Sales Terms and Conditions

AGENCY AGREEMENT in accordance with the
ESTATE agents act 1979 and ORDERS

The Estate Agents Act 1979 requires estate agents to provide vendors with certain information and this is set out below:

THE VENDOR AGREES TO APPOINT THE AGENT ON THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF BUSINESS. ALL NEGOTIATIONS SHALL BE ENTERED INTO ON A “SUBJECT TO CONTRACT” BASIS.

1. SOLE AGENCY - You will be liable to pay remuneration to us, in addition to any other costs or charges agreed if at any time unconditional contracts for the sale of the property are exchanged with a purchaser introduced by us during the period of our Sole Agency, with whom we had negotiations about the property during that period, or with a purchaser introduced by another Agent during that period.
(a) We will be appointed sole agents for a period of ………weeks from the date of this agreement.
(b) The sole agency agreement will continue thereafter unless terminated by either party on 14 days notice

ADVICE ON AGREEMENTS – Always check the terms and conditions of the agreement and make sure if you are changing agents you have given the required notice, failure to do so could result in being charged by your previous agent. There is a booklet issued by the Office of Fair Trading entitled “Using an Estate Agent” which advises you on all aspects buying and selling including your rights and estate agents obligations.

2. FEES - The vendor agrees to pay fees at a rate of neg% of the final sale price. Fees are due at the time that binding contracts are exchanged with a purchaser introduced by our estate agent during the period of sole agency. If unconditional contracts for the sale of the property are exchanged after the expiry of the period of sole agency to a purchaser introduced to you during that period or with whom we had negotiations during that period or a purchaser introduced by another agent during our period then you are still liable for our agreed fees. Fees are due on completion of the sale and the vendor hereby gives irrevocable authority to the legal representative/solicitor acting in the sale to pay promptly.
3. Interest may be charged at 3% above NatWest PLC base rate in force from 10 days after the date due for payment on any unpaid amount. If you have any difficulty in making payment of our fees please contact our accounts department immediately.

4. INCLUSIVE SERVICE - The fees cover all aspects of our marketing, advertising and administration of the proposed sale of the property including photographs, mailing and correspondence. Any additional promotional activity required by the vendor, the costs, nature and payment terms will be agreed first, separately confirmed in writing and in addition to the agreed fees.

5. FOR SALE BOARD - We are hereby authorised to erect a For Sale/Sold subject to contact board at the property. The Town & Country planning regulations permit the display of a board and we confirm the erection and removal of this board is included in our fees.

6. SALES PARTICULARS - These are issued to all intending purchasers and must be accurate and not mislead. If they contain any error or misleading statement or misdescription we must be informed immediately. The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991states that it is an offence to make a false or misleading statement about the property. Our property particulars are sent to you with a certificate for you to confirm, to the best of your ability, their accuracy. If you have any queries, please contact our office immediately.

7. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST - Under the Estate Agents Act 1979 the agents are required to disclose any family or business relationship between vendor and any employee, business associate including their relatives, or any company of that agent.

8. AVOIDING BIAS - In accordance with the Estate Agents Act 1979 we will not discriminate against any person under any section of the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sec Discrimination Act 1979 and will not favour any potential buyer regardless of their value to our business.

9. OFFERS - Under the Estate Agency Act 1979 sections 3(1) (d) All offers to purchase the property will be confirmed by the agent in writing.

10. UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY AND ACCESS - Corniche Estates cannot accept responsibility for the maintenance or repair of unoccupied property unless appointed to manage it. If Corniche hold the keys to the property, authority will be deemed to be given unless stated in writing for the surveyors and other professional people to facilitate the sale.

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