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When a real estate agent sells their own house it often sells for much more than the market average. Despite these skills, the same can't be said for your house...
Estate agents earn more money by finding as many houses as possible to sell, the incentive to achieve more than ~3% (given the work required) is very low.
You're better off selling your house yourself as you no longer need the exposure of an agent (you can get it on Zoopla, Rightmove, etc, yourself) and your attention to detail and desire to get the best price will be high.
Read the relevant chapter in Freakonomics, it makes sense. (The exception being very high value homes as working to improve the percentage they earn trumps the sale of other properties.)