Allen & Harris
3/5, 235 reviews
50% recommended
70% sales valuation accuracy
73% sales fee satisfaction
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19th Dec 2024
reviewed by 'Richard'
“Zero!!Many people say it but I would genuinely give zero stars. Absolutely appalling.As a tenant, it has been ......”
9th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'Molly'
“Really poor experience as a tenant, lack of service and knowledge. Do not rent with them I would recommend unless ......”
8th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'Marissa Fernandes'
“we recently got our first House Anthony Codner was so helpful. He is an amazing person who helped use in ......”
28th Oct 2024
reviewed by 'jeevan'
“We have had a really positive experience they are professional, reliable and respond very quickly to all our queries Specially ......”
9th Jul 2024
reviewed by 'Paul T'
“I recently had an extremely disappointing experience with Allen & Harris Frome, and I feel compelled to share my experience to ......”
5th Jun 2024
reviewed by 'Ella'
“Dave was an absolute life saver throughout our process of selling and buying a house in Swindon. We were a ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 70% 73% £23,000 £900,000
Review statistics
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29 18 21 38 34 12 19 9 14 41
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Tuesday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Wednesday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Thursday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Friday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sunday: Closed
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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Allen & Harris Branches (view all 50)
Abingdon, OX14
Ayr, KA7
Barry, CF62
Bath, BA1
Bedford, MK40
Bedford, MK40
Bridge of Weir, PA11
Bristol, BS34

“I sold my house with Allen and Harris while living ......”

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Jun 09,2016
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By: 'Mark'
Jun 09,2016
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I sold my house with Allen and Harris while living overseas and everything went extremely well. Excellent communication throughout and a quick sale of my house. The reason it isn't 5 stars though is the Manager tried to get me to sign up to the 1000 pound ...
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Agreed a fee of 1% which I thought was good.
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“Selling a flat with this agent at the moment and ......”

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Mar 24,2016
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By: 'Louise'
Mar 24,2016
6 people found
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Selling a flat with this agent at the moment and they are a nightmare. They do not communicate after viewings I am always having to chase them up. One member of staff tells you one thing when you call then another tells you something different. ...
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“I would recommend Allen & Harris Chippenham to anyone, they managed ......”

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Mar 10,2016
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By: 'Pippa'
Mar 10,2016
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I would recommend Allen & Harris Chippenham to anyone, they managed to sell my property, in good time and got me the best price, the staff were all very friendly and efficient and help me every step of the way. I would have no problem recommending ...
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Great value for Money
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“Time waster. Did not care for appraising the property. Snootilly ......”

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Feb 19,2016
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By: 'Lestti'
Feb 19,2016
3 people found
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Time waster. Did not care for appraising the property. Snootilly glanced at each room with no objective oppions in regards to the state of the property. Avoid dealing with this company. Cancelled appointment only to hastily rebook via voicemail. Would not recommend....
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“The worst of the WORST! They promise us £1000 incentive to ......”

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Feb 02,2016
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By: 'Trying'
Feb 02,2016
1 people found
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The worst of the WORST! They promise us £1000 incentive to buy a house and they...
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Too high
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Too high
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“AVOID ! Would not use this company to sell my property, ......”

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Jan 27,2016
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By: 'Stevo2426'
Jan 27,2016
9 people found
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AVOID ! Would not use this company to sell my property, they were doing a scheme were you get a free home report. You never get anything for free its all included in the selling price, I found out the hard way my advice is to ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Bad, over charged, as I had to do another home report.
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Bad, over charged, as I had to do another home report.
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By: Alison Mcdonald
Mar 06, 2018
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That review is a true reflection of this joke of a company, I also found out they are appointed by connells who undervalued my property too, I now have complaint going to the estate agency ombudsman regarding some issues I have experienced. Would never recommend to anyone. ...

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Nov 07,2015
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By: 'Penarth'
Nov 07,2015
8 people found
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I would strongly advise other buyers and vendors to tread VERY carefully with this company. I placed an offer on a property having been told the vendors would accept that. Was then told the offer was good, all that was needed was proof of ID ...
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Oct 13,2015
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By: 'Mr'
Oct 13,2015
6 people found
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I am using Rightmove to carry out properly searches in my area. I have sent many estate agents requests for properties that I am interested in via Rightmoves contact agent option and never have any problems apart from Allen and harris!! Every time I have ...
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“Will never use again, poor communication within office and a ......”

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Sep 19,2015
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By: 'Simon'
Sep 19,2015
1 people found
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Will never use again, poor communication within office and a total disregard of customer requests. Will now use a different agent. AVOID...
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Aug 27,2015
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By: 'Jrlan'
Aug 27,2015
15 people found
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If anyone out there is thinking of applying for a mortgage, my advice to them would be do not go anywhere near Allen & Harris (aka 'Sequence'), or it will end up costing you a lot of money,, and chances are you still won't get a ...
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“I sent in an enquiry via Rightmove about a house ......”

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Aug 21,2015
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By: 'thewritergirl'
Aug 21,2015
2 people found
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I sent in an enquiry via Rightmove about a house being let by Allen and Harris (I wanted to know if the landlord would accept a cat, and if so could I view the property), and the following day I had a really odd email ...
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“This company is a disgrace,not only did they not ......”

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Aug 13,2015
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By: 'Lrob73'
Aug 13,2015
6 people found
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This company is a disgrace,not only did they not chase up enthusiastic viewers or potential buyers they tried to bully me in to selling my home at a lower price by claiming I would not get viewers if I didn't lower my price. Complete ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
The agent could have done everything and anything to make things better!!
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Disgrace that they do bugger all To sell your home yet happily take a chunk Of your selling fee....never again!!!!!
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“We found Sequence to be very awkward to deal with. ......”

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Jul 08,2015
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By: 'Tenant'
Jul 08,2015
9 people found
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We found Sequence to be very awkward to deal with. No personal accountability; No urgency; Avoid answering questions to which the answer would show them to have made an error. Unless the property they are offering is perfect for you, I would suggest thinking very ...
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“To be fair I had a good impression with a ......”

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Jun 18,2015
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By: 'WC'
Jun 18,2015
2 people found
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To be fair I had a good impression with a member of staff while he took me for viewing the flat. Once I paid the agency fee, things changed completely. A month's time between my viewing and the move-in date. During this period things were ...
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By: Lily
Jun 14, 2018
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I agree. Allen and Harris is only good to customers up until you put your deposit or rent and when they get their commission and fees. After that, no more communications with you at all. Don't deal with them, you will regret. ...

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Apr 23,2015
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By: 'Bradley'
Apr 23,2015
2 people found
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I want to say a huge thank you to Brendan and the team at Allen & Harris Didcot, honest and straight talking, friendly but professional, with knowledge and sound advice that helped us get the best price for selling our home and they also helped us ...
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“First of all when we looked around property we asked ......”

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Dec 28,2014
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By: 'Michelle'
Dec 28,2014
5 people found
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First of all when we looked around property we asked why gas fire was not working and was told it that it had beeen switched off as the house was too wrm. This a complete lie as we found out later by the landlord that ...
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“Allen and Harris came out to value our property at ......”

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Nov 17,2014
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By: 'Disappointed'
Nov 17,2014
4 people found
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Allen and Harris came out to value our property at our request. We were told to expect between £160,000 - £170,000. We then considered part exchange and when asked by the part exchange agents their value changed dramatically to £145,000. What ever the correct value they obviously are ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Agent could have been consistent with their valuation.
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“Worst letting agency I've ever dealt with (moved properties over 5 ......”

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Oct 17,2014
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By: 'Tenant'
Oct 17,2014
2 people found
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Worst letting agency I've ever dealt with (moved properties over 5 times in past). Had to move in later than agreed date as property 'was not ready', advertised as unfurnished but was full of the old tenants broken and dirty furniture, clothing, and kitchen utensils. Window ...
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“We decided to use Allen & Harris after interviewing several agents. ......”

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Jul 08,2014
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By: 'Dissapointed'
Jul 08,2014
3 people found
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We decided to use Allen & Harris after interviewing several agents. We were impressed with the assertive marketing approach as discussed with Steven Harrington. They also pitched the price 10-15% above what other agents recommended. We asked are you confident of this price? Oh yes was ...
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“WARNING ¢â‚¬â€œ do not use Allan & Harris Devizes (sequence UK Ltd), ......”

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Jun 24,2014
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By: 'Pumpkin'
Jun 24,2014
7 people found
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WARNING ¢â‚¬â€œ do not use Allan & Harris Devizes (sequence UK Ltd), if you wish to sell your home. They are a front for a corporate enterprise, mainly interested in selling add ons such as Audio Tours, which are computer generated rubbish. On reflection, if there were ...
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Be professional and do their job.
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“Is Allan and Harris Bath the worst agency in Bath. ......”

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Jun 06,2014
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By: 'Buyer'
Jun 06,2014
5 people found
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Is Allan and Harris Bath the worst agency in Bath. I am trying to buy a house and made an offer at the asking price and have called 9 times to speak to the manager with no response. Very poor client service. I would highly recommend ...
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“We wanted to rent a new place. Found one that ......”

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Apr 09,2014
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By: 'Cam'
Apr 09,2014
7 people found
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We wanted to rent a new place. Found one that we liked on Rightmove.co.uk. It was listed by Allen & Harris (A&H). What a horrible experience! They very quickly wanted the referencing deposit and whatnot paid - which we duly obliged. A week ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Nothing. Horrible service. I will never use them again. I will even tell other to avoid them like the plague.
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“this agency has been totally inept from out set .I ......”

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Apr 09,2014
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By: 'Julie'
Apr 09,2014
3 people found
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this agency has been totally inept from out set .I am still waiting for a call that was promised by 2pm and it is now 9pm . the sale has been complicated by many factors not least this agency promising to complete actions on Thursday but ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Following up on requested information
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“I had an afternoon viewing arranged with 'Gareth' from the ......”

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Jan 29,2014
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By: 'Rebecca'
Jan 29,2014
4 people found
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I had an afternoon viewing arranged with 'Gareth' from the Albany Road, Cardiff branch of Allen and Harris. My husband and I waited more than 20 minutes outside the property and nobody turned up. During this time (which was in office hours) I called the branch ...
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“I recently moved to Cardiff and as such wanted to ......”

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Jan 06,2014
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By: 'Not'
Jan 06,2014
4 people found
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I recently moved to Cardiff and as such wanted to rent before I chose a place to buy in. I went to Allen and Harris and this was probably the worst mistake I have made. Issues include them lying about the garage being empty, when ...
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“as with other reviewers i found the service from alan ......”

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Dec 20,2013
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By: 'PINTO'
Dec 20,2013
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as with other reviewers i found the service from alan and harris sadly lacking. they are disorganised,sometimes rude and very unproffesional. they appear to be very reluctant to leave there office ,which is, i would have thought a key part of the job description. ...
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“Placed house on market December 2012 then took off market (initially ......”

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Dec 03,2013
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By: 'glaw5'
Dec 03,2013
3 people found
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Placed house on market December 2012 then took off market (initially temporarily) in February 2013 after receiving no viewers. Heard nothing from the agent until a letter in October 2013 referring to an invoice dated December 2012, saying no payment had been received (despite the fact it had never ...
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“I arranged to view four separate houses on one busy ......”

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Dec 01,2013
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By: 'Mr'
Dec 01,2013
1 people found
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I arranged to view four separate houses on one busy Saturday morning/afternoon. Allen & Harris were made aware of this and the fact that I had booked my viewings in sequence so that I could get to see them all. Firstly, the agent turned up ...
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“Absolutely terrible, was a tenant and had relationship troubles which ......”

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Sep 09,2013
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By: 'Anonymous'
Sep 09,2013
1 people found
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Absolutely terrible, was a tenant and had relationship troubles which meant I could no longer stay there. When I was living there I complained about various items needing to be fixed none of my calls were returned or answered and now it is time to ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Well the agent could start doing the job they are being paid for and return the calls of tenant when asked to.
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“My offer was not accepted and I asked to register ......”

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Aug 10,2013
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By: 'Tee'd'
Aug 10,2013
2 people found
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My offer was not accepted and I asked to register a note of interest. By this I expected to be contacted and asked to increase my offer if another party came along. I only received a gloating call to say an offer had been accepted. ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
They should have contacted me to give me the opportunity to increase my bid.
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