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Hafsid Jalal
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The new agency launches this month and has properties on its books from the Marylebone, Belgravia, Mayfair and Holland Park areas of prime London, as well as the wider London area. Where did they get the properties from? Stolen from previous employers?

From: Hafsid Jalal 13 May 2021 14:09 PM

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That's great. All problems solved. Labour can't lose the next election with these changes. Well done Starmer, sir. Musical chairs with people we have never heard of nor care about.

From: Hafsid Jalal 10 May 2021 13:08 PM

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Sounds good but perhaps Miles & Barr would start by putting floorplans on all the properties they are listing for sale?

From: Hafsid Jalal 01 March 2021 11:47 AM

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Letd hope YOPA (Burger King anyone?) dirupts Saville's business.

From: Hafsid Jalal 28 August 2018 13:10 PM

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Google reviews make my blood boil. We've had a few bad ones only from rental tenants who have caused damages and can't understand why a carpet with damage in a prominenet position must be replaced, at their expense. You cannot rent out a one bedroom flat in Central London for £850pw. with a damaged carpet. Or broken slide and tilt full length windows need an estimate for repairs with a call out charge of £70. They always blame the letting agent but we don't make any money out of it, we are just looking after our landlords interests.

From: Hafsid Jalal 14 August 2018 10:17 AM

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Get rid of archaic and anti-competitive 'Sole Agency' and many problems will disappear.

From: Hafsid Jalal 14 August 2018 10:03 AM

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She has not learnt a thing from the 1980's? when the insurance companies and banks all built up huge chains of estate agents because it was just retail. If memory serves me right, Abbey National spent £800m putting together their estate agents and then sold/liquidated it for about £8m. All that money they lost-and probably got knighthoods, yet a poor working man who loses his job then loses his house and becomes homeless.

From: Hafsid Jalal 23 March 2018 10:28 AM

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At last some good news. Wish you well!

From: Hafsid Jalal 08 February 2018 09:56 AM

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Nothing new here. This system is used by Century 21 and Remax in the UK. Not wildly successful as: 1. Agents get greedy and feel they are giving you 30% of their mony. 2. Agents get disillusioned because it can take three of more months to make a sale and complete. They move on to guaranteed salaries. 3. Good (successful) agents will leave you and go 100% freelance so they can keep 100%. I know, I've been there!

From: Hafsid Jalal 31 January 2018 08:09 AM

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Perhaps it's time for a break up?

From: Hafsid Jalal 19 January 2018 11:11 AM

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Does the envelope have to be clearly recognisable as advertising material? Since when?

From: Hafsid Jalal 06 December 2017 09:36 AM

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Completely agree as should Trustpilot.

From: Hafsid Jalal 17 November 2017 10:27 AM

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This is not a merger. It sounds like an aggressive takeover.

From: Hafsid Jalal 14 November 2017 11:55 AM

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EAT-that is a misleading headline. Valued at £11m - by whom? By themselves obviously. Can we see the calculations? Three offices, mostly London properties, mostly new developments in Central London maybe value total £100,000 on a good day? I usually overvalue - due to my training!

From: Hafsid Jalal 09 November 2017 13:33 PM

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You could just walk away. It only cost you £1 anyway.

From: Hafsid Jalal 09 November 2017 13:27 PM

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Designed for money laundering.

From: Hafsid Jalal 07 November 2017 10:38 AM

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Doesn't sound much like a merger - more a takeover.

From: Hafsid Jalal 01 November 2017 09:48 AM

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As Group Chief Executive (top man) did he give the award to himself? Seriously though, Congratulations, Andrews Property Group is one of the good guys.

From: Hafsid Jalal 23 October 2017 17:41 PM

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I thought TPFG were owned by Legal & General?

From: Hafsid Jalal 20 October 2017 14:45 PM

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Should be put in charge of Countrywide.

From: Hafsid Jalal 06 October 2017 10:18 AM

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I wanted to say something sarky after reading the headline but after reading the whole article- I love this guy. What a great person. Congratulations.

From: Hafsid Jalal 05 October 2017 11:19 AM

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PB's PR machine is the same as the US Military's wanting to send more soldiers to Afghanistan so that they 'can keep on winning'.

From: Hafsid Jalal 02 October 2017 13:27 PM

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With FB and most likely Amazon becoming pseudo portals will we get money grabbing Rightmove and Zoopla crying foul?

From: Hafsid Jalal 21 September 2017 11:15 AM

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No different from Century 21 and Remax then.

From: Hafsid Jalal 19 September 2017 11:27 AM

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"The survey found that most of our clients didn’t know what ‘& Staff’ stood for" Must be stupid clients

From: Hafsid Jalal 01 September 2017 11:56 AM

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Emoov OTE £50,000 pa, YOPA £6-12,000 pm (£72,000-£144,000pa) & PB £42,000 pa. My boss just read this and upped my OTE to £200,000pa. Dream on.

From: Hafsid Jalal 01 September 2017 11:18 AM

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Somethings wrong! It must be a week and we haven't heard of anybody leaving, anybody joining or anybody playing musical chairs at Countrywide. Are they all on holiday?

From: Hafsid Jalal 25 July 2017 11:15 AM

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Darby can I please have some of that stuff you're smoking? As for Trevor, he just drinks vinegar.

From: Hafsid Jalal 07 July 2017 10:45 AM

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I wish,

From: Hafsid Jalal 16 June 2017 12:00 PM

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What? Charge less than £1m for a one bed flat in Central London. Perish the thought!

From: Hafsid Jalal 09 June 2017 13:44 PM

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So is scrag end compared to leg of lamb!

From: Hafsid Jalal 08 June 2017 10:12 AM

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How can this "bolster its senior leadership team"? It sounds to me like musical chairs. It's still the same people.

From: Hafsid Jalal 08 June 2017 10:07 AM

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Is this a merger of two loss making companies seeking to increase their losses?

From: Hafsid Jalal 08 June 2017 10:04 AM

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enjoyed a tour of Monaco - in a Ferrari? All 100 of them in one Ferrari? Just kidding, jealous I guess.

From: Hafsid Jalal 24 May 2017 14:55 PM

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" and also allowing customers to make offers, provide feedback, negotiate a sale, and communicate with their dedicated agent online." Sorry, but isn't that why we have telephones?

From: Hafsid Jalal 18 May 2017 10:38 AM

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Why would the ASA investigation 'take considerable time'?

From: Hafsid Jalal 04 May 2017 12:28 PM

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Investors have full confidence..blah blah blah... What about the public?

From: Hafsid Jalal 03 April 2017 10:47 AM

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Do her children ask all strange men visitors whether they will stay the night? Is that what the little girls expect? Is it normal for them?

From: Hafsid Jalal 21 March 2017 10:11 AM

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Women MAY be better agents than men is the same as men MAY be better agents than women. Like the weather forecast of 50% chance of rain=it may rain or it may not.

From: Hafsid Jalal 20 March 2017 13:59 PM

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Could it be a good idea for OnTheMarket to copy some of their ideas?

From: Hafsid Jalal 09 December 2016 16:48 PM

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And solicitors charge so much to do the same thing!

From: Hafsid Jalal 29 November 2016 10:33 AM

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At the negotiator level and above, women earn the same as men. Averages are skewed because they have taken into account filing clerks, secretarial jobs, bookkeeping etc. Nothing to be concerned about ladies.

From: Hafsid Jalal 04 November 2016 13:52 PM

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Researcher "Have you ever heard of Zoopla?" Next question, "Which other property portal have you heard of?"

From: Hafsid Jalal 31 October 2016 10:07 AM

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I thought downsizing meant you sold your big house and bought a smaller one. Where do the extra 4.2million homes come from?

From: Hafsid Jalal 28 October 2016 11:10 AM

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Where do all these companies get their "local property experts" from? I have been looking for a couple but can't seem to find them.

From: Hafsid Jalal 28 October 2016 11:07 AM

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It is alleged that Savills may charge 3.5% but I am not sure.

From: Hafsid Jalal 26 October 2016 11:21 AM

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Dec 30th is a Friday.

From: Hafsid Jalal 21 October 2016 11:51 AM

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Always said that Foxtons was like running up a down escalator. As soon as you slow down a bit you are in trouble. Their management style and philosophy is the problem but in good times it is to their benefit.

From: Hafsid Jalal 19 October 2016 11:50 AM

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Time to split up this behemoth. There are no economies of scale if you have over 45 brands all doing basically the same thing. Who do they think they are? Proctor & Gamble? Choose their two or three best brands by geographical region and get rid of all the other names, or sell them off.

From: Hafsid Jalal 17 October 2016 14:44 PM

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I read this as "Good morning Brussell, Glad you are sprouting again." But then it's just my eyes!

From: Hafsid Jalal 10 October 2016 10:10 AM

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So now high end developers can increase their prices even more knowing that if the Chinese/Malaysians/Russians etc don't buy, the government will. 2 bed flat for £2.4m will now cost £3.4m. Kensington and Battersea roll on.

From: Hafsid Jalal 07 October 2016 10:37 AM

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Isn't Harry Hill a comedian? Sorry! But seriously, Alison Platt is treating Countrywide as a purely retail operation. I remember in the mid 80's when insurance companies and building society's piled into estate agency. Abbey National spent about £800m building up Cornerstone only to get rid of it at a giveaway price. They too thought that pretty boys and girls would make good shop assistants.

From: Hafsid Jalal 28 September 2016 11:05 AM

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Have I finally found a free lunch?

From: Hafsid Jalal 26 September 2016 10:15 AM

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Sorry, should have read FOR Zoopla.

From: Hafsid Jalal 20 September 2016 15:26 PM

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Another income stream from Zoopla. The net tightens!

From: Hafsid Jalal 20 September 2016 15:26 PM

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Simon, this last sentence sounds like you're flogging something!

From: Hafsid Jalal 14 September 2016 11:00 AM

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Another one who wants to open an estate agents office on the cheap. One day the public will realise that these "cheap" agents actually cost more because they are not geared up to get the vendor the best possible price. Yes, I saved £5,000 on agents fees but I sold it for £15,000 less.

From: Hafsid Jalal 07 September 2016 10:37 AM

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With all due respect to Ed I think he is jumping on the digital bandwagon with no clear idea where this is going. I have read his website do not really think he is offering anything particularly useful.

From: Hafsid Jalal 06 September 2016 11:36 AM

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Aussies will not pay $4,500/£2,600 upfront for a promise to sell their house. It's £1,158 in London, Why more than double in OZ? Average agency commission in OZ (according to Purplepricks) is 2.2%, are they assuming 1% for London? Watch them quietly withdraw from the OZ market when they have blown their £10m on advertisisng and setting up costs. Say 6-9months?

From: Hafsid Jalal 30 August 2016 11:40 AM

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Just onliners talking themselves up.

From: Hafsid Jalal 30 August 2016 11:22 AM

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How exactly does Right to Buy contribute to the housing shortage?

From: Hafsid Jalal 26 August 2016 14:05 PM

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So Strutt & Parker sling mud at the wall and hope some will stick? What about qualifying buyers or are they just interested in promoting tourism?

From: Hafsid Jalal 19 August 2016 10:58 AM

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Purplepricks, emoov etc who is next?

From: Hafsid Jalal 19 August 2016 10:54 AM

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You should only be allowed to complain if you have suffered a financial loss as a result.

From: Hafsid Jalal 10 August 2016 15:16 PM

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With that number of staff they probably need a two storey office.

From: Hafsid Jalal 08 August 2016 17:33 PM

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Mr Carney seems to be a very busy man.

From: Hafsid Jalal 04 August 2016 18:33 PM

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A quarter percent cut in interest rates will not stimulate the market. A big cut in stamp duty will.

From: Hafsid Jalal 04 August 2016 09:56 AM

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Pre-tax profits up 35% on T/O up 8%? what are they now doing right whereas before they were doing wrong?

From: Hafsid Jalal 02 August 2016 10:06 AM

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Where is the Competition and Markets Authority? Surely this is a monopoly and looking at RM's profit margin, not in their customers interests.

From: Hafsid Jalal 27 July 2016 09:47 AM

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Rats deserting sinking ship, comes to mind.

From: Hafsid Jalal 26 July 2016 10:00 AM

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Premises free = a table under the third tree on the right in Hyde Park. (Marble Arch entrance)

From: Hafsid Jalal 21 July 2016 10:40 AM

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So, now that Countrywide has found out what people really want I expect they will be closing down all their other bricks and mortar estate agent offices?

From: Hafsid Jalal 21 July 2016 10:13 AM

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This is not inexpensive. £30 pm for stats = ok, but £30 per week per property? If you have 30 properties (sales & rentals) that comes to £900 per week!

From: Hafsid Jalal 12 July 2016 12:20 PM

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eMoov are just laughing their heads off. Toothless ASA.

From: Hafsid Jalal 22 June 2016 12:21 PM

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Yawn.

From: Hafsid Jalal 15 June 2016 11:44 AM

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AM are not offering lower fees. They are having a sale. Nothing wrong with that - everybody does it.

From: Hafsid Jalal 13 June 2016 11:48 AM

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Wot, no comment from Trevor Mealham?

From: Hafsid Jalal 18 May 2016 11:52 AM

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One in seven have used an online agency but how many have actually sold a property through an online agency?

From: Hafsid Jalal 03 May 2016 12:21 PM

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Rightmove removes them, Zoopla removes them and so does OnTheMarket, so which portals are these dodgy agents using? Names of portals and names of agents please.

From: Hafsid Jalal 03 May 2016 12:18 PM

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Mealham "belief that Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket are structured as separate companies which may act in concert against some commercial interests. " What does this sentence mean? If they were not separate companies how would they act differently?

From: Hafsid Jalal 25 April 2016 11:19 AM

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Dear Steve. It's your kind of short term thinking that got us into Syria, etc etc. Yes, it's £50 for one year BUT next year and all the other years are full price. OTM are in it for the long haul.

From: Hafsid Jalal 18 March 2016 10:28 AM

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Hmmm... Century21 and Remax both claim to be the biggest. Now we have three biggest! They will fail as the other biggest have in the UK simply because our commissions are so low that the office cannot sustain a split with the associate. And before Mr Quirk jumps in and says our commissions are too high, let him start showing a profit before he opens his gob. 

From: Hafsid Jalal 28 October 2015 13:08 PM

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They would need a sergeant major with a big stick to rule over their staff.

From: Hafsid Jalal 26 October 2015 11:06 AM

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WE sell a lot of properties which are owned by offshore companies but we never advertise them as such or put it in writing. Stupid of Aston Chase to bring attention to it.

From: Hafsid Jalal 23 September 2015 10:53 AM

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All these online companies spending millions (other peoples money) on advertising - to get that money back from their £495 or whatever, they would have to sell all the property available for sale in England. Also, just because you spend £1m on advertising doesn't mean you are worth £20m. I would love to know if any online agents actually make a profit.

From: Hafsid Jalal 22 September 2015 11:02 AM

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As a lifelong Tory, I am sad to say that a lot of what Corbyn has to say makes sense. Now if he would just change his stance on nuclear, I might just vote for him.

From: Hafsid Jalal 04 September 2015 10:00 AM

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I think this 'young negotiator' is an employee of RM/Zoopla.

From: Hafsid Jalal 28 August 2015 09:39 AM

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1. How does setting up a 'research team' count as modernisation? 2. Will a research team help them sell more properties? 3. Or is this just a bit of self-importance? Look at how big and important we are, we have a research centre just like xyz.

From: Hafsid Jalal 19 August 2015 10:12 AM

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Is RICS going to be as efficient in supervising anti-money laundering as they are in producing a report on From Russia with Love? How long does it take? Heaven forbid that they should delay it to protect any of their members.

From: Hafsid Jalal 18 August 2015 11:56 AM

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I've always thought that Foxtons were like somebody running up a down escalator. Great so long as you move faster than the escalator, but what happens when you slow down? (Possibly through no fault of your own) or just market conditions?

From: Hafsid Jalal 29 July 2015 10:29 AM

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On the one hand we are being told to report any suspicions,(fair enough) and on the other we are told how it is done ie Offshore trusts. Simple then, tell your gangster client to open an offshore trust, there are many companies setting these up for about £1500 (I believe the BVI are best for property) and then there is no suspicion or blame on the estate agent.

From: Hafsid Jalal 27 July 2015 10:29 AM

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Sorry, extra not in my post.

From: Hafsid Jalal 11 July 2015 11:28 AM

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I cannot not believe that RaterAgent will go through these comprehensive checks every time. It would be too time consuming. I also think the public will be able to hold agents to ransom with the threat of a bad review if they don't offer a discount on their fees.

From: Hafsid Jalal 11 July 2015 11:27 AM

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Are all estate agents charging 2.5% multiple agency or 1.5% sole agency guilty of price fixing? Many of the high end properties in Central London are listed as joint sole agency by Knight Frank and Savilles'. Is that a cartel? It is certainly a restrictive practice.

From: Hafsid Jalal 01 July 2015 11:01 AM

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Seems to me this is just so they can charge extra for a valuation.

From: Hafsid Jalal 24 June 2015 09:26 AM

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First time I agree with a post from Mr Shinerock - and no OTM bashing!

From: Hafsid Jalal 08 June 2015 09:08 AM

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OTM is not restrictive - if you don't want to be with only one portal then stay with RightZoop. The only restrictive practices which should be looked at are Sole Agency. It doesn't exist in most countries of the world, why should it exist here? All this BS about marketing costs is just BS. It simply protects lazy agents from doing their job and makes the housing market sluggish, like the sole agents.

From: Hafsid Jalal 04 June 2015 20:31 PM

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