Estate agents sell and rent out commercial and residential property, acting as negotiators between buyers and sellers.
£15,000 Starter
to£40,000 Experienced
35 to 40 a week
weekends on a rota
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
You'll usually need:
Some estate agents offer an intermediate apprenticeship as a junior estate agent or an advanced apprenticeship in property services.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to start as a trainee sales negotiator and learn on the job.
You could also start as an administrator in estate agency or lettings company and work your way up.
Local knowledge of the area where you'll be working would be an advantage.
You could start by taking qualifications offered by an industry body like NAEA Propertymark.
Introductory qualifications can be done whether or not you're working in property. There are also courses aimed at people in the industry who want to develop their career.
Estate agents often work on commission which means that you have a basic salary and also earn a percentage of the sale or rental price of any property you sell or rent. You might start on a guaranteed salary for a few months and then move to a commission based salary.
You may also have the chance to add to your earnings through bonuses linked to meeting individual or company sales targets.
You can find our more about working as an estate agent from NAEA Propertymark.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
You may:
You could work in an office, at a store, at a client's business or at a client's home.
With experience and a good sales record, you could be promoted from sales negotiator to senior negotiator and then branch manager.
Larger chains of estate agents may offer more opportunities for promotion than smaller companies.
You could also become self-employed as a partner in a firm, or set up your own agency.
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