In Hidden Real Estate Market in London, ‘Secret’ Agents Know Their Turf

LONDON — In Britain, there are well over 14,000 real estate offices. In the Mayfair district of London alone, more than 30 agents handle the demands of their wealthy global clients. In Kensington, it is 50-plus. What else could a buyer want? The information is there and the service is free — after all, it is the seller who pays the commission.

But the properties advertised in an estate agent’s window do not tell the complete story. There are more homes and apartments for sale than meet the eye in a sort of “secret” market.

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