What does an estate agent do?

Well they are basically the middle man as all legalities are done by your solicitor. Once you have a buyer you instruct your solicitor who will then do the following.

1. Conveyancing (the legal process of selling your house)
2. Draw up a contract for the transaction
3. Answer any basic questions that the buyers solicitor may ask such as listing the items that are staying when you sell your house.

After the buyers’ solicitor has done all the required searches you are then both ready to sign, agree on a completion date and exchange the contracts. As you can see an estate agent has nothing to do during this whole selling or letting process.

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