estate agents = parasites - completely un-required in the process of buying or selling a house. akin to football agents, do not serve a valid purpose.

Clinton is Clinton. I have known him for a long time, I know his mother... Simon Jordan

Surely you would have recognised him by his monocle and waistcoat?

you must have been in at opening time pikester as you've not got a mission after that.
Goldmine.
I walk past it many times since i've been here and its always choka!
will have to settle for a drink outside when its a tad warmer.

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

i always thought that but its a bit like having a bad opinion of the building trade.
a lot of estate agents are definite dodgy lying buggers who are more interested in their suit than you.
However the guys that recently sold my property really put in a shift and for a low commission.
there were some difficulties with my place concerning the road , price bracket an other details.
a bit of an eye opener , so not all bad chaps.

(was meant to be in reply to paperhats post)

Edited by kingdowieonthewall (07 Feb 2018 3.01pm)

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

This might be a gross generalisation but if a seller believes that his market maybe the older generation then perhaps using an Online Agent might not be beneficial for the sole reason it is feasible that those of such a age might not be Online users or prefer to use the more traditional Estate Agents.