Estate agency numbers rise despite cooling property market
The number of estate agents operating across the UK has increased by 1.9% in the last year, despite a decline in transaction numbers.
UK has the biggest estate agency sector in Europe, in revenue terms
But competition amongst British property brokers is fierce, meaning average earnings per agency are lower than in some EU nations.
‘The property market resembles a half-drunk cappuccino – still hot but the froth has gone’ – Garrington
National buying agency Garrington has updated its look, flexing a new logo (below) and new corporate colours in its latest market update.
A history of estate agency regulation, 1979-2020
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