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I read it from the original post that she phoned agent 2 immediately when her call to agent 1 went through to voicemail, without even leaving a message. ie I'm saying she didn't even give him 5 minutes; she didn't give him any opportunity to get back to her at all.

I'm well aware the agent acts in the vendor's best interests. I don't think using the word "client" implies they're on your side. Centrelink refer to welfare recipients as "clients", but that doesn't mean that Centrelink workers are acting in the best interests of welfare recipients above the...

Oh, I see where I mislead you. :o I meant that you sign a form for the agent, stating that they're the only agent that's introduced you to the property. I assume this is so that if the vendor does have a claim from another agent, that they can refer to this to try and refute the claim. If you in...

True; the purchaser "agrees" when they sign the contract to purchase, indemnifying the vendor against claims by multiple agents. Precisely. You're right; the agent isn't directly making the purchaser pay. They make a claim against the vendor, and as the vendor has indemnified himself in the...

There you go - can be done via the sales contract. I believe you are reading it correctly, TBW.

boods, I've definitely heard of a buyer being made liable in cases where their actions have caused double commission to be payable - and fair enough, too. I think travelbug is correct; it's neither the contract or the listing agreement, but another form you sign concurrent with signing the...

And this little gem of information suggests to me that she knew what she was doing wasn't right. The second agent, if he was ethical, would have refused to take her through if he knew that she'd already been through with another agent.

She has already viewed the property with an agent; she's that agent's customer. Because he didn't answer her phone call immediately, she decided "screw it; he can lose or have to have to share his $10K commission". That behaviour may not be illegal, or "her problem", but it's not something that...

Yes, I think the problem is that was the ONLY brain activity occurring... :p

Well, it's people who are unethical and impatient like this who require the Courts to make rulings. Seriously, she knows it's a commission business; what was she thinking? :rolleyes: