I'm not working, but I will be driving around half of northern Surrey looking at houses.

( Kroney, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:03, 1 reply, 10 years ago)

wow lucky you.

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:17, Reply)

I'm quite looking forward to it, actually.

( Kroney, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:19, Reply)

After about 6 months looking I was ready to fucking kill someone
especially when the missus decided that a house we had first looked at 3 months previously was the one she wanted...
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:21, Reply)

Just do the sportscow method
See house on Rightmover at 10:30pm Friday
Ring for viewing 9:30am Saturday
View at 1pm Monday
Agree sale at 4pm Tuesday

DONE
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:26, Reply)

Did the agents have it next to the till?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:28, Reply)

The agents is in the next street
I wasn't messing around
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:30, Reply)

the key to buying any property is realistic expectations
you do need to see a few turds to realise that you're in the wrong area or need to drop a bedroom or summat. when i started looking, i strode off happily into knightsbridge. they all looked so lovely on the websites... 5 utter disgusting shitholes in one afternoon later, i revised my expectations west a bit, found my flat on the next trip.

but i was gobsmacked by the stupidity of the dude who showed me a 5 bedroom penthouse with 2 bedroom servant's quarters. it could have been stunning, but it hadn't been touched since the 1960's and needed thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, spending on it. i looked at him in disbelief. "it's in your price range," he shrugged, when i pointed out that i wanted a 2 bed that didn't need any work... what a moron.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:36, Reply)

Predictable and obvious...
2 bed half flat
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:39, Reply)

ah, don't do yourself down.

it was also stupid and unfunny....
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:45, Reply)

'what a moron'
Estate agent in 'not listening to customer' shock!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:48, Reply)

I find it very hard to believe that estate agents are useless barrowboy chancers. Very hard.

(old man river possible lesbian, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:58, Reply)

i was a great letting agent
i really cared about people finding the right place, gave up evenings and weekends to show them around outside working hours, etc. but i was 20 and naive.

and not on commission.

and i had a crap old rover with "1 LET" on the licence plate, not a nifty little mini.

and someone wrote on it and made it say "TOILET" in indelible ink when i parked it for a viewing :(
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 11:00, Reply)

I'd like to shake that person's hand.
Unless it's all covered in spray paint and marker pen.
(old man river possible lesbian, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 11:01, Reply)

My agent's about to get a shock
Fire service did a survey of the building. Lots and lots of work to be done.
I did warn him - several times, politely - but he's one of those 'franchise' types with no fucking clue.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 11:05, Reply)

Nah do the Peej method
Let the wife choose everything and drink a beer.
( Peej, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:30, Reply)

I started down that road
but apparently my opinion was valued. Until the point where my opinion was in conflict at which time I relented
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:32, Reply)

*votes Peej*

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 10:33, Reply)

Just do the Kroney method. Have a fucking great strop at an estate agent for constantly trying to upsell
and stop looking in London entirely through a spiteful, childish fit of sheer pique.
( Kroney, Fri 21 Nov 2014, 11:21, Reply)