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Jaylou Fri 26-Aug-22 15:23:41

This website may help
hoa.org.uk/advice/guides-for-homeowners/i-am-buying/estate-agents-legal-obligations-to-buyers/

It states
if a number of sales have fallen down on a property, then the estate agent has to reveal why previous sales fell through.

Agents are working for the sellers, so you need to ask specific questions, as they may not voluntarily offer information, but if you ask specific questions....

I am very surprised that an agent let a buyer see a survey for £100. The survey belongs to previou potential buyers and should not be passed around, and is not the agents to sell onwards

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CatsCatsCats Fri 26-Aug-22 15:23:32

Oh, good idea. £100 well spent, I'd say.

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Sago Fri 26-Aug-22 15:18:35

Not sure but I did hear of someone who approached a previous potential buyer via the Estate Agency and paid a £100 to see the survey they had commissioned.
It was dire and they didn’t go ahead.

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CatsCatsCats Fri 26-Aug-22 15:12:53

Are estate agents obliged to tell potential buyers whether there is a problem with the property they are interested in?

I ask because there is a bungalow for sale near to us that has been up for sale for the past 15 months. It has been 'under offer' four times, and each time the sale has fallen through. It has been up for sale with two estate agents.

We are potentially interested but would you go near a place where the sale had collapsed four times? It sounds dodgy to me. However, a friend has told me estate agents have to tell a potential owner about problems. I don't think that's true, though. Does anybody know for sure?

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