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Do they add anything of value, anything a buyer or seller couldn’t sort out themselves with a conveyancer?
Sometimes. When I last moved we viewed a few properties which were direct marketed via the obvious websites without an Estate Agent being involved. A couple.of the vendors had bonkers ideas of the selling process and needed someone experienced on their side to explain things. A conveyancer gets involved later.
You could equally ask what the point of a conveyancer is. You can read the book and do it all yourself in a lot of cases although getting mortgage funds released might be a challenge.
jellybaby
Why do estate agents exist other than to take a cut of the money? Do they add anything of value, anything a buyer or seller couldn’t sort out themselves with a conveyancer? Almost every one I’ve dealt with has been shamelessly venal or beyond incompetent.