Annual Salary
£20,000 to £40,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Estate agents sell and let commercial and residential property. Some also manage rental properties on behalf of owners.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: weekends; on a rota
There will be
2.9% more Estate agent jobs in 2027.
As an estate agent, you'll:
You could work in an office, at a client's business or at a client's home.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
You can get into this job through:
It may help when looking for work if you have a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in a subject like:
You'll usually need:
You could become an estate agent by doing an apprenticeship, for example:
These can take 1 year to 1 year and 6 months to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could work as a trainee sales negotiator or letting agent assistant and learn on the job.
You could also start as an administrator with an estate agent or lettings company and work your way up through training and promotion.
Local knowledge of the area where you'll be working would be an advantage.
You could take a course through an industry body like Propertymark or the Chartered Institute of Housing.
There are courses for people looking to take their first steps in the industry as well as professional development courses for those with experience.
You'll need to:
Estate agents often work on commission. This 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 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 or letting agent from Propertymark.
With experience and a good sales record, you could be promoted to senior negotiator and then branch or lettings manager.
You could specialise in particular types of sales or rentals, like commercial property, holiday homes or student lets.
You might also become self-employed as a partner in a firm, or set up your own agency.
You'll need: