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David Gibbs

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From: David Gibbs 13 July 2022 09:38 AM

Greenwich Council are taking 10-12 weeks. A bloody shambles!!

From: David Gibbs 05 December 2020 10:25 AM

As Robin says, if we are not opening our doors to the public, surely we do not still have to wear masks?

From: David Gibbs 22 September 2020 16:36 PM

our doors have been locked throughout anyway. Only people in must wear face masks and sanitize their hands

From: David Gibbs 22 September 2020 13:45 PM

THIS IS INCORRECT: First-time buyers are already exempt from paying the duty on homes under £500,000 in London and £300,000 in the rest of the country. stamp duty is only free up to £300,000 for first time buyers, regardless of where you are buying in the country.

From: David Gibbs 06 July 2020 14:05 PM

I recently handed my notice in to quit RM. was paying just under 3k a month. I was given all the calls like above and telling me agents would use this against me, that RM produce more leads etc, all the usual. I was told that unless I take out all their add ons, I would still be paying around 2k a month, so effectively paying this just to list properties, due to way RM uses its pricing structure. I told them that there is no way I’m paying that to just list my properties. Left it and with a week to go got another call to try and get me to stay but offered me nothing. On the day of leaving I got an email to call a number to discuss to see if they can help. I rang this number a few times but there was no answer and no voicemail to leave a message. Suddenly my rep called 5 minutes or so after ( this number is clearly a trigger to see if an agent calls and is indicating they want to stay and is then passed to the rep ). I emailed her and another chap in RM to say I had called but no answer... funny that, but unless you give me a fair deal I am off. With 30 minutes left till my contact ended I get a call from another person saying “ didn’t the rep tell you about THIS deal?” No she bloody well didn’t ( clearly hoping I would buckle and stay backfired ). They then offered me a few options and bundles. I said no I want the basic £1,175 + VAT. So agreed that. Then yesterday I got a call from RM saying that I have to pay my fee of 3k for the next two months, as I hadn’t retracted my offer to leave, blah blah blah. Well you can imagine what I told them I would do if that happened. Just a bunch of bullying shisters!

From: David Gibbs 19 March 2020 08:52 AM

RE the use for websites, it is all different depending on the regions you are in. I would say 90% of our buyer leads come Rightmove. 8% Zoopla and 2% if that from OTM. Lettings leads 50% Zoopla, 35% Rightmove and 15% OTM. OTM for ME is a waste of time and money, but I am tied in. Looking at some of the comments it appears OTM up North works well, so it's horses for courses.

From: David Gibbs 12 November 2019 12:42 PM

Can I ask everyone who commented on this post to advise where in the UK they are based. I am in SE London and pay nearly 3k a month for RM. £1,240 is core sales membership and £875.00 for Lettings Core membership. They 'Discount' this to zero, but with all the bolt ons. comes to £2,382 + VAT a month. I think we should should all share like me what we pay for, so we have more ammunition to either get discounts for the rates we are on if there are other companies paying more or less. I am single branch independent. I am investing and have been for a while on other prop tech ideas and systems, so it has been on my mind to reduce my RM package at some point, or even do away with it, as some people here have already done. Be interested to hear from you guys.

From: David Gibbs 12 November 2019 10:41 AM

PB do this on purpose. Any press, good or bad is great publicity. They put things out there knowing they are crossing the line, knowing that it will be pulled up on it, but it’s another headline for them.

From: David Gibbs 23 August 2018 07:57 AM

I am pretty sure that a lot of would-be London First Time Buyers and having to buy out of London to be able to get on the ladder. Speaking as a Greater London agent the numbers of FTB's are way down.

From: David Gibbs 13 August 2018 14:06 PM

Double it and you would be nearer the mark!

From: David Gibbs 30 July 2018 07:37 AM

Here is the link to buy them: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-5-Star-Trustpilot-Review/232747454168?hash=item3630d44ed8:g:GpAAAOSwNSJa4fsi

From: David Gibbs 30 April 2018 11:04 AM

This will not make one iota of difference and will NOT cut out rogue agents. Whether you are bent or clean, you can pass exams and be accredited to certain companies which gives the impression of being above board. It’s just another hoop us agents have to jump through.

From: David Gibbs 08 April 2018 13:22 PM

As one of the OTM members, I did not sign up for the additional 5 years, despite pressure to do so. I will wait and see what the landscape is like at the end of the 5 year contract and make a decision from there.

From: David Gibbs 29 January 2018 12:10 PM

I quite agree with Blue Blue's comments. I have taken a look at their website offer and its free of any catches, so they will literally be PAYING customers to sell their house for them!!! There are low fees and then there is stupidity. Yes they will get boards up to give them board presence, but at what cost to their business? They cant bank on selling mortgages to these customers, or use their preferred solicitor to get a kick back from them. They also cannot expect repeat custom from these people, as people do not move home for fun and so will be years until they are back in the market again. Unfortunately this type of thing drags every agent down, as people will begin to think that agents do not do anything for their money, or how else could they afford to offer this type of deal. Agents have to get smart and think of something that differentiates themselves from their competitors, other than slashing fees. Any "agent" can slash fees, but in my 26 years experience of this business, it is suicide to offer deals like this, as it is VERY hard to put your fees up again in the future, if you are known as a fee cutting agent.

From: David Gibbs 09 December 2016 10:13 AM

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