Property prices rise… and rise, so why do estate agencies command lower sales values than lettings agencies?

Competition, the threat of tighter industry regulation and the emergence of online-only agents mean that training is now increasingly a frontline activity, reports Nigel Lewis.

I was wrong! Richard Rawlings looks to the future and discovers that the real disrupters are not where we might expect.

If the cap fits, says Andrea Kirkby, wear it! But do estate agency employers prefer university degrees or real life experience?

Estate agency is still a job where someone can walk out of sixth form college one day and be selling houses the next, with no formal qualifications or training required. Most agents,…

Employers who invest in apprenticeships are being invited to submit details of their apprentice programmes to the nationally recognised Top Apprenticeship Careers List 2015. The list, to be produced in association with…

Twenty years ago, most estate agents – apart from chartered surveyors – were unqualified. They joined an office straight from school and learned on the job. Then, in 2007 the National Federation…

The Building Futures Group, (previously Asset Skills, CSSA and FMA), already a key training provider for the property and housing sector, works in consultation with employers to offer a successful property apprenticeships…