Estate agents’ average commission fee rises to 1.5%
Agents in Kensington & Chelsea tend to charge a higher percentage than anywhere else in the country (2.32%) and earn the highest commission amount per sale (£32,430).
The average estate agency’s sales commission is 1.2%
But there's a pretty broad range between different regions. Agents in five postcodes manage to bag fees in excess of £30,000 per property sale
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