Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2013 | Page 127

BUSINESS LIFE

Richard Dickson (right) with friends Terry Jarman (left) and Terence Willey

£1,200 to a Mr and Mrs Lincoln, and
we became good friends as a result of
the sale.”
He reckons the worst thing that
has happened to his profession in his
50 years is the bureaucracy that has
taken over – estate agents acts, money
laundering, health and safety and
misrepresentation to name just a few.
“That is the one thing that has become
more imposing in the way you do
business,” he explained. “For example,
when I do an auction, I have to show
everyone in the building where the fire
exits are. I suppose it’s not a bad thing,
but it is a bit like the nanny state.
“The other thing is that when I did a
deal in the early 1960s, and invariably
it was cash because mortgages were
difficult to obtain, you shook a hand
and knew you had pretty much done
the deal. Very seldom did you shake
hands and then it we