jbodey

No worries Loz, I can see why you would have been suspicious! Glad I was able to convince that I am real!!

All fair points. I can only comment on the sale that I was involved which, thankfully for me, wasn't a tough market. I can comment on the commission undercutting remark. The other agents we spoke to were willing to cut their commission, but not to the level offered by No Flies. I was actually quite surprised, given the state of the market would have thought it wouldn't have been a difficult sale for them. I suppose they didn't want to set a precedent.

You are probably right Otta, in which case payable commission and level of service become the important differentiators

I see your point, and that was initially a concern of mine as well. However we had numerous above asking price offers which went to sealed bids, so I think I this case there was plenty of competitive tension. I honestly don't believe we could have got a better price, given my research into other asking prices in the area, and eventual selling prices.

I do not sell "many houses". In fact I have only sold the one. I was very happy with the service I received and wanted to say why. Of course one cannot assume what may or may not have happened given a different path, I am only talking about what did happen in my case. In fact, Brendan said at the beginning that the eventual price will mainly be decided by the market rather than the brilliance of any estate agent, whereas one of the other agents we spoke to claimed that he could get us 30 grand more than anyone else. He had no evidence at all to back up this claim, of course. As far as I could tell he was saying this merely to justify the 50% higher commission he was asking for. I am not telling anyone who they should use to sell a property. If you like paying unnecessarily high commissions and don't like straightforward honest advice then by all means stick to the traditional route.

It has provided me with a good laugh this evening actually, nobody has ever accused me of being a faker before!

I do understand why you may think that, all I can say in response is to repeat that I am a genuine happy customer. I registered for the forum as I wanted to express my thanks to Brendan for his hard work, and as we found out about him via this forum I know that it is effective in getting to the right audience. He deserves the recognition, and I hope the success, that follows. I also think that it may be a genuine useful post to somebody wishing to sell a property in the area. I don't *think* the kind of stunt your are suggesting is Brendan's style, at least I hope not! Not sure there is much more I can do to persuade the hardened cynics amongst you! That said, from what you are saying, maybe I should consider a change of career to marketing!!

No rat here - I am a genuine satisfied customer. We are all quick enough to moan when we are not happy about stuff, so nice to have the chance to say something positive.

We got three valuations, we ended up getting more than any of them. I am not interested in "naming names" ;-)

Following the recent sale of our flat in East Dulwich, I would like to recommend the agent we used, No Flies.? This is a new online only agent in the East Dulwich area.??????? ????????????????????????????????? Online only agent means lower fees than other local agents. Remember, those fancy window displays are paid for out of your commissions! I do not believe the lack of a high street presence makes any difference, after all who buys property these days without searching online? Of course, the fee is only part of the story. The main reason for recommending No Flies is the tireless hard work of Brendan, who we dealt with from beginning to end. He wasted no time following instruction in getting the property to market, and had a number of offers on the table within a week. The offer we accepted was higher than the predictions of other local agents. Once the offer was accepted, Brendan was always on hand to answer any questions, to assist in any way he could, and to give us considered advice based on his years of experience. There was none of the arrogance and sales patter that I have come to expect from estate agents. I am sure we have all heard horror stories about estate agents, but I can honestly say my experience of dealing with Brendan was nothing but positive. So if you are thinking of selling your property in East Dulwich, get in touch with Brendan at?http://no-flies.co.uk. You won't regret it!