Estate Agent Relisted Property After Exchange

AdrianC

jamesh2702 wrote: »

I know the seller would have to breach the contract if it meant anything - I just think it's unethical to advertise something that isn't available. More to the point it's been 6 months of pain to get to this point and the agent knows that.

<shrug> I think you're projecting a bit, tbh.

You might think it "unethical", but it's fairly standard not to remove listings or flag them immediately - our house disappeared off RM a while after we moved in, and wasn't flagged as STC even. Like I said earlier, if you think there's shenanigans, get a mate to ring the EA and ask about it... I bet they haven't even twigged, let alone done it deliberately. Conspiracy, not c**k up.

As for the "pain" - that's not the EA's fault, is it? Their work is pretty much done when your offer gets accepted. From there, it's the vendor and solicitors.

jamesh2702

AdrianC wrote: »

<shrug> I think you're projecting a bit, tbh.

You might think it "unethical", but it's fairly standard not to remove listings or flag them immediately - our house disappeared off RM a while after we moved in, and wasn't flagged as STC even. Like I said earlier, if you think there's shenanigans, get a mate to ring the EA and ask about it... I bet they haven't even twigged, let alone done it deliberately. Conspiracy, not c**k up.

As for the "pain" - that's not the EA's fault, is it? Their work is pretty much done when your offer gets accepted. From there, it's the vendor and solicitors.

It was SSTC on rightmove until last week - agent then removed that one and added a fresh listing. I'll just ask them to remove it when I pick up the keys.