We’re not going on a summer holiday, say more than a third of UK estate agents
Many property agents are putting holiday plans on hold in anticipation of a 'summer surge' of market activity, according to a new survey.
Estate agencies up recruitment activity
'Many estate agents are now looking to push forward with their plans to hire in order to help them facilitate an uplift in business,' suggests eXp boss after noting an increase in property job listings.
Estate agents rush to get qualified
More than 750 Propertymark Qualifications exams were sat at Pearson Vue centre in April, with another 850 booked-in for May.
Estate agents look to self-employment as a route into prime markets
"Many thought that the Covid-19 pandemic and financial uncertainty would lessen the appeal of a self-employment model," says Fine & Country boss Nicky Stevenson, but "it seems that it is having the opposite…
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