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Originally Posted by Chukkie
The fact that buyers pay the agent is enshrined in Italian law and it is arrogant of foreigners to come here and dispute it. How would you like it if an Italian came to your country and tried to get out paying something because 'we don't do it that way in Italy' ?? And just remember, most agents are honest and hardworking - they do a lot for the foreign buyer who would otherwise fall into the hands of 'kindly neighbours' who invariably are out to make money. Choose a good agent - that's the first thing you should do. Someone with a track record and appropriate professional qualifications. The get a good lawyer. Agents normally ask for 3% but can be higher on cheaper properties. Why start off on the wrong foot? Agents are not charities!
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hi chukkie and all, you ask why start off on the wrong foot chuckie ,as a person who has travelled over 5000 k in 3 weeks just to listen to b,s, from agents who by the way all told me they were honest,hardworking and that i was so lucky to find them , you say ;find one with a track record; unfortunately as most of us potential buyers know to our cost we wind up making our own and get stung in the process you say kindly neighbours are invariably out to make money how can you compare them to lupine estate agents? me thinks you may be one ,you show by advising us to pick a qualified agent that a lot are not. one i met had been a milkman 6 months previously .on the question of arrogance, everyone has the right to question and make a decision on the answers recieved no one i,m sure expects anything for nothing these days ,there may be benevolent estate agents out there with all the qualifications needed and only my interest at heart but i certainly will not hold my breath untill i find one. i did find though a kindly neighbour who without fear or favour has helped me immensely without cost. to finish i have to say i think for all potential buyers that we just want fair play ,we want our dream to be fulfilled without the vile undertow who inhabit theworld of foreign property sales and their enablers i,m sure you know who i,m talking about chuckie .it....would be arrogant to suggest they don,t exist..........kindly regards to all mountie