Generally for me, when people or investor speaks to me, they rather ask you your opinion about the market. The negative comments I hear about agent usually comes from other agents who have a bad experience from another. For myself, because of the level of service I provide my clients, they usually refer clients to me cause they know that they are safe with me.

My point is this, there is definitely some black sheeps in the industry and that is why the government is setting up the Council of Estate Agent, to improve the quality and standards of the agents Having said that, there are also good and ethical agents. You do not need to worry about what people say about other agents, just be mindful of your own actions so that you will have good reputation for yourself.