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paying £1000s to have people shown around your house seems a bit pointless these days.
Aye. But when the market is hot, this is what will happen. I'm glad Purple Bricks are around to offer an alternative.
If the market goes south, some downwards pressure will be applied to EAs commission and with a bit of luck force some of the poorer EAs to vanish.
Also worth pointing out that the EA works solely on behalf of the seller, too :)
Howard
One thing I've been told about the online ones (Purple Bricks etc) is that they demand exclusivity for long periods (16 weeks?)- so if they do a bad job it can screw you.
I agree though, majority of the work seems to be for the solicitor and the buyer/seller, paying £1000s to have people shown around your house seems a bit pointless these days.