General (main property discussion here) - Selling a property without an agent

Can anyone advise? I am about to put a property on the market and intended to sell it through an agent. However, one of my colleagues at work has already expressed an interest in buying the property. Is it still necessary to employ an agent or can it all be sorted just using our solicitors. I didn't see the point in paying an agent when I have done the work for them. Any info. gratefully recieved. simon

Simon As you say you are about to put your property on the market so i assume you have not signed anything with an agent. and if you have tell him you have changed your mind about selling. and yes you can sell just using a solicitor just ask your friend to send his solicitors details to your solicitor as long as you have both come to an aggrement about the hosue price it should save you quite a bit of money

Thanks Leslie, much appreciated.