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29th September 2025 In Announcement, BestAgent, Releases

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...

10th June 2025 In BestAgent, Business

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...

10th June 2025 In BestAgent, Business

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...

10th June 2025 In BestAgent, Business

£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...

10th March 2025 In BestAgent

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...

1st September 2024 In BestAgent, Business, Press Release, Releases

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...

26th August 2024 In Announcement, BestAgent, Press Release, Releases

BestAgent Day: a turning point. The most important estate agency industry event in 25 years – Wed 4th Sept

"It's now possible for better agents to overcome the resistance to change that has held the industry back for so long." - Charlie Lamdin, Founder. A uniquely passionate lineup of moving-industry change-makers gather to discuss how agents can double transactions and...

27th May 2024 In BestAgent, Opinion

Ending overvaluing is the only way the housing market improves.

216 days. Which is 7 months. Or 31 weeks. That's the current average time it takes from putting your home up for sale, until exchange of contracts. This is made up of: 62 days to find buyer and agree price (IF you...

23rd December 2022 In BestAgent, Opinion

Estate Agency Survival Tactics for 2023

Out of 2022 and into 2023. Out of the frying pan into the fire? 2022 was when the 14-year honeymoon of cheap mortgages, stamp duty holidays and desperate buyers allowing agents to "make hay while the sun shines" screeched its tyres...

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Press Release: Agents to hear how “No Valuations” process halved deal times, bumped fees 50%, eliminated fall-throughs

BestAgent’s founder Charlie Lamdin’s social media platform Moving Home with Charlie

How Government Attempts to Fix Housing Have All Backfired

£19.6bn Total Addressable Market estimate for UK Housing Market services, including agents, brokers, conveyancers and surveyors. 2025

The 2025 Battle for Listings between Rightmove, Zoopla and OTM.

Why BestAgent Day will be a 25 year turning point.

BestAgent Day: a turning point. The most important estate agency industry event in 25 years – Wed 4th Sept

Ending overvaluing is the only way the housing market improves.

Estate Agency Survival Tactics for 2023

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