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Estate Agent Changed Contract Without Our Knowledge or Agreement!!
olgadapolga
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Hi,
We have recently put our house on the market and have just got back a copy of the contract from the estate agent. The estate agent has changed the contract after we signed it and sent us a copy of the amended contract. We did not agree to the amendment, in fact we did not even know that they had changed it until the copy landed on our doorstep. The contract has clearly been amended though as they have crossed out a handwritten part of it (agreeing to terms).
Are they legally allowed to do this? Or is the contract now null and void because they have changed it after we signed it and without our knowledge and consent?
Thanks for reading and for any replies.
We have recently put our house on the market and have just got back a copy of the contract from the estate agent. The estate agent has changed the contract after we signed it and sent us a copy of the amended contract. We did not agree to the amendment, in fact we did not even know that they had changed it until the copy landed on our doorstep. The contract has clearly been amended though as they have crossed out a handwritten part of it (agreeing to terms).
Are they legally allowed to do this? Or is the contract now null and void because they have changed it after we signed it and without our knowledge and consent?
Thanks for reading and for any replies.
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I take it the change is detrimental to you?0
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You need to raise your objection straightaway. If you don't say anything now you've received it, it can be taken that you have accepted what they have done. Let them know that this isn't the agreement you have signed and you expect them to revert back to the original agreement. And do it in writing...0
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Totally unacceptable. I'd be asking for an immediate explanation. They have absolutely zero grounds to stand on if they've changed it after you've signed. 100% can't do it.
Estate agents are morons.I'm an estate agent. :j0 -
Thanks for the quick replies.
It is indeed detrimental to us. We personally would like to get rid of the estate agent altogether as they are worse than useless, don't do as they say they will and generally treat us like idiots.
We will write to them today, stating that we do not accept their version of the contract and that we expect them to change it back again. And I shall cc their head office and the ombudsman.
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Just tell them that as they've changed the contract it's no longer valid and that you're going elsewhere. They have no leg to stand on.
If you want to get rid of them, don't ask them to change it back, just bin them off.I'm an estate agent. :j0 -
Send a copy to the local Trading Standards Officer0
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If they changed the contract, they have demonstrated that they do not intend to continue with the original contract between you and they are rescinding the contract. Write to them to tell them that you accept their recission and you no longer need to have anything to do with them.0
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If they changed the contract, they have demonstrated that they do not intend to continue with the original contract between you and they are rescinding the contract. Write to them to tell them that you accept their recission and you no longer need to have anything to do with them.
This is a great advice for me as, now I can able to talk with the agent about the contract and can work on it accordingly.0 -
namratasnv wrote: »This is a great advice for me as, now I can able to talk with the agent about the contract and can work on it accordingly.
Posting nonsense everywhere will not allow you to spam when you decide to start...0 -
43 posts since November last year at least demonstrates patience and restraint. His posts resemble some sort of translation bot. I suspect Namrat used Babelfish to translate from Serbo-Croat into English via Tagalog.0
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