…is a real pain in the bum. Getting a mortgage approved was very straightforward, but dealing with real estate agents is getting to be quite trying. There are the ones who don’t answer emails. There are the ones who can’t seem to fathom that there are 7 days in a week and that some prospective buyers might NOT be able to inspect properties on a Saturday morning. Then there is the whole slippery slide of quoted “asking price” versus real value versus what the vendor is willing to accept.
My biggest gripe however is the dreadful spelling, grammar, punctuation and realestatespeak in all the online adds. On principle I’m not going to buy a flat from an agent who advertises “A spacious residence in a quite area with stainless steal appliance’s, big balcony’s, built in’s off the bedroom…” (sic) I exagerate…but only very slightly. Obviously getting past about 5 or 6th grade primary school English isn’t an essential criteria for the job.
