All news on the topic: Estate agents

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’Grimy’ house listed for £1 sells for higher price after buyers see hidden potential
A rundown pair of flats which were listed at auction with a starting price of just £1 have sold for a mega six-figure fee after buyers spotted a hidden potential
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Rightmove profits up 7.7% to £259 million despite downturn in housing market
House sales in the UK also went down last year from 1. 2 million in 2022 to 1 million in 2023
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'Britain's loneliest home' taken off market after failing to attract buyer
The three-bedroom property in Whernside, North Yorkshire, has been removed from sale, estate agents said today - it has no mains electricity or water and has failed to find a buyer
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Best month to sell a house on average is February, says property website
Analysis by Rightmove found homes listed in February have taken 51 days to find a buyer on average, just ahead of March at 52 days
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Homeowners made average £100,000 profit when selling up last year
Estate agent Hamptons looked at householders selling in 2023 who had bought their homes in the past 20 years
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Two rundown houses filled with rubbish and car in garden on sale for £725,000
The adjoining properties have fallen into disrepair and seemingly used as a dumping ground for decades, complete with torn wallpaper, an old television, and even a Christmas tree
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Average asking price of a home jumps by £4,500 in a month, says Rightmove
The number of potential buyers contacting estate agents about homes for sale in the first week of 2024 was 5% higher than in the same period last year, with the growth in activity strongest in London and the North East of England, Rightmove said
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Ryan Reynolds football club buyout has unexpected impact on whole of Wrexham
Rightmove said there had been an average of 56 enquiries per property this year, compared to just eight three years ago with estate agents saying the star had generated “a feel-good factor”.
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Silicon Valley $5.6million home snapped up hours after hitting market
The beautiful home, located an hour away from San Francisco, was on the market for just a few hours when a buyer made an all-cash offer at nearly $200,000 above asking price.
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Exact date you need to put your home on the market to sell by Christmas
If you are looking to get a sale agreed upon by Christmas day then sellers should try and get the home on the market this week
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Mum outraged after house viewers leave her flat a mess - including toilet stains
The homeowner was annoyed to return to the flat she had tidied and styled ahead of the viewing just to find someone has undone all of her hard work inside the property
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Man finds 1million copper pennies while cleaning out late father-in-law's home
John Reyes, an estate agent, was helping his wife, Elizabeth, clean out her dad's home last year when they discovered more than one million copper pennies hidden away in his garage
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Horror as one-bed flat goes on sale for £3.5million but it's quickly clear why
A one-bed flat in Islington, London, went up on Zoopla for an asking price of £3.5million, with home hunters flabbergasted before estate agents realised their mistake
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'My pal says keeping books in the loo is 'disgusting' - I don't see the issue'
One homeowner was left baffled when their pal berated them over having books in their bathroom, as they couldn't see the issue. It's sparked fierce debate online as others weigh in
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Estate agents share 'naff' common feature now knocking £15,000 off house prices
A once popular feature of houses and a way of adding to the value of property is now seen as "naff" and it could take £15,000 off the price with energy efficient homes now the most sought after
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'I saved £3,000 selling my home without an estate agent - it took just 3 weeks'
Carrie Rose, 30, bought her semi-detached house in a popular village in south Yorkshire six years ago for £154,000 but after speaking to an agent when she opted to sell - Carrie thought she could do a job better herself
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Estate agents pull ‘astonishing’ £160k home from market after people see inside
The house in Shirehampton, Bristol was advertised on Rightmove as an "extremely exciting" opportunity which was for 'cash buyers only' but online viewers to branded it "feral"
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'I sell million-pound houses on TikTok - there's a knack to getting buyers in'
Unlike a traditional estate agent, Tanya Baker, 29, sells million-pound houses on Instagram and TikTok by making viral videos that are intended to feel cosy and homely
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Designer's £520K court bill after refusing to pay estate agent fee on mansion
Tiggy Butler and high-end realtors, Rokstone, clashed in court over her mansion in central London, which was sold to a Saudi Arabian tycoon for £10.3million - £1m less than its asking price
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Woman baffled as estate agent orders her to wash up all dishes before viewing
She had a few friends over the night before somebody came to view the flat but the estate agents were not best pleased to see a few pots and pans left out by the sink
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'It all started in my bedroom - and now I've built a £200m property empire'
Emma Vidler came up with the idea of Keylet estate agents as a student in Cardiff in 1998 but has now built up an enormous property empire of sprawling estates and lavish mansions