cancel estate agent within 7 days?

miss_lisalou

As a seller, is it possible to cancel an estate agent within 7 days, or any other time scale, and move to a different agent? I have read about a 7 day cooling off period if the contract was signed in the seller's home (which it was), but where does this come from, is it part of a statute or just common practice amongst estate agents?

My partner wants to cancel an estate agent but they are being awkward and saying no such rule exists and he tied to them for 3 months, so I need to find the source of this is anyone can assist please?

googler

The TPO code of practice (addressed to member agents)

"Your Terms of Business must clearly state the minimum duration of your instruction, and how it can be terminated by either party. When a contract is signed by a client during a visit by you to his home or his place of work or away from your premises, then he must be given a right to cancel that contract within 7 days of signing.

He should be given a ‘Notice of Right to Cancel’. Where you intend to recover costs incurred during this cancellation period you must obtain the client’s agreement in writing to those costs. Where the client wishes the contract to begin before the end of the 7 day cancellation period you must obtain that request in writing."

G_M

http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/action/how-to-cancel-a-contract-without-being-penalised/