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I heart estate agents

Actually the estate agent who sold me my first ever flat was really good, he cropped up a couple of years later on Watchdog when they were doing a feature on dodgy estate agents, and he was the one who was interviewed as a prime example of what estate agents should be, he did me no wrong and was honest with me, I got a good deal on that flat.

In contrast, the one who I first employed to sell the flat was a complete nightmare, when we demanded to be released from the exclusivity contract because he hadn't arranged any viewings after 2 months, he threatened to come round and kneecap my ex. :eek:
 
long story about estate agents

I don't know why no-one's pointed out before but you really need to put some effort into this EG.

LOL!:mad:

Well I saw 6 houses on saturday and 3 different estate agents and the differnce between them was so amazing. The first one was an estate agent in New Cross and she was cockerny and talking about how she was really hungover from the night before and I loved her. And instead of driving us to the property she walked us there and when we got in there it was really messy and there were weird piles of rubbish everywhere and a cigarette in the fireplace and she was like 'erm yeah, sorry, i haven't actually seen this one I'll get him to tidy up' And then she drove us to the next one and her car was really messy and there were cigarette packets and mcdonalds wrappers everywhere and I had to climb over the back seat like an animal because one of the car doors wasn't working and when i eventually sat down there was no seatbelt so I just had to hold on for dear life while she veered down the road and pulled up to a house. This house had a lime green bathroom and a painting of a dog and a little girl over the fireplace. I liked this one.

The next estate agent was showing me and my friend and then another 2 boys around the same house in Brockley. Well why not? 2 birds one stone I guess. He was nice enough though and he gave us a lift to the next viewing.

THIS IS WHERE THE VILEST WOMAN I HAVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE CAME ALONG. She was from Foxtons (before you say anything my friend organised these viewings not me) and she took us around this house that was going for 1450 a month, oh yeah, only 200 over our budget well done you prick.

And then she was going to drive us to the station and she mentioned a place in Tulse Hill she had and neither of us actually said we wanted to see it but somehow we started heading towards Brixton and I said 'erm, where are we going?' and she said 'Tulse Hill, that house!' and I said 'erm, we haven't really go time' and she said 'oh it won't take long' and then I said 'hang on, I think we've already seen it' adn she said 'have you?' I said 'yeah, massive living room' and she said 'yeah....how much was it on for?' I said '1300, we've already seen it, we didn't want it' and she said 'are you sure you've seen it? what was the layout like?.' I said 'it was whiite and there was a gate at the bottom and one of the rooms had cat litter in it AND WE'VE SEEN IT WE DON'T WANT CAT LITTER TRAY HOUSE!!'

And then she started driving us back to Dulwich and during this journey she proceeded to ask us what we did, whether we went to university? oh you dropped out? why was that? so does your job pay well? So I'm older than you? Haha wow! I'm older than you that's weird! Yeah I went to uni and graduated and spent a year in france but then my mum and dad wanted me to do law conversion but I was like, omg mum and dad just let me have a break and so i got this job, and wow, i got a promotion after a week and then yesterday I got promoted again and I told my mum and she was like 'well of course you did Florence, you always excel in everything you do, remember when you got promoted to team leader after a week in that BT call centre?' and I was like, omg you're so right, i DO always do brilliantly in everything. So how about you girls, what are YOU going to do with your life? etc etc etc

And then she said 'oh you'll never guess who just moved in to dulwich using our agency?'
'no, who?'
'jenny eclair'
'OMG JENNY ECLAIR, omg you're KIDDING??! Star of loose women and doing jokes about periods?? That one who looks like Su Pollard and in fact in my head their faces are the same, their faces are the same face?..her?! WOW!'

Then she said ' I just rented out a property over there for 5000 a month'
I said '5000, that's ridiculous'
And she said 'well girls, this IS the village, this is THE village'

So after all these stories about how brilliant she was and accusing questions about our lives and how shit thery were she kept us in the car while she drove around and around trying to park and I was so angry by this point and needed to get out I said 'LOOK CAN YOU JUST DROP US OFF HERE' and I got out and slammed the door and turned to my friend and said 'she was a CUNT!' and my friend burst out laughing and said she was the funniest person she'd ever met and we were so angry and exhilerated but laughing so much about it we walked 10 minutes down the road the long way. We were high on anger.

SO yeah.
 
I think you need to take Upchuck on your next fury-inducing estate agent jaunt. The posts after would be worth your pain!
 
the current tenants will probably take that with them. How will you like it then?

No I asked if the picture of the dog and the little girl came with the lease and she said she didn't know and I said, well, can you find out please cos it's KIND of deal breaker thanks then.
 
I think you need to take Upchuck on your next fury-inducing estate agent jaunt. The posts after would be worth your pain!

I agree. I realise this would be hell for you, electrogirl, but what you have to remember is it would be very entertaining for us.
 
No I asked if the picture of the dog and the little girl came with the lease and she said she didn't know and I said, well, can you find out please cos it's KIND of deal breaker thanks then.

My guess is they'll definitely take the little girl but maybe leave the painting of the dog.:D
 
I saw this headline on the Guardian website this morning about this bloke in Cuba being beaten up by estate agents, and I was thinking 'that's some serious fucking estate agents they have in Cuba.' Then I realised it was actually 'state agents'. I think it was cos I'd normally expect them to be referred to as 'agents of the state' rather than 'state agents'.
 
Jenny Eclair has been in Dulwich since before it was Dulwich. In medieval times it was just her. The village sprung up around her so that she had somewhere to write about in shitty glossy free property magazines that remind you just how poor you are and Jenny Eclair isn't and how you never have any wacky period-based adventures going to get a hand-knitted sofa from the village bakery. It was known as Dull Witch, back then of course.
 
Sorry :o so did you like any of the 6 places you saw?

Heh only joking. Well, no, essentially. I liked New Cross though, it seemed busy and pubbyish and quite cool and one flat we looked around, the one with the painting, that was fine I thought it was liveable even with a lime green bathroom, it was a good size, and only 350 each a month and I could get a bus to work and save millions of pounds.

There's a bit of a conflict of expectation between us atm though, I can't afford anything fancy and swish and I'd rather live somewhere with a lime green bathroom and have money to have fun than have a roof terrace and eat supernoodles. My friend wants a roofterrace.

It's awkward talking to your friends about money though. Hmm. Well one us us is away until Thursday anyway so I guess we'll wait.
 
You have a job now? Not sure if I knew that and just forgot, but nice one :cool:

£350 each a month isn't bad at all, and New Cross has got good transport, tube will be back soon (ish) over ground is pretty quick too. In the last 2 years we only used our roof terrace for hanging washing out, and maybe about 2 or three get togethers (not big enough to call em parties :D).

Tis a bit awkward, but if you've set a budget limit between you, then stick to that. would she be happy with a garden bit instead of roof terrace? Just seems a bit limiting.
 
Yeah had a job lined up for a while now! Thanks:)

Yeah it's not specifically about the roof terrace, that was just an example really, more that I think we have different expectations of what our flat will be.I'm happy to spend less and live somewhere a TINY bit divey, I'm not earning much and I need to stop living outside of my means basically. I don't mind a garish carpet or a lime green bathroom, I'd rather NOT have these things and one day I'll be able to afford somewhere better but atm that's just how it is.

Yehawe've set a budget of 1250, I'd actually rather it was less tbh, but I think you have to comprimise.
 
shhhhhhh :mad: we're trying to convince eg's mate that roof terrace's aren't all that :D

Ours is pretty awesome, I'm afraid :(

We have lots of plants, fairy lights, and have barbecues out there in summer.

I don't think I'm going too far in describing those who don't have roof terraces as scum. Subhuman scum.
 
I agree. I realise this would be hell for you, electrogirl, but what you have to remember is it would be very entertaining for us.

The ayes have it. It's decided EG, you're taking Chuckles with you next time. You DO believe in democracy, DON'T YOU? :hmm:
 
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