Thumbs up (from most) for BBC's Under Offer

Agents and even the mainstream press have been continuing to give mostly-favourable reactions to Under Offer, a six-part reality TV show which launched on BBC Two this week.

It was a pretty cool bit of TV, showcasing all sorts work in the property industry. Lewis cares which is what most of us want. Nice was the response of Haus Properties' Jamie Lester.

The Lewis' in question was Lewis Rossiter, who is based in Exeter and has worked for Bradleys for two years. His personable style made him very much the star of the first show; he has already appeared on BBC's The One Show.

Alan Page, author of the popular online renovation blog Doerupperdiary says: The young agent from Exeter is in danger of giving estate agency a good name.

James Wyatt of Barton Wyatt in Virginia told his Twitter followers that Estate agents on Under Offer were given a comfy ride. Gary Hersham managed a decent impression of a St Bernard.

But some agents were more cautious in their welcome and a few were even critical of their colleagues.

It was a bit OTT in parts. Really can't understand why people make our job out to be stressful. It's not tweeted Michelle Wilden of JDG, an agency in Lancashire.

Some TV reviewers liked it too.

It simply followed a diverse bunch of agents from a range of economic areas, and showed us what they do (apart from calling you every eight minutes) wrote Will Dean in The Independent, adding: It's surprising, given our infatuation with homes and the buying of them, that there have not been more estate agents on TV. It's another surprise to see the kind side of (some of) them.

Zoe Williams in The Guardian saw it more harshly. When it becomes clear that a programme fails to offer any real insight into the human condition - as was the case here, roughly four minutes in - you start to ask, what did they think they were trying to achieve .... Gems were proffered from the agents themselves, such as any time they start referring to the house as theirs, that can only be a good thing.' It's part look at the crook, part rehabilitate him. That agenda is so 80s I didn't know where to look; nobody thinks of estate agents as the people in control of this runaway train.

Christopher Howse in the Daily Telegraph said he had to constantly ask whether it was worth continuing watching or putting on the kettle:

The best lines were delivered by Kuki, long-suffering driver for the flamboyant Gary Hersham of Beauchamp who likes to sell a London house with 13 bathrooms at £39.5m. Kuki had to be ready at all times. Going to little boys' room difficult. You have to hold,' Kuki explained, as he waited for Hersham outside a house. You have to hold because Gary could come out any minute.' It seemed a sort of parable for always being ready to jump at the best offer on a property.

Under Offer continues next Wednesday on BBC Two.