Dealing with Estate Agents
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okgo said:
Rah, each company I have worked for do get paid on it, so I would think infact you are in the minority, Hamptons, Knight Frank, Foxtons all get paid on it.
Bother, maybe i am 
used to work for Savills for some years and I can confirm that, at least in my office, nobody was paid for solicitor referrals.
rah1888 said:
okgo said:
Rah, each company I have worked for do get paid on it, so I would think infact you are in the minority, Hamptons, Knight Frank, Foxtons all get paid on it.
Bother, maybe i am used to work for Savills for some years and I can confirm that, at least in my office, nobody was paid for solicitor referrals.
ETA for a long time there was no reason for the solicitor to disclose referral fees, but they now have to.
Edited by scotal on Thursday 12th March 12:57
scotal said:
rah1888 said:
okgo said:
Rah, each company I have worked for do get paid on it, so I would think infact you are in the minority, Hamptons, Knight Frank, Foxtons all get paid on it.
Bother, maybe i am used to work for Savills for some years and I can confirm that, at least in my office, nobody was paid for solicitor referrals.
When at Savills I was in a position to choose who I referred to (if anyone) and these tended to be local firms where i had a good relationship with the conveyancer. A lunch every now and again, tickets to cricket/rugby once or twice a year was seen as an acceptable 'thank you'. So, I doubt Savills were receiving financial payments that I was unaware of - could be wrong tho.
Rah, sorry to go off topic, you don't know Frank from Bridges in Farnborough do you.
I'm guessing your business is a pretty small world.
Anyway, as you were.
Phill
Edited to add, do you know the property up for £180k in Vernon Way...that looks like a nightmare.
I'm guessing your business is a pretty small world.
Anyway, as you were.
Phill
Edited to add, do you know the property up for £180k in Vernon Way...that looks like a nightmare.
Edited by phillvr6 on Thursday 12th March 15:16
phillvr6 said:
Rah, sorry to go off topic, you don't know Frank from Bridges in Farnborough do you.
I'm guessing your business is a pretty small world.
Anyway, as you were.
Phill
Edited to add, do you know the property up for £180k in Vernon Way...that looks like a nightmare.
You’re right it is a rather incestuous business! I'm guessing your business is a pretty small world.
Anyway, as you were.
Phill
Edited to add, do you know the property up for £180k in Vernon Way...that looks like a nightmare.
Edited by phillvr6 on Thursday 12th March 15:16
I do know of Frank, I think, Italian surname iirc…?
Just had a look at the Vernon Way place - a strange looking thing, isn't it?!
rah1888 said:
You’re right it is a rather incestuous business!
I do know of Frank, I think, Italian surname iirc…?
Nah, could be thinking of a different one.I do know of Frank, I think, Italian surname iirc…?
rah1888 said:
Just had a look at the Vernon Way place - a strange looking thing, isn't it?!
Bizzare, been on the market for months but having had a snoop around the outside it could end up being a right can of worms.Apologies for the Hijack.
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