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Buying without EA
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Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.
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Currently doing so, not a problem, just make sure you have a top notch soliceter, and make sure that the fact they have no agents fees to pay works in both your favour.Pawpurrs x
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So long as you have a good solicitor then it should make no difference whatsoever. EAs don't actually do much - their role is advertising and selling. If you've found the place then there isn't a role for them.
In fact, if you're talking about buying rather than selling then the EA wouldn't actually do anything for you - they are employed by the vendor not the buyer and owe you nothing.I'm an ARB-registered RIBA-chartered architect. However, no advice given over the internet can be truly relied upon since the person giving the advice hasn't actually got enough information to give it with confidence. Go and pay someone!0 -
We're doing it as well a the moment. We email each other regularly and it is going as well as I can imagine it doing. Considering I do this quite a bit, it's going as well as every case where we and the buyers are in contact other than through the agents.
My opinion has always been that EAs can muddy the water somewhat, can create chinese whispers or make a point on behalf of one party in a way that it probably wasn't intended, bad ones putting their often ill-informed opinions in.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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