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House I want to view is on with 2 agents

maryjane01
maryjane01 Posts: 456 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
A house I am thinking about viewing is on with 2 agents, I am not familiar with either agency apart from their names, how do I decide which one to contact, can I view the property twice, once through each agent? Is there any etiquette?

Also, how can I find out how long something has been on the market?

Thanks
maryjane

Comments

  • Running_Horse
    Running_Horse Posts: 11,809 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Only contact one agent, otherwise your vendor could experience all kinds of problems further down the line.
    Been away for a while.
  • Grimbal
    Grimbal Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    If you download the "property Bee" application (works on Firefox browser) that has a short history that appears when you look at a property's details on rightmove
    "Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it" Einstein 1951
  • Grimbal
    Grimbal Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Running_Horse wrote: »
    Only contact one agent, otherwise your vendor could experience all kinds of problems further down the line.

    I'd definitely agree with that. Whilst swapping from one agency to another (as a seller), we had a couple wanting to view. The two agencies squabbled between themselves for a fortnight before they could even agree to a viewing !
    "Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it" Einstein 1951
  • em-1986_2
    em-1986_2 Posts: 108 Forumite
    Go on zoopla - just google that and the site will come up! gives you property history down the right hand side :-)
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