Estate agent requesting Proof of deposit/ mortgage agreement before offer accepted

G_M

Refer the agent to The Property Ombudsman Code of Conduct:

10b You must put all offers to your seller client even if the buyer
has not been financially qualified at that stage.

HouseBuyer77

It's none of the EAs business about the deposit.

It may not be the EA who cares. It may be the vendor. Frankly it's quite reasonable to have some proof that you do indeed have the deposit you claim. It's fairly common to see tales of sales falling through or hitting road blocks as it turns out one member of the chain doesn't quite have their finances in the order one would like.

As a vendor it's just prudent to ask for some kind of evidence before firmly committing to the offer. They're not asking for every last detail of your financial life, just for the EA to see a bank statement that shows the money is there. Alternatively if you don't want to show the EA a statement a letter from your solicitor or even mortgage broker confirming the amount should suffice.

Grenage

I would never give the ea information that shows your max. They can see that after offer accepted, outer jog on.