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Estate Agent - whose agent?

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  • 25-03-2013 10:32pm
    #1
    niarb
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi all,

    just wandering on behalf of who the estate agent act?
    is it the seller or buyer?


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    killers1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭killers1


    niarb wrote: »
    Hi all,

    just wandering on behalf of who the estate agent act?
    is it the seller or buyer?

    Seller


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    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    are you really asking this question ? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

    Seriously even if you know nothing at all about property why in the world would somebody act on the behalf of one party when they are being paid by the other.


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    maringo
    Registered Users Posts: 959 ✭✭✭maringo


    Just to explain if you put your house with an estate agent to sell you pay them a fee and they act on your behalf. :D


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    niarb
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭niarb


    thanks.

    does the estate agent can sell its own house saying that he/she is working on behalf of seller but not mentioning that the house is his own?


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    ResearchWill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭ResearchWill


    niarb wrote: »
    thanks.

    does the estate agent can sell its own house saying that he/she is working on behalf of seller but not mentioning that the house is his own?

    While it may not be best practice, I don't see the advantage, before contracts are exchanged it will be clear who the owner is and the buyer can pull out.


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    Ritchi
    Registered Users Posts: 319 ✭✭Ritchi


    niarb wrote: »
    thanks.

    does the estate agent can sell its own house saying that he/she is working on behalf of seller but not mentioning that the house is his own?

    I was in that situation a few months ago, and then did a bit more digging into the EA, which led me to pull out.

    Could be the same guy?


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