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Will Estate Agent

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Director of a Estate Agency

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How on earth can the SNTR campaign gain serious traction when the main man spearheading the operation has not even got the balls to come off RM himself! What does this say to all of the other agents he is trying to persuade to leave?

From: Will Estate Agent 08 October 2020 10:19 AM

Rightmove showing their true colours! Greed got in the way of empathy.

From: Will Estate Agent 20 March 2020 09:21 AM

Too little too late? They have not all of a sudden offered this out of the kindness of their hearts, they have offered this because they have realised agents have finally had enough of their high fees and arrogant ways and their outrageous offer on Tuesday was the tip of the iceberg for many agents. With so many agents coming together, almost overnight the tables and completely turned and they are also now in a vulnerable position and desperate to keep our business. Knowing how greedy Rightmove are, it would not surprise me if they offer this discount now, but make up the difference next year by increasing their fees by 20%! They do not care about us, they care about their profits, so without agents sticking with their decision to leave we will all end up in the same position when this terrible virus situation ends and Rightmove back to their arrogant selves. Why give them the benefit of the doubt? They have showed us no loyalty over the years, but milked us of every penny and without hesitation they will do the same. In these dark times for our industry, now is the ideal time to end this monopoly. There is a Facebook group, which is seriously building momentum with all agents leaving the portal. If you are considering leaving or have given notice I would recommend joining it. Stay safe all.

From: Will Estate Agent 20 March 2020 09:18 AM

We have just given them notice as well. I understand the initial membership costs, but the geographical advertiser membership is the one that really gets my blood boiling! Why should I have to pay another £990 a month, plus another £100 brand plus for that?! I am located in a rural area with an average stock of around 50 available properties, yet because over 40% of of that average stock is outside of a 10km radius I am forced to pay for another membership. I understand that in the city 10km might be a long way, but in rural areas 10km (6 miles) is well within a local agents catchment and classed as a neighbouring town/village. It seems the geographical advertiser rule is geared up more fairly for city agents than rural ones. The best part is in their leaflet they explain the reason they have a geographical advertising is because it ensures members are charged more consistently and fairly for the exposure they receive on Rigthmove. What a load of rubbish! They do it to simply milk out more money from agents. If they wanted to keep it more consistent and fair they should just charge agents on a per property basis, but I am told that would be too complicated and difficult for their accounts team to manage.... By milking dry the very people that keep their business going/growing they have truly shot themselves in the foot. Their deferred payment option announced yesterday was the tip of the iceberg for many already disgruntled agencies I believe. I can imagine they have received a lot of notices over the past 24/48 hours with hopefully many more to follow. Just maybe, they will then sit up and face up to how they have treated their own clients, who lets face it played the biggest part in them achieving their +£200 million operating profit last year!

From: Will Estate Agent 19 March 2020 11:50 AM

They did an article recently where agents posted how much they were being charged. Type 'How much does your branch pay' into the search bar and the article should come up.

From: Will Estate Agent 18 March 2020 15:21 PM

We have just given them notice. I understand the initial membership costs, but the geographical advertiser membership is the one that really gets my blood boiling! Why should I have to pay another £990 a month, plus another £100 brand plus for that?! I am located in a rural area with an average stock of around 50 available properties, yet because over 40% of of that average stock is outside of a 10km radius I am forced to pay for another membership. I understand that in the city 10km might be a long way, but in rural areas 10km (6 miles) is well within a local agents catchment and classed as a neighbouring town/village. It seems the geographical advertiser rule is geared up more fairly for city agents than rural ones. The best part is in their leaflet they explain the reason they have a geographical advertising is because it ensures members are charged more consistently and fairly for the exposure they receive on Rigthmove. What a load of rubbish! They do it to simply milk out more money from agents. If they wanted to keep it more consistent and fair they should just charge agents on a per property basis, but I am told that would be too complicated and difficult for their accounts team to manage....

From: Will Estate Agent 18 March 2020 12:38 PM

Keep it classy Rightmove! Truly showing their colours now in these unprecedented times! Enquiries dropped off a cliff and unlikely to improve for quite some time, yet still happy to charge agents an astronomically high fee, but for what?!?! They have have their heads shoved so far up their behinds that they've forgot that without agents, Rightmove will not exist and certainly not posting operating profits of around 200 million (2019)! Happy to milk agents for every penny and don't seem fussed if they're forced to close. Talk about pulling the carpet from under your own feet. As mentioned above, if Rightmove really cared about its members then a holiday payment would be welcomed, not just a 6 month deferred option. How does that give agents enough time to build back up a sufficient cash flow with no money coming in?! Not to mention that a pipeline isn't worth the paper its written on, if solicitors and removal firms close and lenders wont lend. You won't be able to exchange as a completion date wont be guaranteed if we go into quarantine, so a gamble to rely on that source of future income. I am sure Rightmove will be able to ride out the storm given their yearly growth/profits they boast. Sadly, the same may not be said about agents unless they change their arrogant ways! They seem so out of touch with their very own clients!

From: Will Estate Agent 18 March 2020 11:03 AM

I run a business in Shropshire/Mid Wales. We have a basic package on Rightmove and pay £1809 (inc VAT) Zoopla £540 (inc VAT), which includes valuation alerts in 1 postcode (not really worked so far) We get around the same level of enquiries whether it be people looking to buy/view or sell from Zoopla and Rightmove. Zoopla is far better value for money. Rightmove's fee is totally unjustifiable when you compare the 2 portals!

From: Will Estate Agent 15 November 2019 10:14 AM

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