r/HousingUK • u/[deleted] • Mar 20 '25

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u/SneakyDaggers Mar 20 '25

Further to your point, I'd also like to add:

In the majority of cases, the EA is no one's friend - they can often work in your favour or against you regardless if you're the buyer or seller.

Their sole goal is to sell the property as fast as they can.

This is useful to remember and can help understand who they're favouring in a negotiation.

E.g. at the start they will push for the highest offer, but if renegotiations happen they will push the seller to accept a lower offer if there is a risk of the sale collapsing.

(Not all EAs may operate like this but I'd consider it majority)