Smith Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) This is priceless. Terraced house initially listed at £200k and then the estate agent added "Best and final offers to be submitted by 8th March" in bold to the top of the listing. Evidently, no one fell for this, as today it's been reduced to £185k. Just to prove how dim they are, the agent hasn't even removed this from the listing. Edited March 10, 2023 by Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msi Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Tell the EA you won't make a bid until they make a best-and-final hahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Smith said: This is priceless. Terraced house initially listed at £200k and then the estate agent added "Best and final offers to be submitted by 8th March" in bold to the top of the listing. Evidently, no one fell for this, as today it's been reduced to £185k. Just to prove how did they are, the agent hasn't even removed this from the listing. I spoke to an agent last week who tried to convince me to offer more money on a house me and my wife tried to buy last year, she didnt seem to accept that we were just not interested any more at any price, never mind paying more than last year They told me other people were interested and we'd miss out, they phoned me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msi Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Just now, TheCountOfNowhere said: I spoke to an agent last week who tried to convince me to offer more money on a house me and my wife tried to buy last year, she didnt seem to accept that we were just not interested any more at any price, never mind paying more than last year They told me other people were interested and we'd miss out, they phoned me. Remind you of the delusions of some folk here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, msi said: Tell the EA you won't make a bid until they THE REPOSSESSING BANK make a best-and-final hahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, msi said: Remind you of the delusions of some folk here.... It does. The EAs either need low volume/High prices sales or high volume/low price sales to survive. If they are sticking to the former with mortgage rates rising they are going out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 The irony is that a property under £200k will usually be at the agents' minimum commission, so it makes no difference to them if the price is reduced. I assume the desire to push prices upwards is now so entrenched that they don't know how to do anything else, even when it's in their and the seller's best interests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomadd Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: The EAs either need low volume/High prices sales or high volume/low price sales to survive. Survive? Surely they are getting an automatic 10% pay rise like everyone else in the UK? Because ..reasons. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 When do EAs get so much government support, they seem to be able to lie with no comeback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdd Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: When do EAs get so much government support, they seem to be able to lie with no comeback. Reduces it and then increases it again on the same day, so the website writes it has been reduced. Should mail this to Rightmove and report the agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 12 minutes ago, cdd said: Reduces it and then increases it again on the same day, so the website writes it has been reduced. Should mail this to Rightmove and report the agent. I've sent 1000s of these to rightmove, BBC watchdog and the ASA via twitter/Property Lion The only response of any kind I have had was twitter forcing me to stop reporting them !!! One of the reasons Property Lion was set up was to show up these frauds and if PL can catch them so can rightmove, so I must assume they deliberately allow this fraud to continue. The UK and it's probably "market" is a total and utter f**king disgrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdd Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: I've sent 1000s of these to rightmove, BBC watchdog and the ASA via twitter/Property Lion The only response of any kind I have had was twitter forcing me to stop reporting them !!! One of the reasons Property Lion was set up was to show up these frauds and if PL can catch them so can rightmove, so I must assume they deliberately allow this fraud to continue. The UK and it's probably "market" is a total and utter f**king disgrace. It certainly is. It's a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResponsibleHouseBuyer Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, msi said: Tell the EA you won't make a bid until they make a best-and-final hahahahahaha hahahah... i spit my coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellow Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Smith said: This is priceless. Terraced house initially listed at £200k and then the estate agent added "Best and final offers to be submitted by 8th March" in bold to the top of the listing. Evidently, no one fell for this, as today it's been reduced to £185k. Just to prove how dim they are, the agent hasn't even removed this from the listing. Link or screenshot or it didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wighty Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 30 minutes ago, TheResponsibleHouseBuyer said: hahahah... i spit my coffee. put a date on it as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromage Frais Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: When do EAs get so much government support, they seem to be able to lie with no comeback. I really ******ing hate this. Happening all the time around here. the other one I really hate price reduced from 500 to 450 ah ok finally lets go round and get that offer in of 400 ish .... you go on and its 450 - 500 in the text below F Off So you dont bother viewing as you well know that even if you wanted to pay 450 they are going to ah we want a bit more than that routine. Say what you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutButter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Alas, I just met an agent and viewed a house. He was welcoming a stream of people to the house. Discussing the local market he said cheaper areas were quieter as FTBs can't deal with the higher rates but that established wealthy areas have no problem anything up to 2mil as they tend to be cash or small mortgages. I know he's lying because there are two unsold places with his agency a 3min walk away and they've been there since Sept 22. But still, this place we saw will go for asking or above within probably 2 weeks I expect. We won't be offering Just scoping out the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, cdd said: It certainly is. It's a joke CRIME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wighty Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, PeanutButter said: Alas, I just met an agent and viewed a house. He was welcoming a stream of people to the house. Discussing the local market he said cheaper areas were quieter as FTBs can't deal with the higher rates but that established wealthy areas have no problem anything up to 2mil as they tend to be cash or small mortgages. I know he's lying because there are two unsold places with his agency a 3min walk away and they've been there since Sept 22. But still, this place we saw will go for asking or above within probably 2 weeks I expect. We won't be offering Just scoping out the area. We won't be offering Just scoping out the area. As were the other viewers?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, fellow said: Link or screenshot or it didn't happen. Haha, if you think someone would be small-minded enough to make something like that up and post it on a forum then that probably says more about you than me. Please feel free to not believe it, though, if that helps. Edited to say: or maybe that was supposed to be banter? Hard to know sometimes, on fora, whether people are being serious or not. Edited March 10, 2023 by Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutButter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 37 minutes ago, wighty said: We won't be offering Just scoping out the area. As were the other viewers?. No, they were flipping excited and grinning. You could smell the offers on them (one set was measuring the stairs). We were like 'Yeah ok bye'. North-facing garden, no likey, no lighty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromage Frais Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, PeanutButter said: Alas, I just met an agent and viewed a house. He was welcoming a stream of people to the house. Discussing the local market he said cheaper areas were quieter as FTBs can't deal with the higher rates but that established wealthy areas have no problem anything up to 2mil as they tend to be cash or small mortgages. I know he's lying because there are two unsold places with his agency a 3min walk away and they've been there since Sept 22. But still, this place we saw will go for asking or above within probably 2 weeks I expect. We won't be offering Just scoping out the area. Bizarre as here its the opposite. As people will like sheep buy whatever they can buy the lower end of the market is still moving but above 450 its a hard sell unless a great place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sta100 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2022: best and final 2023: only and lowball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyh Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 7 hours ago, msi said: Tell the EA you won't make a bid until they make a best-and-final hahahahahaha People should do this in a downturn. View 5-10 houses with the same estate agent. Then instuct the Agent you are accepting sealed bid reductions as % of the properties asking price. Biggest % drop gets your purchase.....................maybe. Oh................and make sure they are all vetted first to confirm they are not on the point of bankruptcy. You need to see six months of every bidders bank statements and and list of all credit card debts, car finance and outstanding loans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchantNavy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 8 hours ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: I've sent 1000s of these to rightmove, BBC watchdog and the ASA via twitter/Property Lion The only response of any kind I have had was twitter forcing me to stop reporting them !!! One of the reasons Property Lion was set up was to show up these frauds and if PL can catch them so can rightmove, so I must assume they deliberately allow this fraud to continue. The UK and it's probably "market" is a total and utter f**king disgrace. Isn't Rightmove partly owner by agents? I'd expect better from ASA, they should be clamping down hard on this behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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