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We've had a really shit time with dishonest estate agents over the years so we really didn't think many stories would surprise us. That was until we heard this gem from a neighbour.
Our neighbour's Mum is > 90 years old and has dementia. Last year they persuaded her to move into supported living accommodation which meant selling the 5 bed house in Suffolk that she had been living in alone for a few years. My neighbour spent some time negotiating a 1% deal with the selling agent. Property went to market and an offer was received and accepted. A few weeks later an invoice came through in the post for £22,500, 3% of the sale price.
Turns out that some time after the offer was received and accepted an estate agent visited the old lady who can barely remember her own name and convinced her to sign a backdated document agreeing to the 3% fee.
Fucking outrageous.