Xiaoqiang, a real estate agent, took advantage of his work to sell his property to an unsuspecting Lao Wang, and entrusted others to handle the procedures for selling the house. Soon after the transfer, Lao Wang learned of the inside story and thought that he had been deceived, so he advocated to revoke the house sales contract and demanded that Xiaoqiang and the intermediary company bear the loss of transaction taxes and fees. Will Wang's request be supported by law?
– It should be supported.
Article 962 of the Civil Code: An intermediary shall truthfully report to the client on matters related to the conclusion of the contract. Where an intermediary deliberately conceals important facts related to the conclusion of a contract or provides false information, harming the interests of the client, it must not request payment of remuneration and shall bear the liability for compensation.
According to the above provisions, if an intermediary violates the duty of faithful reporting, it shall be liable for damages. In this case, Xiaoqiang deliberately concealed important information that he was the owner of the house during the transaction process, and always acted as an intermediary to promote the house to Wang, negotiate the price, and facilitate the transaction, which not only constituted fraud, but also violated the agent's duty of loyalty reporting. Since the intermediary company is aware and involved, it should also be held liable. Therefore, Lao Wang has the right to claim the revocation of the house sale contract and require Xiaoqiang and the intermediary company to jointly bear the tax losses.
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Article source: original · Jilin News Comprehensive Broadcasting
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