Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

107Responsibility of person acting as agent

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(1)A person acting as agent becomes responsible for marketing the house when action taken by or on behalf of that person results in the house being on the market.

(2)That responsibility ceases when—

(a)the house is sold or taken off the market, or

(b)each of the conditions in subsection (3) is satisfied.

(3)Those conditions are that—

(a)the contract between the person acting as agent and the seller is terminated (whether by withdrawal of marketing instructions or otherwise),

(b)the person acting as agent has ceased to take any action which makes public the fact that the house is on the market, and

(c)any such action being taken on behalf of the person acting as agent has ceased.