springbok properties
Complaint 328978 Details

We actually tried to sell our house with these guys, rather than be purchased by them. Their spiel was quite convincing - they tell you that your house is ideal for 'investors' they have on their books and can make significant rental income. For a hefty fee on completion (approx 1.5-2.5k more than the big local EA's), they market your house, but they do it by putting it at a very low "offers in excess of" price on rightmove (in our case, over 20k lower than we'd have accepted).

It didn't work for us. We saw none of the block viewings by BTL investors as promised, just a few regular viewings that went nowhere because people probably felt a bit cheated when they realised we couldn't afford to sell for the absurdly low sticker price.

When we remarketed the house, the first viewer enquired why we had upped the price so much, so there is potential that their strategy may harm future sales.