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I Dislike Estate Agents

I think it will become slowly evident that I’m not a huge fan of Estate Agents as you slowly start to read some of the articles in this section.

I’m actually an extremely positive individual. But there’s something about estate agents that gets my knickers in a twist! Perhaps it’s a combination their cheap aftershave which clogs my throat, their slimy persona, and their relentless habit of lying. Yeah, that might be it…

Letting Agents Reservation Fee

17 Apr 2012 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 3 Comments

So, who watched Watchdog last week (Thursday, 12th April)? Who, who, who? On the Rogue Trader’s section of the programme, they exposed a couple of shit-for-brain douche-bags, and nothing gave [...]

Extortionate Letting Agent Application Fees

11 Jan 2012 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 32 Comments

A few years ago I wrote a blog post (feels shitting bizarre that I’ve been blogging for so long and I can refer to shit I wrote years ago) about [...]

Random Letting Agent Took It Upon Themselves To Find Me Tenants

15 Sep 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 9 Comments

The story I’m about to tell is a bit weird. Weird in a slightly psychotic way, not weird in an unexpected/unusual way, because the more I think about it, the [...]

Gavin And Stacey Meet An Overly Stereotyped Estate Agent

11 Apr 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 3 Comments

Any Gavin and Stacey fans up in this bitch? Last week I got my hands on the “Gavin And Stacey” boxset. Prior to getting the boxset, I had never seen [...]

Estate Agent Uses Shitty Marketing Angle To Entice Homeowners To Sell

16 Mar 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 5 Comments

So, check it out. I received this letter through the post the other day from Savills estate agent: I have a house in Bishop’s Stortford, and according to the letter, [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Always Trust Your Estate Agent

04 Mar 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 7 Comments

Updated Article: 04 -03 – 2010 I was engrossed by an article I was reading on the BBC website the other day, The Secret Agent, which surfaced a few of [...]

I Hope All Estate Agents Aren’t This Unfunny

30 Jan 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 3 Comments

I know a lot of people dislike me and my blog because of the kind of crap I dispose on here, which is totally cool by me. To each their [...]

Estate Agent Walks Into Property And Takes Viewings Without Notifying Tenant

25 Jan 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 4 Comments

Right, so this is what happened today on this miserable Monday. A work colleague of mine received an alarming phone call this afternoon from his heavily pregnant wife. She had [...]

Are You Dealing With Rogue Letting Agents? Get In Touch

13 Jan 2010 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 14 Comments

If you’re dealing with rogue letting agents, or have done so in the past, please contact Claer Barrett (claer.barrett@ft.com). Earlier this week Claer left a comment on one of my [...]

Estate Agents Are Slipperier Than A Lubed Penis

16 Nov 2009 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 15 Comments

Last year when I was looking for tenants I unleashed a snake-oil letting agency to assist me on the hunt. They used the usual marketing tactics- online property portals (i.e. [...]

Avoiding Rogue Letting Agents

24 Jul 2009 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 0 Comments

A high volume of Estate/Letting agents are more full of shit than a newly born’s nappy. We all know it, the agents themselves know it, and even their shameful parents [...]

I Just Encountered A Rude Cock-Face Letting Agent

03 Apr 2009 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 5 Comments

Urgh, I fucking hate rude people with a passion, especially people that are rude unnecessarily. Admittedly, rude letting/estate agents irk me just that little bit more than the average punk. [...]

Letting Agent Calls Me Up With A Bag’O'Shit Deal

24 Feb 2009 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 11 Comments

On many occasions I’ve been unfortunate enough to be in the line-of-fire of the notoriously slippery tongue of an letting agent. Yesterday, I was bitterly reminded of how extortionate and [...]

How Estate Agents Can Save Money

31 Oct 2008 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 1 Comment

Just to put the record straight, I don’t think all estate agents are total worthless scumbags, I just think a vast majority of them are smiley snakes. To be honest, [...]

Another Day, Another Bullshit Call From An Estate Agent

10 Jun 2008 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 7 Comments

Yesterday I received the most pathetic phone call from an estate agent EVER. I’ve had a few bogus calls from estate agents in my time, but this one was straight [...]

Just Another Reason To Hate Estate Agents

29 Apr 2008 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 2 Comments

Ok, perhaps “hate” is a bit strong (or is it, really?), but there is definitely something about the tale I’m about to regurgitate which won’t help the reputation of estate [...]

I Got Threatened By An Estate Agent

07 Jan 2008 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 4 Comments

I was randomly Google’ing the keyphrase ‘Estate Agents‘, as normal people do on an idle Sunday. I came across an article that captured my attention on the Telegraph website. The [...]

Glengarry Glen Ross

07 Oct 2007 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 0 Comments

Have you guys seen this movie, “Glengarry Glen Ross”? It’s a classic. Anyone intesteresed in property sales, especially estate agents, should check it out. Actually, it’s generally a solid watch [...]

Questions Buyers Should Ask Estate Agents

06 Feb 2007 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 2 Comments

If you’re in a position where you’ve found a house you’re willing to purchase, make sure you ask your Estate Agent some prerequisite questions before you commit; this is often [...]

15 Reasons Why Estate Agents Are Idiots

20 Jan 2007 / I Dislike Estate Agents / 209 Comments

I remember recently reading a national survey, which listed estate agents as one of the most hated people amongst society, sitting comfortably along side ticket inspectors. Of course, I can’t [...]