What can I save?

Although Estate Agents fees vary depending on the area and their policies and can be as high as 3% in exceptional cases, you are unlikely to find any agent offering a rate of less (or even interested in actively promoting the sale of a property for less than) 1.5%. You should also note that VAT is chargeable on this as well! The taxman wants his 17.5% slice. Based on these figures the potential savings are:

Selling price	Agents commission	VAT	Total cost
£100,000	£1,500	£262.50	£1,762.50
£200,000	£3,000	£525	£3,525
£300,000	£4,500	£787.50	£5,287.50
£400,000	£6,000	£1,050	£7,050
£500,000	£7,500	£1,312.50	£8,812.50
£750,000	£11,250	£1,968.75	£13,218.75

Private sales sites typically have charges of less than £100 for their basic services.