Don’t you hate them? We have been trying to sell our property for a while now and just recently, one agent rang us on two occasions to state that he had viewings booked. One from an English family in October who were travelling over to see the house. Then again in November to make arrangements for a Spanish family to view. On each occasion we confirmed we would be at home for the whole week, to allow some flexibility, for extensive viewings.  Well, guess what? Nobody came. Not only that, the agent never contacted us to say they had changed their minds or couldn’t make it for whatever reason. No contact at all.

So, we tried to take on two new agents. “Both on recommendation” The first was away for a few days but promised to ring soon to arrange a visit.The second made an appointment to come and take photos but Emailed on the day to postpone as it was too cloudy (where he was). It was bright sunshine outside my window. Neither of the Estate Agents came back to re-arrange a visit or cancel for any reason. Totally rude and unprofessional in every case.

We have taken on a new agent now. One that is more local. Many agents are nowadays charging 6% commission. Bloomin’ cheek, considering what they do or don’t do for their money. Our new agent charges 3%. Hopefully, they will be worth the money. At least they have taken photos now so we hope things will start moving soon. Watch this space.