Hi Peter,

Thank you for you response . What do you mean be "Very Careful" Our late Fathers lawyer/executor referred us to the Estate Agent even though we asked the lawyer/executor for several other agents to have a look at the property.We feel the agent did not act in our best interest as he accepted less than the 10% deposit without our approval and then when the prospective purchaser failed to settle the agent then approached other agents in the area to on sell it and split the commission! One of the agents that was approached has verified that he was approached by the agent & purchaser. The lawyer/executor advises us that it was too late to contact other prospective purchasers after the auction which is nonsense as people register & leave contact numbers. Much to my astonishment my late parents property the appeared back on the Web.
I only discovered  this by chance when I was looking at the web early one Sunday morning viewing what other properties were for sale in the same area. It came up with a drawing of plans for 2 Town Houses and the purchaser didn't even own the property! The time frame has now gone into CGT which was not our intention and is a complete debacle. The lawyer/executor informs us the the previous purchaser has been put on notice to recoup losses. I'm a bit lost as to our recourse with regards to the agent that we believe has acted in an extremely dishonourable and illegal manner.

Hopefully Peter you could enlighten and advise me of the next step to take.

Yours Sincerely,

Gabrielle