What happens if I decide to take house off the market?

[TracyK]

I am about to put my house on the market in England - hoping to catch the tail end of the selling season. dh hasn't got a job yet in Scotland (2 interviews lined up - fairly hopeful). Don't want to wait till he gets a firm offer of job since it takes about 12 weeks to complete down here.
Would the estate agent charge us anything if we went on their listings and then in a couple of months time take it off (if dh can't get a job)?

No charge. You can take it off the market whenever you like. Different story if you have exchanged though.

Watch out for this because I'm aware that some agent, in the current market, are in fact charging a withdrawal fee so check this carefully.

I'm selling my house atm (well, trying to!) and I know of a couple of agents round here who have brought this in because so many people are chopping and changing agents in desperation to sell in a slow market.

check the contract with the agent carefully before you sign it - don't just rely on what the agent tells you about withdrawing from the market.