Double Agents: Henry Pryor on the buying agents who sell
'If buying agents want to become more general estate agents then that’s fine but I do think that it would be better, fairer and more professional if they described themselves as such'
Henry Pryor is a buying agent and market commentator; “the BBC's favourite property expert”.
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