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Help for Getting rid of estate agent?

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  • jasperb182
    jasperb182 Posts: 10 Forumite
    edited 11 May 2012 at 12:56PM
    No, you are in the position of not having signed a written contract, but you have a verbal contract. Normally, the problem with enforcing a verbal contract is evidence that a contract was formed. But not in your case. There is some text book stuff about when a contract is formed, which I CBA to look up - however, essentially, you have shown acceptance of the contract by accepting the 4 viewers. It is more than enough evidence to stack up in court as to the existence of a verbal contract



    Finally something helpful!!!!!
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    jasperb182 wrote: »
    One more question for all you seasoned pros.

    what is the point in a contract if it dont seem to mean any anything?
    A contract is an abstract thing. A written contract is not the contract itself, it is the written record of the details of the contract.

    Your mistake was to confuse the written contract with the abstract contract, which you accepted when you accepted the viewers.
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  • jasperb182
    jasperb182 Posts: 10 Forumite
    Thanks now I know were I stand, thats all I wanted.
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