An estate agent (from a well-known, reputable agency) turned up on my elderly parents door-step last week, and told them she wanted to discuss their house.
Being polite, my parents invited her in, offered her a drink and so forth. She presented a folder complete with information about their house, including picture of the property and a satellite image of the property from above, information about the local area etc. The sort of thing that would be used to sell a property. She said she had a couple of clients who were keen to buy.
The house is a large period property in an affluent area, but could do with some restoration etc and isn't as immaculate as other houses in the street. I suspect that this, combined with my parents' age (in their 80's) might make the house appear like a potential bargain to would-be buyers.
My parents have been approached by various people in the past, including a couple of times by their immediate neighbour, asking them to consider selling the house, but they have repeatedly said they did not want to sell.
This unsolicited visit from the estate agent just seemed a little off to me. My parents are completely in control of their faculties, so I am not necessarily concerned about them in that respect, but I feel this strategy on the part of the estate agent seemed slightly unethical. My mother also suspects she may have been acting on behalf of their (persistent) neighbour.
WIBU to ring the EA and complain about them targeting an elderly couple in his way?
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Estate Agent & elderly parents
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currentbuns · 17/02/2013 17:09
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