Strike Estate Agents Vs YOPA

It's natural that you might be interested in directly comparing Yopa to Strike if you've been studying our best online estate agents rankings, where Yopa are ranked 1st compared to Strike ranked 3rd. The main difference you might notice is that Yopa will charge you £999 or more, while Strike will sell your house for completely free. So what's the best option for you? Let's find out.

What's the difference? Fees & Features.

The core services are similar from our point of view: Valuations, floorplans, professional photography, a dedicated agent, property portal presence, a For Sale board, negotiation and sales progression are all provided no matter what package you choose with either.

The main difference when just looking from a bird's eye view, is that Strike is free, and Yopa is not. Yopa's lowest-priced service is £999, and their "No Sale, No Fee" package is £1,999 upon successful sale, should you be worried about paying for an agent without actually selling your house.

The first significant difference that might change the equation for you is whether you opt for hosted viewings. This is not included with either agent's standard packages, and are paid add-ons. Once applied the costs become closer: Using Yopa's basic/standard "Pay Now Core" package, it is an additional £300, bringing the total cost to £1,299 if you're outside London (and £1,799 if you're considered in the area). With Strike, the viewings package is £699, so if you're adamant you don't want to host viewings yourself, the price to consider is likely now £1,299 vs £699, reducing the difference in price from £999 to £600 between the two when comparing their most competitive offerings.

Areas Yopa and Strike Cover

YOPA covers the entirety of the UK. This isn't the case with Strike, who operate in England, but not (yet) Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Within England, only a portion of postcodes are are eligible for hosted. The easiest way to know for sure is to enter your postcode on the first step here, as it will instantly tell you whether or not you are covered.

Reviews

Who's Better? Yopa or Strike?

The reviews also change the complexion of the question. While Strike are clearly more appealing if you're budget conscious, Yopa is rated better than Strike, at least on allAgents. That's not to say Strike are poorly received -- not at all -- but there is a difference, which is how Yopa managed to get their nose in front in our rankings.

As of time of writing (November 2021), both are rated 4.7 on Trustpilot, with Strike having received 14,946 reviews and Yopa receiving 14,954 - a mere difference of 8 reviews! As helpful as this might sound, they are both rated very closely however. The rating distribution is also worth viewing: Please see below:

As you can see, 87% of reviewers considered their experience with Yopa to be worth of 5-stars, compared to Strike with 84%. Is this extra few percent worth the additional money? It's most likely a personal decision in our view. Converserly, 5% rated Yopa 1-star, compared to Strike with 4%.

On allAgents, things are different, with Yopa having a larger and more positive review profile, rated at 4.7 out of 5 with 91% recommending over 1,833 reviews, compared to Strike at 4.1 / 5, with 399 reviews:

It is worth remembering that allAgents, according to our analysis, can sometimes be a location for people to have their voices heard due to the lower volume of reviews.