Agent and Contract

[NBS]

First time I have had this happen. Agent rings me about a place I was looking at and I did the figures and was going to put in an offer. So ask agent to email contract and I'm told sorry I will have to bring it around so I can explain the contract to you. I'm told he is legally bound to do this.

I said I have never had this before and what would you do if you were in Nth Qld are you going to drive to Brisbane I think not. He said he would post it, I said well email it, still said no. After a few more exchanges I just said don't bother and hung up.

I just figured he wanted to come around and get my offer and try and pressure me to sign and or increase my offer when he found out what it was. I even said my solisitor will be reading it before I sign anything.

Bad day yesterday - bad timing by agent to ring. Anyway is this correct about the contract and agent - I'm thinking not?

Brian

 

[Aaron_C]

First time I've heard of that...sounds like BS to me. The REA owes a duty of care (and explanation) to the Vendor, not any potential buyer. The only thing he must do is not knowingly lie/misrepresent information. A prohibition like that is not the same as an obligation to explain the contract to a buyer.

 

[evand]

Total BS By agent. it's not his job to explain the contract, it's your solicitor's.

How can you tell an agent is lying?

His lips are moving.

 

[Propertunity]

...So ask agent to email contract and I'm told sorry I will have to bring it around so I can explain the contract to you. I'm told he is legally bound to do this.

As the others have said - this is total BS and only an excuse to meet you to try to 'close the deal'.

 

[Terry_w]

An agent is not legally able to explain a contract to you unless they are a solicitor.

 

[HotRod]

An agent is not legally able to explain a contract to you unless they are a solicitor.

....and only if retained by you too?

 

[NBS]

Figured as much it was BS. I wonder if the owner would be happy knowing the agent is not taking offers.

All the ducks were lining up and up pops a goose To hard moving on .

Thanks for the relies.

Brian

 

[Jtkumnick]

ask him why.

 

[NBS]

He stated he had a legal requirement to do this or he could be fined and possibly lose his license.

I said thats what I engage and pay a solisitor for to provide my legal rights before signing contracts.

To be honest after our debate I just figured this was just too much hassle and just seemed BS at the time. I just said look don't bother and hung up.


Brian

 

[tobe]

the only property I bought sight unseen was for one in QLD, and had the same explanation. Agent posted me the contract, couldnt email it, and by the time I got it, he had a counter offer. Still cheap, but I just assumed that was the QLD process.

 

[juzza]

Hi
All
It is totally untrue that the agent can not email you the contract in QLD
we just signed a contract on a house in QLD last week and we are in NSW.
Everything has been done by email, you just need to included a clause in the special conditions about using email or fax or correspondence