new estate agent

[lizbet]

has anyone heard about the new estate agents opening up on Lordship Lane? Do we really need another agent?

[h3+]

not another one

[PeckhamRose]

No. NEXT!

[SteveT]

That's great, because life is about choice and you can't have too much choice, can you?

[flapjackdavey]

lizbet Wrote:

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> has anyone heard about the new estate agents

> opening up on Lordship Lane? Do we really need

> another agent?

now there's a suprise

[ruffers]

No, please, tell me more.

(Sorry but this has been done to death, which one are you talking about)

[Ridgley]

There so many up here, I Constantly receive the leaflets:X

[lizbet]

why wont the council but a stop to all the estate agents opening up shop!?!!

[louisiana]

A stone through their collective windows. Parasites!

[ruffers]

Why should they?

[pearcesa]

Is anyone going to actually 'spill the beans' and say what the name of this agent is?? ;-)

[dubluke]

pearcesa Wrote:

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> Is anyone going to actually 'spill the beans' and

> say what the name of this agent is?? ;-)

It's kinleigh folkard and hayward apparantly, word is they've bought the old halifax next to Haart, completely pointless if you ask me, already got two decent offices in dulwich village and peckham which cover east dulwich just fine

[SimonM]

How disappointing. Surely we are worthy of a Knight Frank & Rutley? I shall now sulk for the rest of the day...

[Twirly]

ruffers Wrote:

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> Why should they?

Aren't the council supposed to ensure a balance of businesses? Hence the need to apply for a change of use for a premises I thought. However, if this was an estate agents before, presumably they don't need to apply.

Let's just hope that market forces of supply and demand cause at least one of them to close down though, as I agree there are far too many - can there really be that much property for sale locally to generates sufficient business to support them all?

[*Bob*]

As a nation obsessed with house prices and the general scroogeing of every last shekel out of any potential sale..

Well, you get what you deserve, really.

[SteveT]

There are fewer opportunities in business these days but estate agents are frequently 'independants' and therefore a reasonable chance of survival.

More chance than a corn chandler, a candlestick maker, or a gas-mantel manufacturer that is.

[seanmlow]

*Bob* makes a very good point. It is very strange how people are up in arms about a new agency, but are totally and utterly obsessed with house prices and the housing market, rather than being obsessed with finding a home.

Therefore, a new agent is simply responding to this obsession, as a pub will to our desire to drink!

[sofaRunner]

is truepenny's the new one? I understood that it has been around for a while but was operating from the owners front room!

ruffers Wrote:

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> No, please, tell me more.

>

> (Sorry but this has been done to death, which one

> are you talking about)

[chica1]

sofaRunner Wrote:

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> is truepenny's the new one? I understood that it

> has been around for a while but was operating from

> the owners front room!

>

>

> ruffers Wrote:

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> > No, please, tell me more.

> >

> > (Sorry but this has been done to death, which

> one

> > are you talking about)

If it's Truepennys then you're right. I was dealing with them I think last year or year before, can't quite remember when.:-$

So they've been in business for sometime now but only managed to open a shop this year & I say good luck to them, they're good guys & really care for their customers. Too bad we never concluded on any business together...I was just too fussy.

[sofaRunner]

oh thats encouraging - don't normally hear praise for estate agents. I am about to put my place on the market so am on the look out

[ukstorme]

I used Truepennies for my place - I really don't like estate agents as a whole but would use them again in a hearbeat! The owner is the one who dealt with me - Ryan something, lovely guy!

[sofaRunner]

is he the blond chap with floppy hair??