse philosophy and leaflet people in the houses we want telling them about the "hidden crash that is happening that they don't want you to know about"

Monday, January 8, 2007 02:48PM Report Comment
 

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3. rich said...

Estate agents work in their own interests.

Say they get 1% of purchase price... say £3k on a house worth £300k... they could either do virtually no work, sell for £290k, and earn £2.9k, or do they could put lots of hours in and get the seller £310k, for only another £200.

It's not really worth their time unless business is quiet.

But you guys know that already... I'm just bored at work this afternoon...

Monday, January 8, 2007 05:26PM Report Comment
 

4. Sam said...

looks like someone's been reading freakanomics.

Monday, January 8, 2007 08:04PM Report Comment
 

5. Doomwatch said...

Rich, hence the reason they over-value properties in the first place. It's nearly as bad for printing money, as the Bailiff industry.

Tuesday, January 9, 2007 01:32PM Report Comment
 

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