Kaffy Mintcake

That's the same as here though?

Sally Redux

1% to the agent - I would have to look up the total cost, but it would be nowhere near 6% of this house's value, by a very long chalk.

Jerseygirl

They are the same here. TBH I can't stand the mithering...I don't need a new BFF and I don't need another family.

True.

Sally Redux

If you did want a buyer's agent though, you would pay the cost yourself.

Jerseygirl

I thought she meant buying.

Sally Redux

Oh God that is so true about the BFF

Kaffy Mintcake

Ah, in the UK you mean.

Is real estate a very low paying profession in the UK? It seems like it would be hard to earn much if your commission is 1%, particularly if the market was bad.

Sally Redux

Yes. They are unusual but they do exist, at least on a TV programme

Sally Redux

I don't know...I don't think so, they're usually really flash.

Jerseygirl

It does my 'ead in.

I realise it's a cultural thing but generally I know what I want and I am capable of finding it myself. I hate all the mithering but perhaps what I hate even more is what they want to know about you. Mind your own bloody business.

Kaffy Mintcake

Interesting. Maybe the difference is the cost of the homes or maybe there's another component we're not thinking about ...

Jerseygirl

Normally it is an extremely lucrative job to be in...I know from experience.

Kaffy Mintcake

So you don't want to let them do their job then.

Sometimes, JG, I wonder if I were to run across you IRL if I would find my head bitten off for saying or doing the wrong thing unintentionally. Like calling you European.

Kaffy Mintcake

How are they earning a lot though? I'm missing a piece of the puzzle I'm sure ... how does 1% commission turn into a lot? Do they have a base salary somehow?

Sally Redux

I don't know...and I don't particularly care Sorry