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The vendor will need to terminate the contract with the estate agent. The potential buyer should make that a pre-condition of any offer.
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The potential buyer should make that a pre-condition of any offer.
They very possibly shouldn't, pretending nothing has happened (not even contact) until after the contract with the estate agent is terminated may be a better route depending on what the vendor/agent contract says.
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The potential buyer
Shouldn’t care - they don’t have any agreement with the agent at all
The potential seller should be careful though
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duncs
what are the protocols in buying a house directly from the owner ? would it be possible to cut out the estate agent marketing the house ? house hasn't sold in 9 months agent hasn't found a buyer
a friend has introduced seller to buyer independently of the estate agent. are there any legal issues with going directly ? and avoiding the estate agent fees.