Principle

COMMERCIAL LAW – Estate Agents – Authority of Agent – Agent’s Limited Authority to Find Purchaser

Area of law
COMMERCIAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

An estate agent employed to find a purchaser has limited authority: can describe property and state value, but cannot receive deposits or conclude contracts without express authority. The agent's duty is to communicate offers to the principal. The principal must sign any binding contract. The…

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