Part 3Provision of information on sale of house

Responsibility for marketing houses

I1108Responsibility of seller

1

A seller becomes responsible for marketing the house when action taken by or on behalf of the seller 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

the conditions in subsection (3) are satisfied.

3

Those conditions are that—

a

the seller has ceased to take any action which makes public the fact that the house is on the market, and

b

any such action being taken on behalf of the seller has ceased.

4

In this section references to action taken on behalf of the seller exclude action taken by or on behalf of a person acting as the seller's agent.