Online agency share declines, fee and valuation link claimed, ghost portal listings questioned




Brexit creating volatile house price fluctuations, says Halifax

Lender blames sudden 1.6% dip in house prices during March on low transaction levels in London and beyond.

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Share of property sales market held by online agents continues to shrink

Figures from home buyers' website TheAdvisory show onliners' market share slipping for second fortnight, but continuing dominance of the sector by Purplebricks.

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Research by The Times suggests links between high estate agent fees and over-valuations.

Newspaper's researchers looked at 200,000 recent sales transactions and concluded that some agents with high fees tend to over-value homes.

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Blogger challenges Rightmove over agent’s ‘ghost’ rental property listings

Research findings point to portals and regulators being too reluctant or slow to tackle instances of properties re-advertised after being let.

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The true worth of your business


"Every agent has homes on their books that are overpriced; all the evidence says the house is worth £450,000 but the vendor wants £500,000. You can tell them again and again it’s too much, but they will just not listen to reason." The same thinking might apply to the value of your own business, says Adam Walker.

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