trulli that is the difficulty ... if you have the go between acting between the client and agent but you pay the agent not the go between the agent can then say the go between was supposed to have advised of all relevant details and it is then there fault ... that way you then have to sue this go between ...who not being covered by the strict legislation pertaining to legal mediators is i would think much more difficult....
thats an opinion ...
the metholody to avoid this sort of problem in the first place which might help people in the future is to follow what i have said... and thats virtually fact
manopello i think you have missed my point a bit... the normal estate agent here will market the property at the correct price...that is also a function under law of the legal mediator ... valuing the property correctly.. a normal estate agent will also if you request to see a house from a site show you it... and also a selection of other houses in or around the same type... some with more or less work ... but each house you see the agent should have a file already available to check details for you .. so no you will not be lucky to see it ... and i explained the normal estate agent will not even list a property he has any doubts over and would never list a property without checking the relevant details from the paperwork... you seem to have a very strange idea from your experiences about how estate agency...or the mediating system works ... and basically never let a scout show you around anything.. if the company/agent wants to sell a property get them up off their backsides and make the responsable person show you it... if they say there are just too many clients and property for one person to show... tell them it would then be advisable for them to invest in the education of some of the people working for them to attempt the exam... pass and register ..and then be able to work for a more reasonable wage and a better percentual of the deal..... and take your bussiness elsewhere ...because if the mediator tells a lie to you or misleads you i can then answer trullis question ... the contract is not legal and the mediator is sueable... and the mediator cannot justify something wrong ...with the statement the seller lied or i didnt know... because the mediator which is maybe why they charge what they do is legally responsable for checking that the seller hasnt lied and he/she has not missed something.....
at the best this system works very well at the worst its a nightmare... at the best i agree with the notary on here... you wouldnt even need a lawyer ... at the worst you will just end up needing a heap of them....
it depends on profesional integrity and pride... there are a lot that offer that... to make sure follow the buyers rules and dont let the agents tell you what to do... the client is in charge... if they dont accept that walk away
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