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Sole Agency Agreement Clause

20122013 · 2025-01-21 09:55:23

My termination notice has been accepted, I would like to understand what this clause in the Agency's TCs means: ' If unconditional contracts for the sale of the Property are exchanged after the expiry of the Period during which the <AGENT NAME> is in force but to a Buyer who was introduced to the Seller, the Property or…

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eddddy Posts: 18,032 Forumite

21 January at 3:00PM edited 21 January at 3:01PM

curtis122 said:

So if the seller decided to ditch EA A and went to EA B how would they know who's been put forward by them to avoid them and avoid paying a fee. Can you go back to EA A and ask them to provide a list?

Yes - you would ask EA A to provide a list of people they had introduced.

And before signing-up with EA B, you would give them that list and make sure they agree not to negotiate with anyone on that list.

If EA A and EA B are members of the Property Ombudsman Scheme (most EAs are) then the above are mandatory - the estate agents must do as above.

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