Apprentice Junior Estate Agent

Summary

Join our friendly, family-run Estate and Lettings Agency in Basingstoke! We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a driven individual to break into the world of residential sales. You’ll learn from a supportive team with years of industry experience and grow your career in a fast-moving, rewarding environment.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Business mileage will be paid at HMRC’s current rate per mile to attend business appointments.

Training course

Junior estate agent (level 2)

Hours

Monday, 9:00am - 6:30pm. Tuesday, 9:00am - 7:00pm. Wednesday, 9:00am - 6:30pm. Thursday, 9:00am - 7:00pm. Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Saturday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Sunday, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Day off during the working week when working a weekend.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 July 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The main functions will be the following, although they are not definitive:

To register applicants onto the database
To manage the database with regular contact to purge redundant applicants
To book viewings by calling the database and property matching, as well as downloading email and web leads, requesting viewings
Conduct property viewings & Obtaining regular feedback from viewings
Calling database of local property owners with potential property to sell and booking in valuations
Dropping door to door leaflets in specific areas, in roads where we have recently sold.
Various administrative tasks to support the sales team, including, archiving, filing.
Front office - to meet and greet potential clients who come into the office and register their details on the system for sale or let. Print and hand out brochures to applicants visiting the office
Take part in the sales meetings and diary management for the day
Adhere to company policies and procedures and use of company systems on the pc and paper forms including any requirements for money laundering and GDPR
Candidates must hold a full UK driving license as they will be required to attend property viewings & Candidates must have their own vehicle with Business Insurance

Where you'll work

2 CHINEHAM SHOPPING CENTRE
CHINEHAM
BASINGSTOKE
RG24 8BQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Junior estate agent (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

To demonstrate an understanding of the competitive market-place and commerciality of Estate Agency, Innovation, recognising opportunities and referrals.
To be able to organise and plan work in a flexible manner to ensure tasks are prioritised and completed within agreed timescales. Show effective decision making in order to ensure work and tasks are completed in line with instruction and on time, including the principles of productivity, diary management, prioritising, targets/objectives and to understand task setting.
To be able to work effectively with internal colleagues and external partners to achieve individual, team and business targets, identify solutions to problems, appreciate the importance of team working, and understand job roles and where they fit within the team. To use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills such as active listening, engagement and managing ambition.
Know how to manage the relationship with the customer. Know the importance of written, verbal and non-verbal communication (including body language), email, letter, telephone and personal etiquette.
Appropriate use of social media sites, ie. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and smartphone applications.
Effective use of IT equipment and software, including specific sales and lettings packages, phone systems, use of mobile phones, measuring devices, dictation machines, damp meters, touch typing, cameras, PCs/laptops/tablets, multifunction copiers, cloud data systems (and data compliance), safety devices.
To be able to demonstrate presentation skills, viewing and selling properties, cross selling, lettings and referrals. Standard methods of concluding sales; understanding needs.
To have an understanding of active listening, active questioning, empathy, handling difficult people and situations, objection handling, public relations and research. To be inquisitive, respectful, polite and know how to take control of a negotiation conversation.
Be able to apply a range of administrative skills in order to support the range of estate agency activities and related services. An understanding of the importance and use of digital and hardcopy records, including appropriate software packages. Diary management, filing, making and receiving telephone calls.
Demonstrate both spoken and written ‘business English’ and the difference between internal and external communications etiquette (email, letter, telephone) and numeracy (use of percentages).

Your training plan

Remote learning.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative
Confident
Hardworking
Drive and passion to succeed
Well presented

Other requirements

Applicant MUST have UK Driving licence and own vehicle ready to be insured with Business Insurance, upon securing the role. Role may close early if suitable candidate has been secured. Any applications lacking depth and answers, will be declined automatically.

About this company

Family run Estate and Letting Agent in Basingstoke.

https://www.loddonproperties.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Fixed-term for the duration of the apprenticeship with Potential for permanent role on completion.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

Sophie Chowdhury

01702 963475

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327414.

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Closes in 27 days (Friday 18 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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