Estate agents

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A man from Nuneaton has sold his house on the internet in 24 hours, bypassing traditional estate agents.

Andrew Retmanski paid £140 for a website advert



The unscrupulous tactics used by some estate agents to sell properties have been uncovered in a BBC investigation.

Undercover reporters found agents putting in false offers, forging signatures and even taking backhanders.

Bearing these things in mind,would you buy or sell with estate agents?

[Katy]

no, but thats only because id probably do it wrong and end up in court of something.

I think its safer with an estate agent as they have been trained and kno what to look for.

[pookie1968uk]

i'd love to be able to but dont know if i'd be brave enough. estate agents are just rip off merchants!

[Dr. Tangliss]

I would definitely give it a go, as I think they take too much of a percentage when you sell your house, for doing hardly anything. I mean, surely we could market our own houses on Right Move for a small fee, compared to the 2% estate agents take!

[dddMac1]

i would love to sell the hous over the internet would get more money from it

[Rain_]

If i was going to sell my house I would love to do it myself but the safety part of my brain would urge me to sell through an agent, taking away all the hassle. I think maybe if there was more info out there for homeowners selling their houses it would be easier.