For sale by owner not sold through brokers each year (as of 2004). MSN Money suggests that 30% of homes are sold without using a real estate agent. More than half of the homes sold in Quebec are sold without an agent. In the UK, the average commission rate is significantly lower than in Canada or the US. Properties for sale by owner are less common. By law, all sales of property have to be supervised and handled by an independent solicitor who acts as a mediator and holds the buyer's money until the purchase process is finished. In Australia, the FSBO is still
Philip Johnston (estate agent) December 2008. In April 2008, Johnston bought back his former estate agency offices in East Belfast. On the 8th February 2013 it was reported that Philip Johnston had been denied a gun license due to his links with paramilitaries On the 24th June 2013 it was reported that Philip Johnston had sold his business. Philip Johnston was found dead at his home on the 19th June 2017. Philip Johnston (estate agent) Philip Johnston (1966 - 2017) was an estate agent from Belfast, Northern Ireland. In April 2005 Johnston was arrested on suspicion of money laundering. Former Ulster Defence Association leader