Estate Agent

Harte Consulting; Penrith; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

55p per mile mileage

22 days holidays + BH

Job summary

Harte Recruitment is working with an established residential estate agency in Penrith to appoint an Estate Agent who will manage the full sales journey—from applicant and vendor relationships to viewings, negotiations and progression—while generating new opportunities from the existing database.

You'll operate with ownership, drive and a proactive, commercially minded approach, with the ability to conduct your own property viewings and focus on individual commission, targets and KPIs.

Qualifications

• Desireable estate agency experience; not essential
• Strong sales ability with a proactive, commercially minded approach
• Confident qualifying and engaging applicants
• Comfortable conducting your own property viewings
• Motivated by individual commission, targets and KPIs
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Own use of a personal car preferred; alternatives considered for strong candidates

Responsibilities

• Manage applicant and vendor relationships
• Qualify applicants and proactively manage sales enquiries
• Conduct your own property viewings
• Negotiate offers and drive deals forward
• Progress sales through to completion
• Generate market appraisal opportunities from the applicant and vendor database
• Support the Branch Manager/Valuer in growing instructions and market share
• Work closely with the wider branch team to maximise conversion
• Contribute to agreed sales activity, income and KPIs

Skills

Sales ability

Proactive mindset

Commercial awareness

Owner of sales journey

Job description

If you're a Estate Agent who wants more ownership of your deals, your earnings and your results, this is a proper 360 role where you'll handle your own viewings, progress your sales and earn uncapped individual commission on the income you generate.

The Package:

• Up to £27,500 basic salary, depending on experience
• Uncapped individual commission
• Commission on personally generated/completed fee income up to agreed budget (happy to chat through % amount)
• Commission on personally generated/completed fee income above budget (happy to chat through % amount)
• Expected OTE circa up to £38,000+, with genuine scope to earn more
• Contractual hours currently Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm
• 1 in 2 Saturdays, 9:00am-1:00pm, with appropriate time off in lieu
• Office and field-based
• 55p per mile for business mileage
• 22 days holidays plus BH

The Company & Role:

Harte Recruitment is working with an established residential estate agency in Penrith to appoint a Estate Agent as the branch moves towards a more proactive, commercially focused way of working.

This isn't a role where you'll sit behind a desk and hand viewings over to somebody else. You'll manage the sales journey from applicant and vendor relationships through to your own viewings, negotiations and sales progression, while proactively creating new opportunities from the existing database.

Estate agency experience is welcomed, but drive, attitude, determination and commercial awareness are just as important.

The Person:

• Previous estate agency/Sales Negotiator experience desirable, but not essential
• Strong sales ability with a proactive, commercially minded approach
• Confident qualifying and engaging applicants
• Comfortable conducting your own property viewings
• Motivated by individual commission, targets and KPIs
• Determined, adaptable and comfortable taking ownership
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Own use of a personal car is preferred; however, alternatives may be considered for a strong candidate with estate agency experience

The Estate Agent Role:

• Manage applicant and vendor relationships
• Qualify applicants and proactively manage sales enquiries
• Conduct your own property viewings
• Negotiate offers and drive deals forward
• Progress sales through to completion
• Generate market appraisal opportunities from the applicant and vendor database
• Support the Branch Manager/Valuer in growing instructions and market share
• Work closely with the wider branch team to maximise conversion
• Contribute to agreed sales activity, income and performance KPIs