Ronald

is it legal at all that sellers can choose not to sell after accepting the options? I mean if they continue advertising (nowadays sellers engage many agents), and someone offer them a higher price? I don't think that's legally correct... even ebay don't allow that.... also, i read to my amusement that agents can go away with all these crimes... why do we engage agents in the first place? it's like if law books are available, why do i need to engage a lawyer? it's for their professional services and we pay to trust their professional advice... sad to say singapore has no governance of rogue agents who, like mine, are simply here to take a ride... represent seller and take buyers commission without doing anything as they know we die die have to pay, and if we don't pay, they can send lawyer's letter to sue us.... ridiculous..... and if they're not registered, they can continue to be agents, and we've one less means for dispute resolution... it's all win-win for agent.. lose-lose for buyers and sellers.. and it's not as if we can choose our agents all the time... for rogue agents who refuse to co-broke, we've no choice but to walk-in to their traps...

So at the end of the day. What are the revenues not to pay the agent even after signing the commission form (legally)? I don't mean that I'm trying to cheat my agent by not paying him, but he has went back on all his promises (that has no black and white), has been extremely rude and unhelpful, doesn't know the rules and regulation of HDB and kept smoking me and last but not least, did nothing but the submission of forms which I can do myself with one eye closed.

I'm currently deliberating whether to engage Adeline Pang or Master Tan Khoon Yong... Both are renown and expensive.

bro.... i'm may face a similar problem soon but i've my grounds covered thanks to advice from my experienced brothers (I hope). same thing lor, my agent promise everything before i buy when i told him about the difference in layout from other similar flats... but i paid the costs for options willingly as my price was good. then he's started to give me politically correct statements now, that HDB will ensure, blah blah blah.... dare not say he will ensure owner settle those walls. i made sure he sent me the floorplan by email (must be sent from his a/c to your a/c, and if the floorplan didn't mark the changes, you're in luck) and i made sure i emailed him what he has promised (you don't need his reply, he's your agent, he has a duty to read all your emails, if not, you can don't pay his commission for non-performance of the contract). nevertheless, i believe a good designer is able to overcome these with minimal costs. my agent is a cunning one, whom i love to spar with, as that's my daily job too... spar with difficult people to get things done. To inject some fun into this thread... Case 1: Me: What's the HDB procedure to do XXX? Agent: I think you have to go down to HDB personally. Me: How could that be? Do you know the procedures? Agent: *silence*... erm, you have to go down to HDB personnally. Me: Do you or do you not know the procedures. If otherwise, I can always call HDB myself? Agent: i think you must go down to HDB personally. I called HDB, and the officer say please send us an email at xxxxx.com... 5mins later called back, hi, I've processed already. So agent was bull****ing me earlier as suspected Case 2: Agent: Why didn't you inform me this? Me: How would I know, you're my agent, you're suppose to highlight all these to me! (Bearing in mind I asked him specifically anything to highlight before i signed) Agent: You signed on the checklist! Me: I signed but you are supposed to explain to me but you didn't! Agent: I took it that you know since you're buying a flat! Me: (WTF, if I want to waste time finding out all technical details, I might as well don't use agent. I pay for convenience) You asked me to sign before you explain, remember? Agent: *silence*... so now you have to pay again because of "screwup". Me: I'm not paying a single cent because it's your fault. If you've mentioned it, even if I don't know, I would have checked.. just a phonecall only. Agent: argue argue argue.... Me: I'll call your boss... (which I did....... i.a.w. with the dispute resolution procedures before going to CASE as that would put your case across better as you've tried amicable means to resolve it).... I did resolve the Case 1 &2 issues, but that issue similar to yours will pop out soon. I'm waiting for that to happen to spar with my cunning agent again. what's the name of yr agent? or if you don't mind, can pm me? if it's the same guy, i've his boss' number...