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An increase in agents, fees and rising take-up of its extra packages contributed to a 6% annual rise in average revenue...

Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...

Homebuyers are spending an average of £51,784 to move home in the current market, although this climbs as high as £86,000...

Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...

Spectre has hailed the success of its recently launched fee recovery tool after helping an agent reclaim £7,000 in owed fees. Launched...

Fine & Country has launched a new Masterclass Series focused on the art of maximising fees and boosting additional revenue. Set to...

Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...

Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...

Estate agents sold a record number of properties via auction between April and June, data from iamproperty suggests. The proptech firm’s latest...

Self-employed agency network eXp UK’s Adam Day has admitted he shoulders some blame for low fees in the sector. Speaking on the...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

Mandatory regulations and qualifications could lead to higher fees for UK agents, a former industry executive claims. Former Fine & Country global...

Agents are being offered a new tool to help them reclaim fees they are owed following a vendor’s withdrawal from the...

More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...

A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...

Agents should increase their fees in 2023 so the average reaches at least 2%, a senior industry executive claims. Adam Day, founder...

Agents will need to articulate their worth in the new challenging property market but shouldn’t rush to drop fees, industry trainer...

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

The major property portals have ruled out cuts and discounts to agency fees amid the cost of living crunch. Estate agents, like...

Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...

Zoopla has launched a review into its editorial processes after agents criticised a consumer guide published by the portal that encouraged...

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

A new company claiming to save money on buyers’ legal and estate agent fees has been forced to rebrand. Easyfees - launched...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

A quick move company claims that the general public underestimate estate agents’ fees by around £6,000.  A survey of 2,000 home owners...

The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

A survey released this morning shows that estate agents’ fees have risen only four per cent in real terms since 2007...

There’s much said in the mainstream press about estate agency fees and how costly they can be for consumers. But one point...

The average cost of moving home in the UK has increased by £628 over the past year from £10,966 to £11,624...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

The Advertising Standards Authority has given the green light to an circular which provoked complaints suggesting it deliberately did not appear...

A high street agency has turned the online sector’s advertising technique on its head. Instead of a seller revealing ‘saved’ fees by...

The average fee paid by sellers to high street estate agents in the past year is £4,055 claims Purplebricks - an...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

The average cost of moving house now is £10,996 after an alleged 26 per cent rise in typical estate agency fees...

In the first half of this year, vendors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, could have saved over £1.87 billion in...

Rising estate agency fees account for more almost half of the increase in average moving costs in the past year, according...

A new website has launched with the aim of providing vendors, landlords, buyers and tenants with an easy way of registering...

Settled, which was set up in 2015 and earlier this year announced it was hunting for an additional £1m in funding,...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Publicity-conscious online estate agency eMoov claims vendors in London have spent £861.5m on traditional estate agents’ fees in 2015.  eMoov accuses agents...

Sarah Beeny says Tepilo has seen a 400 per cent increase in turnover and aims to exceed £10m in turnover next...

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...

Typical estate agency fees have risen 61 per cent in the past decade although average house prices have increased by a...