How we rank: Real estate agencies
The Score (0–100) is a weighted sum of the factors below. Each factor is the weighted average of its metrics; each metric is calculated from one published fact. Missing facts score zero, and a service is ranked only when enough of its Score is backed by facts.
A service is ranked only when at least 60% of its Score is backed by verified facts.
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Licence and legal entity 40%
Whether the agency meets its country's rule for working as an agent (a broker licence, an entry in the register of agents, membership of a government-approved redress scheme or a trade permit) and whether its website names the legal entity with its registration number.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Licence or register | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Legal entity on the website | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
Client protection 20%
Whether money held for clients is protected by a client money protection scheme or guarantee, whether the agency states professional liability insurance, and whether it belongs to a national professional body with a code of conduct.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Client money protection | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Professional liability insurance | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Member of a professional body | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
Transparency 20%
Whether the agency publishes its own fees (commission, letting or management fees), a complaints procedure with an independent body to turn to, and its property listings on its own website.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Fees published | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Complaints procedure | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Listings on its own website | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
Experience 20%
The year the agency started, the number of offices it states itself and the App Store rating of its own app where there is one.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| In business since | Full score at 30+ years |
| Offices (stated by the agency) | Logarithmic, full score at 300 |
| App Store rating | 3★ = 0, 5★ = 100, damped below 100,000 ratings |