|right|thumb|250px estate agents 'for sale' sign. 'Estate Agent' is a
British English term for a person or business that arranges the selling, renting
or management of homes, land and other buildings, although an agent that
specialises in renting is often called a Letting Agent. Estate agents are mainly
engaged in the marketing of property available for sale and a Solicitor or
Licensed Conveyancer is used to prepare the legal documents. In Scotland,
however, many solicitors also act as estate agents, a practice that is rare in
England and Wales. It is customary in the United Kingdom and in Ireland to refer to real estate
or real property simply as property.
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