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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 16:58:58 GMT
I was reading earlier that shares in Foxtons the London Estate Agents have tumbled 42% in the first half of the
year and BREXIT is to blame. The firm has 63 branches mostly all within the M25 and its marketing of properties
has dropped 10% on the same period last year. This drop has inevitably caused a fall in profits from £18.1 million
down to £10.5 million,Lettings Revenues have gone the same way declining 2.7% to £32.6 million.
Is there any sympathy out there for Estate Agents,not a great deal I suppose
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 29, 2016 17:06:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 17:17:17 GMT
Estate agents, insurance agents and used car salesmen are all cut from the same cloth.
No qualifications needed to sell expensive stuff to the unwary.
I'm lucky I've only had to deal with an estate agent at arms length, we PX'D our old house for this one, the builders used our local estate agent, he was an arse. I brought our first house off my dad so only needed a conveyancer who was spot on.
Had the agent that dealt with our house on behalf of the builder been working for me we would most likely have fallen out sharpish!
Only used one secondhand car salesmen who was just about OK, most if the idiots we had visited up till then lived up to my low expectations - all our cars before that had been private sales, mostly amongst friends and family. Never had a bad experience buying the three new cars we have had though.
As for insurance agents - motor or personal finance they are probably getting on for lower than whale shit.
As for Foxton, fuck em, they have done well over the years, about time they had a reality check.
If you need reminding of the perception most have of estate agents watch Gavin & Stacey when they go looking at flats....
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Post by ammodels on Jul 29, 2016 17:17:49 GMT
I think my sympathy for them alters between none and fuck all. It errs more towards fuck all for most of the time.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 18:19:12 GMT
These Banks are another shower i notice Lloyds yesterday are cutting a further 3000 jobs and doubling their Branch Closure Plan. What do the Banking Trade Union have to say about this,Its the RMT they want representing them,they won't allow a driver to close a door on Southern Rail  .This is a bank thats reported a 101% profit rise of £2.5 billion for the HALF YEAR and is still partly owned by the taxpayer. |
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Post by JohnV on Jul 29, 2016 18:30:24 GMT
These Banks are another shower i notice Lloyds yesterday are cutting a further 3000 jobs and doubling their Branch Closure Plan. What do the Banking Trade Union have to say about this,Its the RMT they want representing them,they won't allow a driver to close a door on Southern Rail .This is a bank thats reported a 101% profit rise of £2.5 billion for the HALF YEAR and is still partly owned by the taxpayer. Do you bank online? if so, then you are part of the cause |
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 18:38:22 GMT
These Banks are another shower i notice Lloyds yesterday are cutting a further 3000 jobs and doubling their Branch Closure Plan. What do the Banking Trade Union have to say about this,Its the RMT they want representing them,they won't allow a driver to close a door on Southern Rail .This is a bank thats reported a 101% profit rise of £2.5 billion for the HALF YEAR and is still partly owned by the taxpayer. Do you bank online? if so, then you are part of the cause No I don't John,not that I am claiming any superiority,it was just endless passwords. I went to buy a van in Leicester a few years back and was almost arrested for demanding £15,000 of my own money whilst unable to furnish them with a password I had last used 30 years ago when I had opened the account. |
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 18:45:00 GMT
Estate agents, insurance agents and used car salesmen are all cut from the same cloth. No qualifications needed to sell expensive stuff to the unwary. I'm lucky I've only had to deal with an estate agent at arms length, we PX'D our old house for this one, the builders used our local estate agent, he was an arse. I brought our first house off my dad so only needed a conveyancer who was spot on. Had the agent that dealt with our house on behalf of the builder been working for me we would most likely have fallen out sharpish! Only used one secondhand car salesmen who was just about OK, most if the idiots we had visited up till then lived up to my low expectations - all our cars before that had been private sales, mostly amongst friends and family. Never had a bad experience buying the three new cars we have had though. As for insurance agents - motor or personal finance they are probably getting on for lower than whale shit. As for Foxton, fuck em, they have done well over the years, about time they had a reality check. If you need reminding of the perception most have of estate agents watch Gavin & Stacey when they go looking at flats.... Have you noticed that a lot of these Local Insurance Brokers are no longer in Business. I can't say that I shed many tears on their behalf as the Internet is much much cheaper. |
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Post by JohnV on Jul 29, 2016 18:48:14 GMT
Then in that case I think you will find that we are in the minority. I'm a dinosaur, I still use cheques or BACS to pay invoices  |
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Post by tomsk on Jul 29, 2016 19:05:25 GMT
These Banks are another shower i notice Lloyds yesterday are cutting a further 3000 jobs and doubling their Branch Closure Plan. What do the Banking Trade Union have to say about this,Its the RMT they want representing them,they won't allow a driver to close a door on Southern Rail .This is a bank thats reported a 101% profit rise of £2.5 billion for the HALF YEAR and is still partly owned by the taxpayer. Railway networks can't be managed online . Get with the programme. Poor. |
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 19:07:49 GMT
These Banks are another shower i notice Lloyds yesterday are cutting a further 3000 jobs and doubling their Branch Closure Plan. What do the Banking Trade Union have to say about this,Its the RMT they want representing them,they won't allow a driver to close a door on Southern Rail .This is a bank thats reported a 101% profit rise of £2.5 billion for the HALF YEAR and is still partly owned by the taxpayer. Railway networks can't be managed online . Get with the programme. Poor. I think you have missed the point entirely. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 19:15:27 GMT
Estate agents, insurance agents and used car salesmen are all cut from the same cloth. No qualifications needed to sell expensive stuff to the unwary. I'm lucky I've only had to deal with an estate agent at arms length, we PX'D our old house for this one, the builders used our local estate agent, he was an arse. I brought our first house off my dad so only needed a conveyancer who was spot on. Had the agent that dealt with our house on behalf of the builder been working for me we would most likely have fallen out sharpish! Only used one secondhand car salesmen who was just about OK, most if the idiots we had visited up till then lived up to my low expectations - all our cars before that had been private sales, mostly amongst friends and family. Never had a bad experience buying the three new cars we have had though. As for insurance agents - motor or personal finance they are probably getting on for lower than whale shit. As for Foxton, fuck em, they have done well over the years, about time they had a reality check. If you need reminding of the perception most have of estate agents watch Gavin & Stacey when they go looking at flats.... Have you noticed that a lot of these Local Insurance Brokers are no longer in Business. I can't say that I shed many tears on their behalf as the Internet is much much cheaper. We had the choice of the Co-Op man (who always tried to flog a savings or life plan as well as car insurance) Swinton, Colonnade or some tin pot outfit in Little Irchester. As for household and life assurance, I can remember being told to stay quiet when the Royal London man came knocking - bloody idiot always called on the same day at the same time, no subs for you this month Mr London We used to have to do the same on a Friday tea time when the milkman came collecting. Can you imagine that now? milk, bread eggs, potatoes and pop on tick other than credit cards!!! |
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Post by Saltysplash on Jul 31, 2016 10:07:41 GMT
I was reading earlier that shares in Foxtons the London Estate Agents have tumbled 42% in the first half of the year and BREXIT is to blame. The firm has 63 branches mostly all within the M25 and its marketing of properties has dropped 10% on the same period last year. This drop has inevitably caused a fall in profits from £18.1 million down to £10.5 million,Lettings Revenues have gone the same way declining 2.7% to £32.6 million. Is there any sympathy out there for Estate Agents,not a great deal I suppose  |
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.This is a bank thats reported a 101% profit rise of £2.5 billion for the HALF YEAR and is still partly owned
