Complaints Assessment Committee 408 v Reed [2017] NZREADT 34 [pdf, 160 KB]
...they had any objection to his showing the property to his wife, to which the Whittys agreed. On 5 August Mr Reed sent the Whittys, by email, an offer to purchase the property himself, for $1.1 million. The offer was on an Agency sale agreement form. Mr Reed had drawn a line through the box at the bottom of the form which stated that the sale was made by the Agency, and had written “PRIVATE SALE” under the box. The Whittys signed the agreement and returned it to Mr Reed on 6...