Estate agents 'can't wait around for the government's plans for professionalisation'
Service levels won't improve until all estate agents have access to training, argues Keller Williams UK boss Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor has been Managing Director of Keller Williams UK since March 2017. He was previously Managing Director of John D Wood & Co and associated brands, responsible for Sales, Lettings and Professional services across John D Wood & Co, Faron Sutaria, APW, CHK Mountford, Vanet, Hetheringtons, Alan de Maid and Fitz Gibbon.
‘A huge leap forward for the property industry’: Mandatory estate agent qualifications move closer
Lord Best's recommendations, published today, herald a new regime for the property industry, with mandatory qualifications for all estate agents - which could be extended to property developers, managers…
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Estate agents are ‘the most stressed profession’ in Britain
Three new surveys tell us that estate agents are the No.1 most stressed profession in Britain, and the fifth least-trusted.
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Where is everybody? Five reasons why there are not enough estate agency candidates
Demand for estate agents is running high but there are fewer job-seeking candidates than ever before; property recruitment consultant Anthony Hesse explains why...
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Marquee unit at long-running PCL project has been named after Christina Rossetti - and is being sold with a first edition collection of poems by the celebrated romantic writer.
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