Had an estate agent visit last week. He was recommended by someone in the village who sold through him at the end of last year. I had heard of him as having a good reputation and as one who sources houses for buyers, not buyers for houses, so we thought we would try him out.
What a strange visit I must say, well, compared to the last two agents that I had look at our home - but then - we are all different and have our own ways.
He arrived at the time he stated after lunch. We explained our situation and the reasons for selling. He then asked for proof of ownership of the property. I had already found the 'house file' and had it at the ready. He checked the documents, remarking on the number of the 'sellers' children and lack of their signatures on the papers. We explained that they were represented by the original selling agents.... OK! I then told him that we had made other 'purchases' and also some 'sales' regarding the land. Out comes folder no 2, then no 3 and then no 4 and 5. And so he sits and calculates the amount of land. Lots of pluses some minuses and voila - a grand total. This took absolutely ages because after the 1st addition of land and then the 1st little sale of land the numbers changed. By the end of this mathematical exercise he did not really know where he was.
He then took a look at the house and also the partly completed one next door. He again seems to have got confused. We carefully explained the situation with the house next door and he seemed to think that it was to be finished and let as a holiday home. 'So how much income do you generate from the gite?' he said. 'What?' we said. 'It is a house.' 'But as a gite how much?' I just picked a figure out of the air and gave it to him. 'I know of people selling their gite properties with incomes in excess of £50,000 per year. What!! was our 'mental' response. We said hmmmm. and left it at that. He took a few photos and then left saying he would get in touch. He didn't even go and have a look at our barns...
The first agent that came to us was a bubbly French woman. She knew her stuff and enthused all the time. She is confident for us and also said that she can check with the Cadastre plans to check our land measurements.
The second agent was an English representative of a French firm. He was fine and could also see the potential of what is here. He also said he could check with the Cadastre plans as well.
So what was with no 3 then???
Nowt so queer as folk.
Pic above is the river....
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