Meet your agent
When and where did you start in estate agency?
I started in Ivybridge ten years ago as a trainee negotiator.
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What sort of properties are selling in your area?
Small to medium family homes are really selling well at the moment.
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Are your buyers local or from further afield?
Very much local., often renting close to where they are buying.
What do you like most about your job?
You're never selling exactly the same thing to exactly the same person, it's always different!
Have you ever had an unusual client?
I have had a client who had a premonition about the number 11. So would not buy anything that was 11, next to 11, or a multiple of number 11!
What's the best piece of advice you've been given?
When packing a suitcase, pack half your things in your case, and the other half in your wife's! Less chance of both cases getting lost.
How do you relax outside work?
Going to the cinema – my wife and I love the movies.
What item could you not live without?
My watch, I feel naked without one on.
Who inspires you?
My mum, she's always been a very hard worker and so am I.
What's the most interesting property you've seen?
A property in Ivybridge. It was a two-bedroom house spread over six floors. Very quirky.
If you could be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be?
Anthony Hopkins, he's great.
What are your tips for success?
Don't try and put your fingers in too many pies. Do a great job, and then move onto the next task.
Comments
by Jannercide
Thursday, May 31 2012, 5:50PM
“What an absolute porker!”
by nothalf
Thursday, May 31 2012, 4:12PM
“i think the Heralds new editor is taking the p--s”
by Havermeyer
Thursday, May 31 2012, 2:58PM
“q: What's your favourite part of your job?
a: Oh, got to be one of these
Taking back handers off builders to give them first choice on renovation properties
Scanning obituaries for potential empty houses to get on the books
Making up fake offers to push the price up when only one person is bidding
Over valuing to get a vendor locked into a contract and then telling them to drop the price
No, seriously I'm just kidding, Ithose are just urban myths! Straight as a die us agents.”
by whinger7643
Thursday, May 31 2012, 1:51PM
“They would all do well and would fit in on the board of SWW, talking c**p and leeching off the customer for little or no effort.”
by charlie12341
Thursday, May 31 2012, 1:34PM
“What's his name? "Meet your Agent"??? TELL ME HIS NAME. I think this may be important information for an article such as this!.”
by NICKERS
Thursday, May 31 2012, 12:32PM
“With respect I regard Estate Agents as just parasites. Someone puts their house on the market and the EG expects you to show all and sundry around while the agents sit on their over inflated backsides.
My advise is sell your own house and cut out the deadwood.”
by Vinnie_Gar
Thursday, May 31 2012, 11:47AM
“Q. What are your tips for disaster?
A.
1. Be part of an industry that perpetuates the myth that propertiy prices will always rise.
2. Have a vested interest in high property prices because I get paid on a percentage of the price.
3. Because of points 1 and 2 contribute to the trend of unaffordable and unsustainable borrowing.
4. Make sure that, because of my industry's irresponsible greed, young people seeking their first home are priced out ouf the market.”
by Anotherbloke
Thursday, May 31 2012, 11:19AM
“Good Lord”
by greennose
Thursday, May 31 2012, 10:54AM
“What's next? Accountant of the month??? Stamp collecting Solicitors????”
by DaveDave2
Thursday, May 31 2012, 10:46AM
“Does anyone detect a certain desperation in the Herald's attempts to keep the property market afloat?”