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Today's real estate market in the UK is a frantic, burgeoning industry which is extremely appealing to investors, who can expect good returns on financial inputs.

There are several ways of getting into the real estate market, with one of the most obvious being the purchase of property or land, which can then be held as assets or sold on to make a profit. With the influx of home improvement programmes on television and strong market in the UK, buying, improving and then selling residential property in Britain has been extremely popular over recent years.

Various other financial reasons have meant that house prices in England and Wales have shot up, creating good opportunities for sellers and, especially, estate agents.

Many estate agents or real estate agents in the UK operate with a franchise model, meaning potential franchisees and business professionals looking to invest in the market have a slightly easier and less financially dangerous chance to get a foothold in the industry.

Estate agents share a percentage of the sale when selling a property, meaning it is in their interest to make sure the property market is consistently moving.

And estate agencies lend themselves well to the franchising model, with locally-based businesspeople taking on the role of running an agency which is part of a local chain, responsible for selling houses within a certain area.

Of course, estate agencies don't take on just anybody to run their local outlets, as, dissimilarly to other franchises, many nationwide agencies prefer to "recruit" rather than "sell" their franchises.

Anybody looking to get involved in the business needs not only to be able to come up with the initial cash investment, prove they are able to run a business and an estate agency on their own, and able to acquire a decent premises which can benefit the franchiser.

However, once you've found the right estate agency franchiser for you and agreed to begin your business, the franchiser will often prove invaluable in helping to maximise your sales, and therefore, your commission.

Working with a tried and tested method, incorporating high-level training and courses on property valuation, sales negotiations and other essentials of the estate agent's repertoire, the franchiser will be able to give continued support to your business – highlighting the benefits of the franchise approach.

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