But deals won't be enough because only quality agents offering a consistently good service can expect to survive, says Mr Wood.
"The smug ones who give estate agents a bad reputation will find it hard to battle through.
"For some agents this is a time of karma - the wide-boys are being kicked out."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7669052.stm
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people. Well, it could - it's a shame the same sort of winnowing couldn't happen to recruitment "consultants".
Dear BBC, I know this may come as a surprise to you, but paragraphs are allowed to contain more than one sentence.
Q: Why did the estate agent not look out of the window in the morning?
A: So that he would have something to do in the afternoon.
I hate them, they are 99% lazy scum. I'm sure there are some nice hard working ones, but I've not found them.
