Already Instructed an Estate Agent?

It is your prerogative to use an agent or not as you wish and you are free to use an agent and to simultaneously advertise privately. If you are already registered  and contracted to an estate agent, then it will depend on the type of contract you have agreed as to whether you can use our services to market your property.

The types of contracts are:

Sole Selling

‘Sole Selling’ means your estate agent alone has the right to sell your house. Even if you find a buyer yourself, you’ll still have to pay the agent.

Sole Agency

‘Sole Agency’ also means the estate agent is the only estate agent that can sell your house but if you find a buyer yourself, you won’t have to pay the agent. Be aware though that if you instruct another agent for any reason such as non-performance of the first agent you need to formally end the prior agreement because the first agent can still claim a commission if another agent is instructed during the period of sole agency and the second agent then subsequently sells your property. Two commissions again! Most importantly a ‘sole agency’ agreement does not prevent you from selling your home privately as long as any other sale does not involve you (or other persons acting on your behalf) acting as an estate agent as defined by the OFT. Buyfromtheowner is not an agent.

Multi -Agency

‘Multi Agency’ means that you can choose several estate agents to market your house but you will only have to pay commission to the one who sells it.

Ready, Willing and Able Purchaser

‘Ready, willing and able purchaser’ contract. If the estate agent finds you a buyer and you later withdraw from the sale, you’ll still have to pay them.

To advertise with Buy From the Owner your contract must be ‘Sole Agency’ ,’Multi Agency’ or ‘Ready, willing and able purchaser’.
Buy from the Owner is not an Estate Agent, we enable you to advertise and sell your property privately.

NB. Always check your contract type with your Agent.

Buyfromtheowner – Estate Agency Evolved®