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The legend of the honest estate agent

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20 February 2016

9:00 AM

20 February 2016

9:00 AM

Selling with honesty

An Essex estate agent sold a flat in Westcliff-on-Sea for £22,500 over the £125,000 asking price after advertising it with the words: ‘Wipe your feet on the way out…this property is full of rubbish, there is mould on the walls and I think there may even be fleas.’

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