Company Tag: GetAgent
GetAgent adds two to its leadership team
Mal McCallion and John De Pree have joined estate agency comparison website GetAgent.
Property sellers achieved 98% of original asking prices in 2021, on average
The average asking price across England & Wales in 2021 was £326,212 in 2021, while the average achieved price £319,119.
Chain-free properties sell for 11% more than entangled homes
New research estimates a sizeable price premium for property sales that are not reliant o other transactions...
One in ten UK buyers plan to spend over £20k improving their new home
Kitchens and gardens are the most popular target for new home improvements, following by bedrooms and bathrooms.
Estate agency fees in key UK cities, compared
Average estate agency commissions in key UK cities range from 1% in Edinburgh to 1.7% in London.
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Ranked: Average estate agency fees around the world
Estate agents in the UK are amongst the world's lowest-charging property brokers, according to some new research. Australia is the most expensive place to sell a home.
Connells tops corporate estate agency league table
Connells Group accounted for 14% of all property listings in the last six months - although major online agents have been left out of GetAgent's new estate agency rankings.
Average transaction time jumps to 295 days
Property sales are being agreed more quickly, but the processing of transactions is taking a lot longer than before the pandemic and Stamp Duty holiday.
Average time to sell a home jumps to 141 days
In 2019, it took an average of 129 days from a listing first appearing on a property portal to the transaction completing. That's jumped to 141 days in 2020.
Ranked: Britain’s ‘most valuable’ property markets
The UK's total housing stock is worth just shy of £7 trillion, according to some new research, with Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea emerging as the highest-value areas.
UK house prices set to rise 14.5% by the end of 2024
London is likely to see the slowest rate of property price inflation in the coming years, according to some analysis of various property market forecasts.