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81 Agents registered for “No Valuations” events on 4, 5, 6 November.
With a week to go, 81 attendees from independent estate agencies have so far registered for BestAgent's "No Valuations" event. The London 6th Nov event, sponsored by award-winning conveyancers Thomas Legal, is fully booked, with just one space left for Manchester...
Press Release: Agents to hear how “No Valuations” process halved deal times, bumped fees 50%, eliminated fall-throughs
Summary: A chance for leading independent estate agents to learn how Carringtons halved deal times with BestAgent’s transparent ‘No Valuations’ process, creating competing buyer markets for every property. Join us on 4, 5 or 6 November in Manchester, Bristol or...
BestAgent’s founder Charlie Lamdin’s social media platform Moving Home with Charlie
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9GlXZc4fU[/embed] Moving Home with Charlie: Social Media Analysis for Investor ProspectusIntroductionMoving Home with Charlie, led by Charlie Lamdin, is a leading UK housing market platform, offering actionable advice and commentary. With over 26 years in property tech, Charlie’s mission to simplify...
How Government Attempts to Fix Housing Have All Backfired
### Attempts to Disrupt the UK Housing Market Since 2000 Below is a concise list of key initiatives, policies, and market trends that have aimed to disrupt or significantly influence the UK housing market since 2000, focusing on efforts to address...
£19.6bn Total Addressable Market estimate for UK Housing Market services, including agents, brokers, conveyancers and surveyors. 2025
TAM figure for UK estate agents, letting agents, mortgage brokers, conveyancers, and surveyors collectively £19bn Source: Grok ### Key Points- Research suggests the total addressable market (TAM) for UK estate agents, letting agents, mortgage brokers, conveyancers, and surveyors is around £19.6 billion...
The 2025 Battle for Listings between Rightmove, Zoopla and OTM.
Key Considerations Market Size: The UK housing market sees roughly 1–1.2 million residential sales transactions annually (e.g., Zoopla predicted 1.15 million for 2025), plus around 1.5–2 million rental listings, based on historical ONS and portal data. Not all properties are...
Why BestAgent Day will be a 25 year turning point.
25 years ago, estate agency fees were DOUBLE what they are today. Transactions took half as long, and there were 70% more transactions in 2007 than in 2023. Sole agency fees were 2%-2.5%, transaction times were typically 10-12 weeks, and there were...