estate agents

[chirpychirpy]

if a property is on sale through 2 different estate agents and you view it through one estate agent and have offers rejected, if you then view the property again through the other agents and have a higher offer accepted, can the first estate agents have any claim over your purchase / or over the second estate agents or the vendors regarding the sale?

[buildersmate]

Don't worry about it - the vendor pays the estate agent(s). Which agent or agents get paid will depend upon the nature of the contract between the vendor and the agents. It's not your problem.

[weeal]

Oh that was a bit naughty of them having it advertised by 2 Agents, dont think that quite works up here in Scotland.

[buildersmate]

No its not, Weeal - its perfectly common in England. The agents split the fee - which will always be larger percentage than for a single agency.
Where problem can occur is if one agent has been engaged then disengaged and another agent gets the job. Then a buyer turns up later who was originally introduced by the first agent yonks ago.