If you've got the right kind of house in the right area, then the EAs will be tripping over their Mini Coopers to sign you up. So you can negotiate. But not everyone has The House Which Sells Itself, even in mighty ED. The problem is, of course, that everyone thinks they have The House Which Sells Itself, even if it's got PVC windows, woodchip wallpaper and you have to walk through a bedroom to get to the bog.