IDIPS - agents and investors - can we discuss?
Hello All,
I'm looking for some thought provoking responses here (please!).....
I am an agent / developer in Turkey.
I have been considering the IDIP - but in my case I think I need 2 accredditations (one as a developer and one as an agent). Urghh! This is gonna get VERY costly and I'm not at all convinced of the benefits.....
We already carry out a platinum class service for our clients / investors (in my opinion!...and that of our happy customers). We are a licenced estate agent and we use solicitors for all foreign buyers (Turkish customers don't usually want a solicitor). Being licensed estate agents means that the licensed individuals are qualified to carry out conveyancing and as an extra security blanket for our foreign buyers they have a solicitor of their own to do the work (again) for them....
So here, comes my point.....
what does the IDIP offer an agent or a developer (apart from a very expensive badge)...can anyone shed some light please?
I am of the impression that foreign buyers don't seem to know anything about IDIP (hopefully, I'm wrong), hence if we go in for the scheme it isn't going to re-assure any buyers if they don't know what it is.....
I am considering IDIP as I believe it will become important to overseas buyers as the UK press and victims of property scoundrels continue to tell the bad news stories, back in the UK (and elsewhere). I want my organisation to be recognised as better than the average operators in my area and there will come a point in time where the average buyer will be saying the IDIP name as he considers an overseas purchase....until then...any views on joining the scheme....?
Is it just "money for the boys"?...
All the figures I've seen to date are in UK pounds - therefore is the product Anglo-centric?
Are there no variations in charges, in line with currency values? ie the UK pound is a lot stronger than a lot of the currencies this product is marketing at....
Will my organisation benefit from handing over several thousand pounds for a wee little logo??
Views from non-agents and non-developers would be welcome...
Hope to get some feedback from you soon.
Thanks.
Sunny Days
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