The small local estate agency, usually owner managed and run offers a highly personalised, exclusive service to property sellers and buyers alike. Benefits such as:
- Able to offer a negotiable and flexible commission structure thus reducing costs for Seller and price for Buyer
- Intense, focussed knowledge of their area of specialisation – often much smaller than the “farm” given to Agents at the big Agencies
- Sellers and Buyers deal directly with a highly experienced Agent – usually the owner rather than an Agent who may or may not have experience
- Fast reaction to requests from sellers and buyers
- Keeping the major companies in the Estate Agency industry honest – creating active competition
- Have a strong work ethic. They are in the hot seat and cannot pass the buck.
- Carefully develop and guard a good reputation – have pride in their businesses.
- Create more jobs.
- Monitored by EAAB and must keep abreast of new legislation to keep their annual Certification
- Must complete ongoing professional development training to keep their annual Certification