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

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't know but if I had to guess I'd say no such law exists.

They can't "harass" you, but a once off call isn't that.

Even if you could prove they had gotten your personal details through some nefarious means, no one would care. If you complained to their professional body I can almost guarantee they wouldn't understand what the problem is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They can't "harass" you, but a once off call isn't that.

Found the non-Millennial! I would say all phone calls are harassment. 😋

[–] Yolohobo1 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Think you need to chill out. Saying "No thanks" and hanging up doesn't take a whole lot of courage or effort.

Also, who answers calls from numbers they don't know? That shit can go to voicemail.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I just don't answer the phone, ever. I usually just stare at it, frozen in horror until the vibrating stops.