Are property search companies independent?

Are property search companies independent?

Some property search companies are independent. Some, however, are attached to estate agents and some are attached to financial services. It's important that you find out whether they are attached to either of these, because that lack of independence could be important later on. If you're looking to buy a property through a property search agent which is attached to an estate agent, you have to ask yourself are those details that are so crucial in negotiations, such as your position, going to be held firmly by the property search agency or are they going to be shared with their estate agent sister or brother? The other thing is you should be asking yourself are you being encouraged to spend more money than you might possibly want to spend because they're attached to a financial services partner? I think independence is important. Independence means that you are going to be best represented.