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Cold calling real estate agents - is there a law against it? (aussie.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by trk@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Some real estate dickhead just rang my mobile (which is not advertised anywhere) saying they were "just in the area" and wanted to do an appraisal on a house we own in .

It's an agency we don't use for any purpose, have never used for any purpose, and have never approached for any reason.

Is there some sort of legal issue with some smarmy sales knob looking up property owner details and cold calling them?

Makes me feel all gross that their grubby mitts are pawing through my deets somewhere in the hope of being able to stick a tongue up my bum and get a taste of some back door cash.

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[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, it's a pity there isn't a law against it I guess. If I sold that one extra house I'm hoarding the housing crisis would be pretty much over tbh.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I get what you are saying about this not being a matter of personal individual responsibility, but coming on here and complaining about a telemarketer that you could just ignore is pretty fucking insensitive to all the unhoused folks that you could be helping by just not being a rent-seeking parasite.

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The Maoist uprising against the landlords was the most comprehensive proletarian revolution in human history and resulted in nearly totally equal distribution of land among the peasantry.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah yeah, no snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Of course not, snowflakes are inanimate objects and the cause of an avalanche are external forces not the combined desire of the snowflakes to go tumble down a mountain for personal snowflake advantage.