Connell Estate Agents (a firm) v Begej
Connell Estate Agents (a firm) v Begej
- 1993
- Estates Gazette (1993) 39 EG 125-129(5) .
CA 8 March 1993. On the instructions of the defendant, B, the plaintiff firm of estate agents, C, negotiated the sale of a house under which the purchasers paid £53,000 in cash and received another house in part-exchange. C claimed the second house was valued at £56,000 making a total purchase price of £109,000 on which 3% commission had been agreed. C brought proceedings for this commission at the county court. It was held that the purchase price had only been £53,000. C appealed contending that the purchase price included boththe cash and the part exchange element. This was allowed.
ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1979 S18
ESTATE AGENTS' COMMISSION
ESTATE AGENTS
FEES
PART EXCHANGE
CA 8 March 1993. On the instructions of the defendant, B, the plaintiff firm of estate agents, C, negotiated the sale of a house under which the purchasers paid £53,000 in cash and received another house in part-exchange. C claimed the second house was valued at £56,000 making a total purchase price of £109,000 on which 3% commission had been agreed. C brought proceedings for this commission at the county court. It was held that the purchase price had only been £53,000. C appealed contending that the purchase price included boththe cash and the part exchange element. This was allowed.
ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1979 S18
ESTATE AGENTS' COMMISSION
ESTATE AGENTS
FEES
PART EXCHANGE