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Estate agent fee to take flat off market

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  • mr_fishbulb
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    picklepick wrote: »
    Hmm yeah let them carry on marketing it. You can refuse all viewings. What are they gonna do about it?
    They are going to continue to bill the OP £250 every 6 months.
  • picklepick
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    They are going to continue to bill the OP £250 every 6 months.

    Yes I edited my post. I mis-read it.
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  • jjlandlord
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    googler wrote: »
    That's a contradiction in terms; you want it 'on the market' but the EA is not to 'market it'

    It can be on the market by not actively marketed/advertised.

    OP does not have to pay advertising fee every 6 months: He is the one instructing the EA what to do.
  • mr_fishbulb
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    picklepick wrote: »
    Yes I edited my post. I mis-read it.
    Haha - you made a mistake on the Internet :p:)
  • picklepick
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    Haha - you made a mistake on the Internet :p:)

    :rotfl:I'm human after all. I was starting to wonder! ;)
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  • pinkshoes
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    Hmm, I'd tell them you don't want to re-advertise, but they can just leave it on the market and do nothing. That way, no fee for now!

    If they say you can't do this, then I'd tell them you'll be speaking to fair trading as it's an unfair T&C.
    Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
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  • googler
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    pinkshoes wrote: »
    Hmm, I'd tell them you don't want to re-advertise, but they can just leave it on the market and do nothing. That way, no fee for now!

    ...and if the agent refuses, on the basis that not advertising it is equivalent to taking it off the market, then what?

    If they say you can't do this, then I'd tell them you'll be speaking to fair trading as it's an unfair T&C.

    Not if it's outlined in the OP's contract .... talking of which, wasn't he going to check the 'small print' ...?
  • thelem
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    James: Please don't spam your petition, especially in old, unrelated threads
    Note: Unless otherwise stated, my property related posts refer to England & Wales. Please make sure you state if you are discussing Scotland or elsewhere as laws differ.
  • m0bov
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    click the spam button
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