Real estate agents help clients buy, sell, or rent residential and commercial properties — valuing homes, listing properties, conducting viewings, negotiating offers, and managing the sales process through to completion. The job is largely self-directed and commission-driven, so your week is built around client calls, viewings, and chasing solicitors. You'll work for high street estate agencies, online agents like Purplebricks, or independent firms. Most agents report to a branch manager or sales director and are expected to hit monthly listing and sales targets.
Oliver Grant
Senior Estate Agent
📍 London, UK✉️ oliver.grant@email.com
Summary
ARLA-qualified Estate Agent with 6 years of experience in residential sales and lettings across prime London markets. Consistently top performer with £25M+ in annual property sales and extensive local market knowledge.
Work Experience
Senior Sales Negotiator at FoxtonsJan 2022 — Present
Manage portfolio of 40+ residential properties across Islington and Hackney with average value of £650K
Achieved £28M in property sales in 2023 ranking top 5% nationally within the company
Lettings Negotiator at HamptonsMar 2019 — Dec 2021
Let 120+ properties per year across managed portfolio of 200+ rental units
Reduced average void period from 21 days to 12 days through proactive marketing strategies
Estate Agent CVs are driven by numbers. Recruiters want to see your annual sales figures, number of instructions won, average deal value, and conversion rates. Local market knowledge and qualifications like ARLA also matter.
Key Skills to Include
Property valuation, sales negotiation, Rightmove and Zoopla listing, client relationship management, market appraisal, lettings management, ARLA/NAEA qualification, and CRM systems.
Common Mistakes
Not including your sales figures. This is a performance-driven role. If you sold £25M worth of property last year, that number should be in your first paragraph.
Formatting Tips
One page. Lead with your annual sales or lettings figures. Include your qualifications and any industry awards. Keep the tone confident and professional.
Average Salary — Real Estate Agent
United States
$55,000 – $110,000
United Kingdom
$28,000 – $65,000
Germany
$40,000 – $70,000
UAE / Dubai
$45,000 – $95,000
Canada
$50,000 – $90,000
Australia
$55,000 – $95,000
Figures in USD. Ranges reflect mid-level experience (3–7 years). Senior roles and major metro areas typically sit at the top of these bands.
Top 5 Interview Questions — Real Estate Agent
1How do you value a property when the owner has unrealistic price expectations?
Show that you use comparable evidence — recent sold prices from Land Registry or Zillow — and present the data respectfully but honestly. Agencies need agents who can win instructions at the right price, not just at any price.
2Describe your process for generating new instructions in a slow market.
Talk about proactive door-dropping in target streets, following up with expired listings, and leveraging your personal network. Numbers help — "I averaged 4 new instructions per month through cold outreach" is compelling.
3Tell me about a sale that fell through and how you handled it.
Focus on how you managed both parties' expectations, worked to resolve the issue, and if you successfully re-marketed and sold the property. Resilience and communication are what interviewers want to see.
4How do you stay current with local market conditions?
Mention specific habits: monitoring Rightmove/Zillow sold data weekly, attending local auctions, reading planning notices, talking to local mortgage brokers. Showing local knowledge is a key differentiator.
5Tell me about a time you had to negotiate a deal where both parties were far apart on price.
Walk through the actual negotiation — what concessions you identified, how you reframed value for each party, and what the result was. Be specific about the numbers if you can.
How to Tailor Your CV
Savills, Knight Frank, Foxtons, and RE/MAX are major employers across different market segments. Luxury agencies like Savills want to see experience with high-value properties, discretion, and a polished professional presentation on your CV. Volume agencies like Foxtons prioritise track record against targets — put your listing numbers and conversion rates on the page. In Dubai, RERA certification is non-negotiable and should be the first thing mentioned.