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Putting an offer in on a house
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Just to emphasise - it almost certainly doesn't matter if they are still marketing the property or not.
Yes, it does. If they're not employed by the seller, as the seller's agent any more, they cannot market the property, and they cannot accept an offer on it. They're not the seller's agent any more. They don't have any selling rights. They have been disinstructed.EA1 introduced you (and had negotiations with you) so their contract almost certainly says they will get commission if you buy.
They buyer isn't paying them, and doesn't have a contract with them. Why should they be concerned with whether or not EA1 claims, or gets, any commission from the seller?So don't discuss the property with EA2 at all! Only with EA1!
EA1 doesn't have any right to discuss it, with a view to selling it, with the buyer. They're not the seller's agent any more.0 -
It's a bad idea to give the new EA a call.
They're the only agent with a valid contract to sell it.If they are ethical and honest, they will tell you to contact the old EA (even if the old EA is no longer marketing the property).
Why should they? EA1 has been disinstructed.If they are not ethical and honest, they may pass on your new offer and leave the vendor with 2 lots of EA commission to pay.
It's perfectly honest and ethical for EA2 to pass on an offer. It's not the buyer's concern who the seller is paying commission to.0 -
The OP is going to call EA1 about another property so can easily ask while on the phone whether the other property is still on their books or not. If not its off to EA2 he must go.0
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