Agents see fees earned increase as sale prices rise
Colby Short of GetAgent reports increased income per sale for agents in 15 UK cities as property prices continue to rise.
Increases in house prices have helped estate agents in most major cities earn higher fees, new research reveals.
While most agents have kept their percentage charged at the same rate, they have earned more in the last year, according to comparison site GetAgent.
The average fee earned per property sale increased from £3,822 in the last three months of 2024 to £3,909 in the same period a year later in 2025. It is an uplift of £87 during the past year.
Largest increase
Liverpool recorded the largest estimated increase in the 15 major cities analysed by GetAgent, with the average fee rising from £2,375 to £2,585 per sale, up £210. In Bradford the fee is up £129, while in Manchester the figure is £136 higher.
Elsewhere, Edinburgh has seen the typical fee rise by £139, while Glasgow has recorded an estimated increase of £108. In Newcastle the average fee went up by £100.
Other major cities have seen more modest changes, with Leeds have an increase of £104 per transaction, Cardiff at £60, Sheffield at £38 and Nottingham at £27.
London fall
London has seen the largest fall, with the estimated fee per transaction dropping from £9,507 to £9,378, down £129.
Colby Short, Co-Founder and CEO of GetAgent (pictured), says: “Despite the more measured market landscape over the past year, agents across many of the UK’s major cities are still seeing the value of the typical fee earned per transaction increase as property values continue to edge up.
“More importantly, it underlines the role that strong agent performance plays in getting deals over the line when conditions are more challenging and buyer uncertainty and hesitancy is rife.”
