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buying a house without estate agent
greenwob
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hope someone can help me here. A friend of mine has told me he is selling his house and I am interested in buying it. the house is for sale with an estate agent at the moment. I learnt the house was for sale through my friend and not through any advertisement or website. does my friend have to pay his estate agent if i buy his house. I have viewed the house, making the arrangement directly with my friend and have had no contact with the agent.
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It will depend on the contract that your friend has signed with the agent. It will be quite clear and say whether they are due payment if they find the buyer or if they are due payment for any buyer, regardless of how they were found.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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If they have a 'sole agency' agreement - no problem, as you were not introduced by an agent.
If they have a 'sole selling' agreement - they will have to pay agnecy fees.
If they have a 'multiple agency' agreement, no problem, as you were not introduced by an agent.0
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