Issues with agents

Allow me to add to the real estate agent story (Letters, Dec 28) related by Dorothy F Dyett, who refuses to be fooled into thinking that her property has been cherrypicked.

Discussing letterbox drops in my area by agencies, I learned other neighbours are also of the opinion that agents do not think their paperwork is ‘‘junk mail’’.

Try complaining to managers of real estate agencies and see how many come forth. One agent selling a place wanted a neighbour to change the way their car was parked.

A tenant allowed an agent in for a friendly visit, the realtor was allowed to look through the place, then looked up the owner’s name and offered to sell it ‘‘at a good price’’. The owner was outraged that permission to look through, i.e. from the owner, had not been sought first.

How many agents remove their shoes before entering properties?

I wonder if it is possible for homeowners to have their telephone numbers on a register available to the agencies to prevent unwanted calls offering free property valuations.

Surely, if owners want to sell, they will choose a real estate agency which doesn’t offend by putting leaflets into letterboxes with ‘‘no junk mail’’ on the front, who won’t make ridiculous demands on neighbours about perceived untidiness, and who guarantee that agents remove footwear before inspections. HEATHER MACKIE Trentham