Portico Launches #SELL4APOUND As Agent Fees Top £9K


£10k fixed-fee for £1m+ properties

The average estate agent fee for selling a London home now stands at almost £9,400, according to Portico Portico Hammersmith Estate Agents, as it launches #sell4apound.

Every home-seller instructing Portico as sole agent during April will be entered into a prize-draw giving them a strong chance to save thousands and thousands of pounds, with the Portico fee reduced to just £1.

Londoners now have to find an average £9,000 in estate agent fees to sell their London home. This is 31 times more than in the mid-Seventies when the average fee was around £298. By 1985, the figure had more than doubled to £886 and by 2005, Londoners were paying around £5,650 to estate agents to sell their home and. In 2015, this had increased 66 per cent to £9,389.

Year

Average London house price

Estate agent fee

1975

£14,918

£298

1985

£44,301

£886

1995

£89,528

£1,790

2005

£282,548

£5,650

2015

£469,471

£9,389

Robert Nichols, Managing Director, Portico.com, said:

“Clearly, selling a home is more expensive than ever. The opportunity to save thousands of pounds on estate agent fees will appeal to Londoners and we're really pleased to offer this as we celebrate our first birthday.”

Portico is also celebrating by the launch of a fixed-fee service for home sales. Every property that's instructed between 1 April and 30 September that's valued over £1 million will incur a fixed-fee of £10,000 per sale - saving customers around £10,000 in agent fees.*

* £10,000 + VAT fixed fee only applicable to properties valued at £1m or above. 2% fee on £1m property would be £20,000 +VAT.

If you're thinking of selling your property, visit Portico's Spring Property Sale on their website.

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If you'd like any more information on how the changes will affect you, give Portico Hammersmith Estate Agents a call today on 020 7099 4000.