Got this through the post yesterday. Apparently “Jill” is desperate m to buy my home, since her husband has died, she wants to relocate.
This just looks like a generic mail shot, probably to hundreds of houses of different houses in the area.
To me it seems a pretty distasteful way of getting more property their books.
by Prior-Clerk-6363
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“Dear Haart,
If Jill has [value of your property plus 30%] we can talk.
Regards
Prior-Clerk-6363”
That’s shite.
Brass neck of telling you it’s a good time to sell…for them.
Haart actually hired a hitman to kill Jill’s husband so that she’d use their services to buy a new house. Very clever.
Just googled Haart estate agent letter, they have sent out loads of dodgy letters and got in trouble for it. Seems they’ll haven’t learnt their lesson.
Edit: a number of reviewers have had your letter, they just get told they are on their marketing list and won’t take them off.
I would reply something along the lines of ‘Please give my condolences to Jill, and ask her to contact me directly as there is clearly no reason for a estate agent as the premises does not need marketing’
Ashamed they didn’t sign off with:
“She really needs this, have a Haart.”
There used to be a scam in auto trader where theyd ring up after two/three weeks ask if it was still for sale (so they know you’d be tempted) and claim to be a broker with someone wanting to buy your bike/car. Only £32.50 admin to pay.
I’d call back and ask when Jill would like to view, only Jill mind! No one else.
I don’t know how truthful this letter is but, back when we were looking for a house, several estate agents offered a service by which they’d post letters to a selection of streets we were interested in.
It was pretty expensive to do and the chances of success felt very low so we didn’t bother.
Our house is already for sale with another agent. The local branch of Haart sent some aggressive idiot with horrible lip fillers to our door while I was out, who refused to leave when my wife told her to.
I sent an email explaining to them that this shit is exactly why I don’t use big chains, and warning them not to contact us again or I will consider it harassment.
Fuck Haart.
I’ve heard haart aren’t a good company. When it comes time for me to move out, I’ll try not to use them.
“Someone wants your house, move the fuck out”.
I got a similar letter from haart, representing a Susan, who’s keen to find something on one level.
She’s fucked in my house then.
Dear Haart,
Fuck Jill.
Respectfully,
Prior Clerk.
That’s the sort of letter that gets opened, first sentence read on the way to the kitchen, straight in the recycling.
Just so tired of the poor quality people in this industry.
I bet Jill doesn’t exist. Return to sender so they can pay the postage to return..
I mean, they’re Estate Agents, this goes hand in hand with their ethos and every day demeanour….
All the big agents do this…it’s like monkey see, monkey do
It’s haart, so yes.
I’m not too bothered about generic mail, it’s no different from any other advertising even if it takes a one-way trip to the recycling bin. But adding that story to it really feels wrong, and I’d keep well away from those agents.
It wasn’t Haart. But I remember shortly after my wife (then girlfriend) moved into our first house (private renting). We had some loon from a local estate agent asking us if we’d like to sell up and move somewhere else as someone liked the house we lived in.
Despite us stating we were just renting, this idiot wouldn’t leave us alone. He came back 3 times that week and kept asking us if we’d sell.
We had to call the estate agent to get him to stop, so it looks like this tactic is very common
Got the same at my house in Nottingham, especially silly when the same estate agents are selling the house literally opposite mine.
Some years ago I was invited for a job interview at Haart to be their in-house mortgage broker. The person arranging the interview told me to research their area manager as he likes when job candidates know about his achievements. Needless to say I didn’t go to that interview.
Dear Haart
I refer you to Private Eye’s answer in Arkell vs Pressdram.
Yours
House owner
Tell them to GFT.
To get you moved even if it’s not on the market, I mean that’s not a very veiled threat now is it
We had one of those yesterday, except it was a couple. The wife was called Jean, can’t remember the husband’s name. I threw it straight in the bin.
“Well, sucks to be Jill. We’re not selling. Now fuck off”
In the nicest possible way, Jill and the leechy cunts acting on her behalf can go and fuck themselves
“dear ___, I’m so pleased the house is in Jill’s price range! I did think £XXX (obscene amount) was a lot to ask for, but this goes to show the worth is there! I’d be pleased to accept Jill’s offer and get the ball rolling”
Haart,
Jill can fuck off.
You too, can fuck off. Don’t ever send me this shit again.
Nastiest of regards.
I used to work for these arseholes, it was awful.
How is this even legal?
Used to work for haart. Trust me, they do worse than these
I think I’d write ‘ not my bloody house you cheeky bastards ‘ and stick it back through their letterbox.
I genuinely despise estate agents. Worst experience of my life was with Your Move. Was so bad I pulled out of the house purchase and ended up buying through a local agent.
Strange thing is the house sells its self they don’t honestly do anything apart from dick around potential buyers
Connells can get fucked aswell. Would never sell a house with them