But on rare occasions it can be a thankless pursuit moving heaven and earth to meet temperamental clients’ impossible demands, only for them to walk out the door and spend their money with someone else on the basis of flimsy recommendation.
"We have a lot of challenging clients," one industry professional tells TTG. "But it’s our job to deal with them – that’s par for the course in retail."
To prove it’s rarely personal, and that agents are far from alone in their endeavours, TTG invited readers up and down the country to share some of those client behaviours that drive them up the wall.