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Acting as estate agent
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1
A person acts as estate agent for the seller of a residential property if he does anything, in the course of a business in England and Wales, in pursuance of marketing instructions from the seller.
2
For this purpose—
- “business in England and Wales” means a business carried on (in whole or in part) from a place in England and Wales; and
- “marketing instructions” means instructions to carry out any activities with a view to—
  1. effecting the introduction to the seller of a person wishing to buy the property; or
  2. selling the property by auction or tender.
3
It is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether or not a person describes himself as an estate agent.