agent fees
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The Ombudsman Files
The Ombudsman Files – Dual agent fee dispute leads to £11,160 award
The Property Ombudsman was asked to investigate a dispute about an agent fee after the sale of a property that two agents had been involved in.
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Housing Market
Home sellers say agency fees ‘unfair’ in new poll
A quarter of property vendors said they were unhappy about being charged for premium listings and upgrades.
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Nigel Lewis
COLUMN: This estate agent says up-front fees DO work, but is he right?
Nigel Lewis spoke to one estate agent who's a keen backer of offering vendors more choice when it comes to fee levels including up-front payments.
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Housing Market
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.
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Marketing
Upfront fees – traditional estate agent reveals how it CAN be done
Kate Gostelow of North Wall in Liverpool explains how her agency has successfully introduced a 'pay upfront' fees model.
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Latest property news
‘Admit when you are wrong’ and ‘raise the fees’, says industry veteran
Simon Bradbury, who was MD at Thomas Morris for six years before leaving this month, says negotiators didn't want to raise fees but it worked.
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Latest property news
It’s not fair! UK agents receive less commission than other countries
Lee O'Brien of IAD UK says 'a race to the bottom' has left agents in this country out of pocket compared to their international counterparts.
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Mentoring
The structural deficit in agency
This month Nathan Emerson wonders why, if everything is going so well, is it all getting harder?
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Resources
No sale, no fee – no way!
According to The Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh, the seller may well have found their own buyer, but the agent was still entitled to their fee – well most of it, anyway.
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“The agent who does nothing… is not entitled to a fee,”
"The agent who does nothing… is not entitled to a fee,” says Christopher Hamer, The Property Ombudsman.
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