Corporates and onliners lose market share to local firms - claim

Corporates and onliners lose market share to local firms - claim

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market share. That’s the view of The Guild of Property Professionals which says a larger number of vendors are choosing locally-based agencies.

Guild chief executive Iain McKenzie says his organisation’s members - all independent local operators - have been instructed on 58,435 new listings, which has resulted in an increase in the group’s year-on-year market share. To continue this story, please click here


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