Selling, viewings issue...

steampowered

Unless the contract actually says that you are required to permit viewings, I would have thought that you can simply refuse to allow any more viewings?

Legally speaking, it is possible for the agent to present a "Ready, Willing and Able" buyer who is prepared to offer the asking price, without having viewed the property. It is just exceedingly unlikely.

I suppose if you are not comfortable with that you could instead be uncooperative/difficult with arranging viewings.

The other thing you could do is hike up the asking price to something unrealistic. Although to be honest it sounds like the current asking price is already unrealistic, you are perfectly within your rights to refuse to drop it.

TBagpuss

Well, you don't have to reduce the asking price. As you've given notice which expires on 1st Feb there's only 2 weeks left. I'd suggest that you simply tell them that you don't wish to reduce the price.

If they then try to arrange a viewing I would probably not refuse outright but don't fall over yourself to fit it in immediately.

happyandcontented

ReadingTim wrote: »

"Regulations regarding viewings" is just some legal-sounding bullsh!t you've come up with to obscure the fact you're trying to waste their time until the 3 months (or whatever time period) until the agency contract comes to an end and/or you can terminate without penalty.

You know as well as I that there is no such thing, and you're just looking for an excuse not to pay for a service which you previously agreed to pay them for. The EA knows it as well, and I sincerely hope they come after you for the maximum amount they can under the contact. Which, at the risk of repetition, you agreed to.

You need therefore to ensure you serve notice to terminate the contact in accordance with the provisions of that contact, and realise that you'll be liable to any fees or charges as set out in that contact, or any other standard terms of business the EA operates under. Finally, you've got realise that if you employ someone to do some work for you, you have to pay them for it - you wouldn't refuse to pay the decorators just because you've changed your mind about the colour of the wallpaper or refuse to pay the supermarket because you've gone off baked beans, so why is this any different?

The OP has let the contract run for the stipulated minimum term and then given notice to cancel it as per their terms.

To date they have not achieved a buyer at the asking price, now they want the OP to reduce the price to up their chances of doing so in the cancellation period. Their services have not produced a result at the price they valued the property at, so they are not due payment.

Unlike your decorator........;)

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Howsicus

ReadingTim wrote: »

You need therefore to ensure you serve notice to terminate the contact in accordance with the provisions of that contact, and realise that you'll be liable to any fees or charges as set out in that contact, or any other standard terms of business the EA operates under. Finally, you've got realise that if you employ someone to do some work for you, you have to pay them for it - you wouldn't refuse to pay the decorators just because you've changed your mind about the colour of the wallpaper or refuse to pay the supermarket because you've gone off baked beans, so why is this any different?

We have served notice.

We are prepared to pay any fees according to the contract.

Thanks for the patronising tone of your too kind words.

Mickygg

You've only got 2 weeks left, just see it through and hey presto.

ReadingTim

Howsicus wrote: »

We are prepared to pay any fees according to the contract.

Thanks for the patronising tone of your too kind words.

Really? Perhaps you forgot you typed this...

Howsicus wrote: »

We would object wholeheartedly to having to pay the agents anything to be honest