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Multiple Agents

yellowlawn
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Last time I sold a house, the agent made us sign a sole agency agreement. Is this still the case? Or can you sell with multiple agents at once? And does it include online sources?
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  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    yellowlawn wrote: »
    Last time I sold a house, the agent made us sign a sole agency agreement. Is this still the case? Or can you sell with multiple agents at once? And does it include online sources?

    Using a gun? You chose to use an agent who would only market via a sole agency agreement, simply negotiate or find different agent(s)
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,048 Forumite
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    Most things are up for negotiation, and you can probably find an agent to agree to whatever you want. Although these days I question whether multiple agents are necessary, and can sometimes look desperate.
  • yellowlawn
    yellowlawn Posts: 349 Forumite
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    No lol We approached several big name estate agents who all used these agreements.
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  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,600 Forumite
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    they work for you, dictate the terms of conditions, if they don't like it, go elsewhere
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,048 Forumite
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    yellowlawn wrote: »
    No lol We approached several big name estate agents who all used these agreements.

    It would seem unlikely to me that an agent was totally inflexible, big name or not.
  • PokerPlayer111
    PokerPlayer111 Posts: 343 Forumite
    Use doorsteps and get on rightmove zoopla for £99, no more fees once you sell either thats what this fella did:

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=73850191&postcount=50
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,048 Forumite
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    PokerPlayer111 wrote: »
    Use doorsteps and get on rightmove zoopla for £99, no more fees once you sell either thats what this fella did:

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=73850191&postcount=50

    This approach will work very well for some, but will not be suitable for everyone.

    A lot will depend on the type of property you are selling, and the market conditions in the local area.
  • PokerPlayer111
    PokerPlayer111 Posts: 343 Forumite
    Its suitable for a higher % than a traditional EA would like to admit.
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,048 Forumite
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    PokerPlayer111 wrote: »
    Its suitable for a higher % than a traditional EA would like to admit.

    I remain amazed that for someone who has never sold a house you are so confident that your advice is correct.
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,172 Forumite
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    yellowlawn wrote: »
    No lol We approached several big name estate agents who all used these agreements.

    Most EAs will push for sole agency - but given the choice of multi-agency or nothing, they will probably agree to multi-agency.

    However, the EAs' fees for multi-agency might be around double the fee for sole agency.

    Having said this, I'm not sure that multi-agency has many benefits anyway.
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