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Dummy bidding, over-quoting, under quoting, agents or their related entites buying properties..... all sorts of things are dodgy and probably illegal. Do they happen? Yes. Do people lose their licenses for it? Rarely. Helen has too much moral outrage for property, methinks. Alex

I seriously doubt you'll achieve what you want. All you'll end up doing is wasting your own time. If this is enough to get you so worked up, property is going to be very difficult for you. The agent works for the SELLER. NOT for you. That's just how it is. Alex

And what do you expect those letters and faxes to achieve? Alex

Do you really think it's worth it? Better to use your energy to finding another property, no? If you're going to get this worked up every time an agent does something dodgy, property is probably not the right game for you. Alex

I don’t see what the problem is either. There is no legal requirement that the agent stop showing the property after it’s gone under contract. If you’d gone through with the offer, no harm done. If your contract fell over (as it may well do) then the agent has potential back-up buyers in the...