Agents fees - what is a fair amount to pay?

[jane glover]

Hi
Agents fees???? think you might have to accept that if you don't want to get ripped off by someone then you are going to have to go through an agent.......
I bought my house through REMAX PEOPLE in Lanciano, a company i researched in depth....they have been in Italy for 10 years....
The owner in lanciano is a really nice guy...Renzo Di Nella....he has english staff in the office and some of the agents speak english....they were great....
Can help you out with web site and tel numbers if you like???
Hope this helps...
Jane

[Chukkie]

Well you are entitled to your views and so am I along with everyone else. You are clearly very bitter for whatever reason (maybe that's why you don't punctuate?). The number of people I have met who think that they can get a better deal by trusting neighbours and friendly locals and then, after the passage of years (YEARS!) find out just how they were screwed! I suppose you would fly with an airline which uses only unlicensed pilots if it saved you money.

[Chukkie]

Jane thank you for that breath of fresh air!

[Chukkie]

for that breath of fresh air!

[mountie]

hi chuckie your definately in the business sorry about my lack of punctuation one digit typists find it easier. i,m sure you,re getting the message though how many estate agents advertise on your homepage? along with the other property sales related businesses there are quite a number. i hope you,ve checked them all out or have you a disclaimer to cover your ass and don,t need to? in any case suggesting i,m very bitter as i don,t use punctuation along with your checking pilots licences actually leaves you sounding unbalanced and in my opinion scraping the barrel for insults. bitterness is not a part of my life and i definately have no agenda other than to help others ,what is yours ? if my posts are in some way hurting you its not personal and if they are unhelpful, you or anyone else in the property business are welcome to disregard them or have the sense not to get into debate with genuine people ,just keep hunting the ones with their mouths open and leave us alone . ....regards to all....mountie

[Chukkie]

Mountie you flatter yourself if you think you can upset me! The only reason I bother to engage with you is that anyone reading this has a right to an alternative version to the one you try to put forward. My site is to put the record straight and if you know how the web works you will understand why I allow advertisers! Getting the message across is my purpose.

[mountie]

but you are not putting the record straight you,re saying that every estate agent who has qualifications or is covered by a governing body should be trusted this is most definately not!!!!! the case as i said before regarding disclaimers the people these estate agents subtley reccommend e.g. financial advisors ,geometras, solicitors, builders to name but a few of the many they hold no responsibility for and the people who are led!!!!! to believe that because they,ve been told these people are o..k. are in many cases especially where the estate ageny is a big concern totally unaware that they have no redress. in my own experience read my post regarding the geometra reccommended by h.a.i. it was only because i am a builder that i actually laughed out loud at both his prices and his suggestions for damproofing .the translator also employed by h.a.i. looked offended and told me that a retaining wall/part of the kitchen which was soaking wet could be cured by some cement on the driveway as quote"things were different in italy"

[mountie]

ran out of space folks where was i? oh yes ,flattering my self .this punctuation is a pain in the arse when you,re on a roll tsk tsk chuckie you shouldn,t really get annoyed you know what they say about caps fitting and i have read parts of your site this morning but can,t find one straight reccommendation for anyone just the overall inference that you and your ilk are indespensible when buying property the problem is thaat as you say everyone is entitled to differing opinions and that this i supposed is what these sites are all about e.g. genuine people sharing their ""own" experiences not agencies like your own and others touting for work through fear mongering about the good people of italy .if as you say neighbours in italy are in general not to be trusted what are you doing there in fact why are you on this site except to promote your business who are "you" looking after yourself i think regards to all

[Chukkie]

I do not say and have never said that just because someone is licensed etc they are to be trusted. But if they are licensed the customer has legal redress. The whole business is a minefield and I am simply trying to help part the waves and make it clearer and easier for the public to find their way. Yes, forums are for airing views and that's why I engage with you - whatever you might say. Your DIY approach may have saved you money and you may be lucky that it worked. But in reality the majority of DIY purchases go wrong and the minority of official agent assisted purchases go wrong. I do hope you are happy today.

[mountie]

i hope your happy also but you,ve got it wrong my approach was never D I Y i f you read and took in what i,ve written instead of trying to flim flam you would know that my experiences all the bad ones at least happened while taking your reccommended approach but what am i saying of course you,ve took it in and you,ve also taken exception to the fact that i,ve suggested the normal person in the street not the money grubbing ones but the person your about to live beside especially while, wanting a good price for his property in general is more fair minded than any estate agent i,ve met. i do not profess to be an expert in anything and as you,ve pointed out i,m not too good with a computer but and i only say this once more .time constraint is the biggest enemy of the foreign house purchaser no one utilises this more than an estate agent who will tie up your every moment if possible . to all out there my experiences were not imagined so i suggest you dismiss nothing but take your time if you have it find an english speaking person through friendships ask for their assistance in keeping you safe and sign nothing that is absolutely nothing untill you are absolutely sure it,s kosher remember it,s a jungle out there the wolves are waiting and chuckie before you correct me i know wolves don,t live in the real jungle just the hypothetical one where estate agents live regards to all........mountie n.b you should also bear in mind a lot ill informed people out there have been led to believe they,ve had a good deal and really they haven,t ,we musn,t forget those poor souls happily ignorant.p.s. i,m getting concerned chuckie or is it moses now(parting the waves and all that