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An estate agency aims at helping you in purchasing and selling your property, whether it is a flat, house, apartment, shop or plot. The role of an agency while you are purchasing a property will be different from what it will be while you are selling a property. If you want to hire an estate agency for selling your property, you should consider the marketing techniques of the agency and the price charged by the agency to attract interest in the real estate market. If you want to purchase a property through a real estate agency, you should consider whether the agents will be available for viewing the properties during your available hours. Will the agency be able to search for properties as per your criteria, requirements and expectations and will they work to negotiate the terms, contract and cost of the property.
Types of estate agency: There are basically three types of real estate agencies: the ones that work on behalf of the seller, the ones that work on behalf of the buyer and the ones that represent both the seller and the buyer. The estate agency which represents the seller works to locate qualified buyers for the property, the agency which represents the buyer makes efforts to find acceptable properties as per the requirements of its client at the best possible prices and the agency which works for both the parties has a duty to maintain confidential information regarding the buyers and the sellers, even after their contract has expired.
It is the duty of the estate agency to answer all the queries of its clients and if it is not able to do that, it is the agency's duty to refer the queries to an appropriate expert. Apart from that, an agency is legally bound to reveal all the information about the property, whether it is negative or positive. Some agencies are self-governing while others are employed by a company or a group which handles real estate business on a regular basis. Those who are self-governing real estate agencies receive a commission from the amount of sale or purchase while employed ones are given a fixed salary. The qualified agents assist the buyers and sellers in marketing or purchasing real estate properties. These agents have the ability to let the clients market or purchase real estate properties at best possible prices. It is the duty of the real estate agent to represent the client throughout the entire process of transaction.
The information in this article is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.
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