Letting agent
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The agent (usually a surveyor) acting for the party seeking to create a lease by offering the premises
“to let” in the open market. Refers to the landlord’s surveyor in a transaction, which includes those
acting for a tenant seeking to sub-let , who then becomes an intermediate landlord. If represented,
the tenant’s surveyor in any transaction is often referred to as “acquiring agent”.