Principle

COMMERCIAL LAW – Estate Agents – Authority to Sell Land – Express Authority Required

Area of law
COMMERCIAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Authority to sell at a stated price does not authorise the agent to make a binding contract. Making a contract is not part of an estate agent's usual business. Express authority to make a contract must be clearly given—not lightly inferred from vague language. The…

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