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Brendan

Brendan

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> There is a lot of Foxtons hatred about and I don't

> understand it - if you were selling a house they

> are probably the best at getting a good price,

> thats why they have been successful.


On that reasoning if you buy a house through them you are more likely to pay over the odds. Which shouldn?t really attract customers should it?


But does the general slurry ever reason things out through more than one step? Do they fuck?..

Ladymuck

Ladymuck

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SimonM Wrote:

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> >>if you were selling a house they are probably

> the best at getting a good price, thats why they

> have been successful.

> Evidence???



Actually, the only "evidence" I've seen actually goes against them - a consumer programme on TV last year about shady dealing and underhanded tactics used by EAs. If my memory serves me correctly, Foxtons featured (rather negatively) in that prog.

Mick Mac

Mick Mac

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the seller pays the estate agent to get the best price on a sale the buyer has no contract with the agent. Sellers choose foxtons despite their selling commission being one of the highest. And yes brendan you may pay more if you buy through foxtons. But thats difficult to confirm.
steveo

steveo

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My guess is that the branch manager may, if he can be bothered, look at this thread and conclude that as the edf is in flux about the issue, bugger 'em, burn that electric until there's no electric left. After all the forumites are already living here so commissions from them will be nish. Why rock the boat? The area manager would never understand why I, we, some of us, don't want a multi coloured swap shop and a load of parked up minis down the end of the strip.
Mick Mac

Mick Mac

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HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> graham26 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Absolutely brilliant. Low energy or not, its

> still

> > energy- WATSED.

> >

> > Foxtons are the worst of a rather awful bunch.

>

> Wat Graham26 sed.



I get it HB!!! I get it. :)

Brendan

Brendan

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> the seller pays the estate agent to get the best

> price on a sale the buyer has no contract with the

> agent. Sellers choose foxtons despite their

> selling commission being one of the highest. And

> yes brendan you may pay more if you buy through

> foxtons. But thats difficult to confirm.


Well if estate agent Z will sell your house for more than estate agent X then the buyer will pay more through estate agent Z than if they went through estate agent X. So why should a buyer go through estate agent Z then?


Moreover if sell through estate agent Z you then go and buy your next gaff through them you will be paying an inflated price (coz that?s what they are so good at doing) effectively negating anything that you think you ?made? from having some spiky haired fukstick sell your old house in the first place.


So you aren?t better off at all. The banks are because higher mortgages mean more interest and the agents and conveyancers are because they skim off the top. You however have benefited sweet f-all except for being able to have that same conversation about house prices that everyone has over and over and over again ad nauseum across the land.



But you know. Who am I to question how the backbone of the great British economy works.

Jeremy

Jeremy

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Brendan Wrote:

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> So why should a buyer go through estate agent Z then?


I don't think it works like that in practise. I wouldn't just pop into my "favourite" estate agents and ask them to show me what they've got. I'd pick a selection of properties online (regardless of the agent), and then ask to see those specific properties. If my favourite one was exclusively on the market with Foxtons, then I'd begrudgingly go through them.

Ladymuck

Ladymuck

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > > Absolutely brilliant. Low energy or not, its

> > still

> > > energy- WATSED.

> > >

> > > Foxtons are the worst of a rather awful

> bunch.

> >

> > Wat Graham26 sed.

>

>

> I get it HB!!! I get it. :)



ME TOO!! ME TOO!! (It took me a while though!:)))

woofmarkthedog

woofmarkthedog

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Ladymuck Wrote:

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> Mick Mac Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > > > Absolutely brilliant. Low energy or not,

> its

> > > still

> > > > energy- WATSED.

> > > >

> > > > Foxtons are the worst of a rather awful

> > bunch.

> > >

> > > Wat Graham26 sed.

> >

> >

> > I get it HB!!! I get it. :)

>

>

> ME TOO!! ME TOO!! (It took me a while though!:)))

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Yeah, I'm fgikcnu* dyslexic & I get it.



Bitchin' down town!


WOoooo




W**F



* fucking

steveo

steveo

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Damn, I wasn't expecting a polite response. How can I hate them now?


Dear Steve,


Thank you for your email, we are looking into this matter and I will

update you further next week.


Regards,

Rosie Nagle



------------------------------------

Rosie Nagle

PR Officer

Marketing, Foxtons


T: 020 7893 6343

M: 07773 816 312

F: 020 3249 4943

E: [email protected]

W: http://www.foxtons.co.uk

Mick Mac

Mick Mac

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> Brendan Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > So why should a buyer go through estate agent Z

> then?

>

> I don't think it works like that in practise. I

> wouldn't just pop into my "favourite" estate

> agents and ask them to show me what they've got.

> I'd pick a selection of properties online

> (regardless of the agent), and then ask to see

> those specific properties. If my favourite one was

> exclusively on the market with Foxtons, then I'd

> begrudgingly go through them.



Yes I agree Jeremy.


There are cheaper estate agents and there is also fixed fee private sales like Property Broker where you do not use an Estate Agent.

However selelrs who think they have saved money by either not paying an estate agent or paying a cheaper agent may well have achieved a lesser price for their property and whilst they have saved fees they may be worse off overall. In my experience as a buyer, estate agents create a market amongst interested parties and create a sense of insecurity in order to get the most money from the most keen buyer. The best agents are probably best at this.


Back to the lighting issue - it will be interesting to see Foxton's response to the letter, a softly worded "no" I imagine. If you guys succeed, well done but I suspect they spent a lot on researching this image and will stick with the frontage that has obviously cost so much money.

Ladymuck

Ladymuck

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Ladymuck Wrote:

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> steveo Wrote:

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> > Here's their email [email protected].

> Bombard

> > it

>

>

> Done!

>

> Attn: The Manager

>

> I write to officially record my dismay over

> Foxtons' wasteful use of lighting at night.

> Moreover, at a time when many East Dulwich

> residents and businesses are rallying together in

> an attempt to reduce carbon emissions, I am

> appalled that a major player on Lordship Lane

> (i.e. yourselves) should display such a manifest

> disregard for our environment. Apart from the

> environmental concerns at stake here, I do not

> believe that Foxtons' actions can make business

> sense either.

>

> I would therefore request that Foxtons reflect

> upon their actions and, at the very least, REDUCE

> the amount of lighting left on at night.

>

> I would add that, being a homeowner, Foxtons'

> response to this request would have a major impact

> on whether or not I would choose to use Foxtons in

> the future.




BELOW IS REPLY FROM FOXTONS...will update the Forum when I receive a fuller reply.


"Thank you for your email, we are looking into this matter and I will update you further next week.




Regards,


Rosie Nagle"

Ladymuck

Ladymuck

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AnotherPaul Wrote:

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> Maybe leave the lights on?

>

> A passing jet just might mistake Foxtons for a

> runway and take out the top end of LL.

>

> Inadvertent carnage aside, in years to come this

> might be viewed as a blessing.

>

> ...

>

> I'll get my coat.



..the door's THAT way;-)

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