Being the first of a new concept in property advertising, Immogo had to surmount quite some opposition, namely from the french property agents. The founder, gregor Hakkenberg, had to fight a law suit, suffer a defeat, get back up for the subsequent appeal to finally celebrate the victory. Gregor described his tribulations in an old blog that he just took offline. This gives us the opportunity to republish this interesting story here:
Lundi 17 mars 2008
Immogo forbidden
Today, the judge has taken the advise of the prosecution ( 2 months parole plus 7.500 euros) and added 2 moths plus 2.500 for the plaintifs: the agence immobilières. This means Immogo must pay 10.000 euros and cease all