Estate Agents
mainly as they are money grabbing fuckers and I am pleased they are going under during the recession.

They are not regulated and they can charge what they like for seemingly non existent crazy reasons. £100 to replace a broken 'for sale' board is a bit much.
(twiceydrinker hmmm is it pint time?, Thu 27 May 2010, 12:38, 1 reply)

Absolutely!
I have yet to meet and estate agent who was worth their oxygen.

They tell you they will do stuff and then never do. They never return a call, they never tell you what's going on.

I got a call from one at one point saying :

"Hi Mr Ugi - just to let you know that the seller has been demanding the deposit be paid for days now and if it's not paid in the next 3 hours he's pulling out. Oh and we can't get hold of your solicitor".

You might have thought they would mention this to me just slightly earlier than this.

They want to be considered professionals but the service they provide is so far from professional that it's laughable.

And conveyancing solicitors. They're nearly as bad.
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Thu 27 May 2010, 15:26, closed)