Hi, I was in the process of purchasing a property in Loire last year. Unfortunately due to circumstances I had to pull out before legally tied in - I was to be made redundant. The spectre of redundancy has now been lifted and I am back looking for property again. My first choice is still the previous property however will be taking a look around to see if anything has come up for sale. The immobillier who was dealing with our purchase was the worst estate agent I have ever dealt with - lying, conniving, etc. He used all the tricks in the book to try and rush us into purchasing - I saw through them all and took the time to make sure the property was the right one for me. When it came to needing to pull out he made sure it was as difficult as possible to use my legal rights, even trying to "run down the clock" until my rights to cancel expired. It was completely at odds with all other immobiliers who we had contacted who were polite and extremely helpful/genuine. Anyway, my question! I have the details of the seller and would rather deal with them directly to purchase the property bypassing the immobiller. Is there a statutatory period wherein I cannot do this without the vendor incurring charges? I am not trying to get the property any cheaper, just avoid a person I would rather not deal with.
