Dixons Estate Agents
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Poor, agressive service
I used the Birmingham City Centre branch. All started well. We had the valuation done by a very professional agent who told that we could achieve X price on the sale of my flat and would probably sell within 2 months. We had an offer of 15k below asking price and a different agent (Ian) who now handled our case was very annoyed that we wouldn't accept that and implied that the flat had been overvalued. Once we had an offer at asking and accepted it, it turns out that he had told every viewer that due to a 20yr doubling clause in the lease that the flat would be difficult to buy and require a deed if variation, but no problem as I had apparently agreed to pay for this in full myself, even though I didn't agree to this at all. This eventually cost me a grand total of £6k in solicitors and admin fees to our freeholder. We spoke to other people who had sold in the building recently and they said that they hadnt required a DOV. At every stage Ian was very illusive and hard to pin down to facts, whenever a hard conversation needed to be had he suddenly had people arrive to 'collect keys' or he would have to run off for a photoshoot leaving the call. Genuinely some of the most hostile and agressive customer service I have ever received in my life. The buyer then after THREE MONTHS decided to change lender and solicitor (the solicitor that Ian had personally recommended) on Ian's advice and he had not consulted me about the change at all, blaming me for everything he could. It honestly felt like he was working for the buyer and not me. All in all, extremely poor and hostile service. It improved dramatically after Ian mysteriously left the branch and his role was taken on by someone else who was able to give the buyer a push, that is the only reason I tacked on a second star.