Estate agents in Spain
I know this is probably known by most people but would like to warn other potential buyer of what happens when you deal with estate agents in Spain.
I have just found out that I have lost another property purchase, directly as a result of incompetence or deliberate deception by an agent in Albox.
I was in discussions with the agent regarding a bank property I wanted to buy. She notified me that there was one other offer that was lower than mine and she was 99.9% ( in her words) confident that the offer would not be accepted.
Today she told me that in fact a higher offer had been put in by her collegue that she knew nothing about. It would most likely be accepted by the bank. She claimed she knew nothing about the "deal" her collegue was doing.
I find this totally unacceptable that excuses like this are used to cover blatant and deliberate deception.This is a trick pulled by agents in spain. This is the FIFTEENTH property I have lost as a direct result of incompetent lying agents.
I was recommended to this agent by another agent in Murcia, who I spent a lot of time speaking to. I went to great lengths to explain how sick I was of being deceived by agents in Spain - She assured me I was just having a bad run, but now I am totally convinced that ALL estate agents in Spain will deceive and lie to buyers to get their hands on the commision. NONE of them can be trusted.