How to become an estate agent: Jobs for UK Estate Agents
Jobs for UK estate agents are expected to drop as Home Information Packs, the credit crunch and mortgage squeeze softens the UK housing market. However, a large number of estate agency job openings will arise due to replacement needs. Each year, thousands of estate agency jobs become available as workers transfer to other occupations or leave the property industry. Not everyone is successful in this highly competitive field; many estate agency beginners become discouraged by their inability to get property listings and to close a sufficient number of house sales. Well-trained, ambitious people who enjoy selling should have the best chance for success as the property market gets tougher.
Increasing use of the internet and information technology
is improving the productivity of estate agents and brokers as computers,
web sites, email, and databases have become commonplace. Estate agents use
property portals and other property display systems to show houses to customers
online without ever leaving the office. Property web sites contain information
on vast numbers of homes for sale and the latest property software enable
an estate agent to serve a greater number of customers.
Use of this technology may eliminate some marginal agents such as those
practicing estate agency part time or while between jobs. These workers
will not be able to compete as easily with full time estate agents who have
the training to use this technology. Changing legal requirements, like the
Home Information Packs, may also dissuade some that are not serious about
a career in estate agency
Another factor expected to impact the number of jobs for estate agents and property brokers in the UK is the ability of prospective customers to conduct their own searches for properties that meet their criteria by accessing information on the Internet. While they won’t be able to conduct the entire property transaction on-line, it does allow the prospective buyer the convenience of making a more informed choice of properties to visit, as well as the ability to find out about financing, inspections, and surveys.
Employment growth in this field will stem primarily from increased demand for home purchases and rental units. Shifts in the age distribution of the population in the UK over the next decade will result in a growing number of persons in the prime working ages with careers and family responsibilities. This is the most geographically mobile group in our society, and the one that traditionally makes most of the home purchases. As their incomes rise, they also may be expected to invest in additional properties
Jobs for estate agents and property brokers are very sensitive to swings in the UK economy. During the current period of declining economic activity and tight credit, the volume of sales and the resulting demand for property sales jobs will fall. The commission and salary earnings of estate agents and property agents will also decline, and many work fewer hours or leave estate agency altogether. The more adventurous will venture overseas to find estate agency jobs in emerging property hot spots such as Bulgaria, Dubai or Portugal. Click here for the best places to become a successful real estate agent
Setting Up An Estate Agency
Estate Agency Staff
Estate Agency Personnel Ltd (EAP) specialise in the recruitment of sales and lettings estate agents at all levels; trainees, negotiators, senior negotiators, branch managers, area and regional managers directors, trainers, secretaries, property managers, new homes personnel and other estate agency support positions. EAP have become known as 'The Estate Agents Recruitment Agency'.
Estate Agency Personnel act for many International Property clients both in the UK and abroad looking for staff at all levels from support roles to Senior Sales and Marketing Directors. Contact us to discuss your estate agency recruitment requirements.
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The websites your estate agency is represented on are now becoming the place to make that important first impression, be it Google, Yahoo and MSN or RightMove, FindaProperty and PrimeLocation. From these sites, potential vendors and landlords follow links to the estate agent’s own web site.
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As market conditions worsen it is becoming more important that your own estate agency site is up to speed, easy to find, easy to use and provides all the information required for the potential customer to utilise the services you are offering. Search & Submit offers a range of estate agents marketing opportunities.
