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I'm in the UK and we bought our house direct. We needed a solicitor but not an estate agent. Saved a packet. Most people I speak to are too scared to go out alone in this way. If it became more of a regular thing it would take off.

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I think fear is the main deterrent as well. I wonder if it can just be framed as "presale" - you list on this much cheaper platform, and if it doesn't sell, you can still go the normal route.

Homeshake [0] is a local company that does something similar to this, which at least appears to be having success.

[0] https://www.homeshake.com

I am familiar with Home shake. I wish them well.

Buyers' agents barely exist in the UK but sellers' agents are very common.

I don't know a lot about other countries but my understanding is the fee is much lower, which may explain why you do see many buyer agents. Good comment. Thank you.

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