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Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

Some homes in the UK are now worth 44 per cent less than they were a decade ago, claims the estate...

Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

Improved communication and increased transparency throughout the buying process can manage vendors’ expectations, improve satisfaction scores and create long-term clients. That’s the...

The head of a website that contrasts the performances of rival estate agents is urging buyers to ‘drill down’ and find...

A survey suggests there’s no firm correlation between a traditional agency’s opening hours and its performance in selling property - and...

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

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

An estate agent says he’s “bruised” by recent mysterious negative online reviews he has received - shortly after he posted positive...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

Purplebricks has issued a strong defence of its Local Property Experts after an agency comparison website’s analysis was critical of the...

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...

TV property expert and online agency owner Sarah Beeny says there will always be some sellers who prefer to use traditional...

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

The week before Christmas last year was the busiest week for housing completions at any time in 2012, 2013 and 2014...

A so-called ‘brand incubator’ has invested in online estate agency Settled. Settled launched in January 2015 but has had negligible impact even...

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...