Apprentice Estate Agent

TEMME, ENGLISH & MITCHELL LTD

Colchester (CO3 3EN)

Closes in 19 days (Monday 24 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 November 2025

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join a growing estate agents based in Colchester as an apprentice for the Junior Estate Agency programme. This estate agents has several branches based across Essex, so you will have the chance to learn a vast amount during your time here. The role will involve booking valuations, accompanying viewings and other duties.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Commission structure available Salary will increase to national minimum wage for age (dependant on age)

Training course
Junior estate agent (level 2)
Hours
Shifts between Monday to Saturday (with a day off in the week) 9.00am - 6.00pm (with 1 hour unpaid lunch), You will receive a day off in lieu of working a Saturday.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 December 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

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

Duties include:

  • Phone work which involves making viewings and giving clients feedback
  • Meeting and greeting clients in the office
  • Photo copying and other general administration duties
  • Leaflet distribution
  • Good computer skills are a must and the candidate must have good speed when it comes to typing skills
  • Booking appointments
  • Dealing with customer enquiries
  • Registering new applicants and updating of databases
  • Booking valuations
  • Accompanying viewings
  • Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to receive commission on any valuations that lead to fruition and any
  • Financial services taken up by clients
  • Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle to visit various properties

Where you'll work

1-3 Crouch Street
Colchester
CO3 3EN

Training

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

Training provider

CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

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).

Training schedule

  • You will achieve Level 2 Junior Estate Agent Intermediate Standard 
  • The programme is 100% remote via Teams, supported with an online learning platform. Candidates can expect up to 3 sessions per month, minimum with a tutor 
  • Apprentices need to achieve level 1 English and maths and take the test for level 2 prior to taking their end point assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3)
  • Maths (grade 3)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Driving Licence (Essential)

Other requirements

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle

About this employer

Temme English were founded in May 2010 by Carl Temme and Steve English who shared a vision for creating a new estate agent, delivering the finest service and results for customers and clients across Essex. Having initially established ourselves as an award winning business in Wickford, our second office was opened in Colchester in 2013. To meet the demand of the booming local market, our business expanded once more in 2014 with the addition of an office in Basildon, and in 2018 we opened our Maldon branch, bridging the mid-county gap and giving us a widespread coverage of Essex.

https://temmeenglish.co.uk/colchester/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • The organisation will be looking at offering a permanent role to the right candidate following the completion of the apprenticeship and future career developments. However, this is not always guaranteed

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CROWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

Sophie Chowdhury

schowdhury@crownvt.co.uk

01702597499

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349478.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 24 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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