This is maybe because, on looking up the companies web details, they are both OWNED by the same parent company. Maybe this also has something to do with the 5.6 % fees charged by the Estate Agents.(posted 8545 days ago)However the Nationwide has waived the fee as a gesture of "good will" which releases them from the burden of an explanation, but also enables them to use the best price certificates established as part of the special arrangement. Who can explain to me that a sole agent can get away with charging a building society in excess of 5 per cent without there being a value added service attached?