Where do estate agents make the most money?

Despite a sluggish time for the London property market, the capital still sits top where the highest fee to sell a home is concerned across the UK, according to estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk. .

The online platform looked at how a house price boom has impacted the cost of selling a home across 20 major cities.

At 1.7%, London is not only home to the highest percentage fee, but with an average property price of £525,893, it also ranks top in monetary terms at £8,940.

The second-highest cost to sell is found in Cambridge and Oxford, where estate agents, which charge a 1.1% fee on average, take home £5,426 and £4,711 respectively due to the higher cost of property.

Bournemouth also ranks within the top five, where the average agent earns £3,768 from the average fee of 1.2%, while the same percentage fee in Bristol equates to a cost of £3,690.

At the other end of the table, Glasgow is currently the most affordable city to sell your home. A 1.1% fee charged on the average property price of £162,081 equates to £1,783.

Bradford (£1,873), Newcastle (£1,957), Nottingham (£2,233) and Liverpool (£2,304) also rank amongst the most affordable cities to sell in the current market.

The founder and CEO of GetAgent.co.uk, Colby Short, commented: “It’s a great time to be a homeowner, particularly if you’re thinking about selling up, as the likelihood is that the value of your home has climbed considerably over the last year to 18 months.

“Of course, it’s important to remember that this will also increase the fee you’re likely to pay when it comes to selling and this can range anywhere from a few thousand pounds, to nearly ten thousand, depending on where you live and the market value of your home.

“When looking to sell, it’s always important to shop around and see what each agent is charging in fees and then get a good idea of what this will equate to in pounds and pence when you do come to putting your home on the market.”

Location Average agent fee % Average house price Average fee £
London 1.7% £525,893 £8,940
Cambridge 1.1% £493,297 £5,426
Oxford 1.1% £428,298 £4,711
Bournemouth 1.2% £313,983 £3,768
Bristol 1.2% £307,523 £3,690
Edinburgh 1.0% £314,042 £3,140
Birmingham 1.4% £209,176 £2,928
Cardiff 1.2% £241,321 £2,896
Leeds 1.3% £216,580 £2,816
Portsmouth 1.2% £227,590 £2,731
Leicester 1.3% £206,498 £2,684
Southampton 1.2% £220,826 £2,650
Manchester 1.3% £203,835 £2,650
Plymouth 1.3% £197,944 £2,573
Sheffield 1.2% £192,236 £2,307
Liverpool 1.4% £164,550 £2,304
Nottingham 1.3% £171,762 £2,233
Newcastle 1.1% £177,877 £1,957
Bradford 1.2% £156,076 £1,873
Glasgow 1.1% £162,081 £1,783
Average fee sourced from GetAgent.co.uk (Nov 2021) and applied to the latest UK House Price Index (Aug 2021)
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3 Comments

  1. Mark Connelly

    So the highest commission is earned on the highest priced area. Shocker.

    The only suprise is that with all the competition in London it still achieves the highest comms percentage.

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  2. Bosky

    I suspect these % are based on those agents who bother with GetAgent have advised GetAgent what % to show and not what the agent actually charges.

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  3. 1bobbit1

    As GetAgent charge agents a 0.25% privilege for their ‘introduction’ these are inflated.

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