Estate agents

lilyann1

We have been on market for 4 months and employed one agent at the beginning of the year ,with no luck and so changed to another agent,who we have been with for the last 2 months.This new agent is really nice, but I still have the first agent phoning me to ask if they can bring someone round as a ''one off'' and I am feeling very harrassed by them.
Any suggestions on what I can do???

Jorgan_2

If you have signed a sole agency agreement with your new agent you could be in breach of that contract, depending on how the contract is worded. If the first agent brings a buyer round on a 'one off viewing' and they buy the property, you may be liable to two sets of fees. Best to tell the first agent to stop bothering you. Is the first agent prepared to cover any potential costs that you may incur? And don't be fobbed off with them telling you that the agent won't find out, a surveyor could ring the second agent looking for a comparable when he has valued the property, it happens.

linlin_3

If your new agent is sole, then tell the old agent they are welcome to bring prospective buyers on the condition that no commission is due to them. If you're multi-agency, but not actively with the old agents, again welcome possible sales, but negotiate any commission downwards.