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Wanting to work in real estate

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Bedonahue
7/24/2012 08:46 EST

I am a 22 year old American who just graduated from college here in the States. I spent time in Scotland during a semester abroad and fell in love. I would love to work in real estate in Edinburgh and cannot find anywhere what the requirements would be. Do I need my US license first to then get a Scottish license? I am not planning in moving for a year or two but would like to get the information as well as possibly a connection or two in the field in Scotland. Thank you.

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naguskos
8/30/2012 23:38 EST

I do not live there but see many big American companies have offices there. I would get a license and work for one of them in the US and then transfer. Checkout Remax.

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milesawaygirl
9/15/2012 21:01 EST

As far as I know there is no licence required to work for an estate agent in Scotland. I think you may find it does not have the same professional status in the UK and the fees paid for selling a house are lower (so I would expect renumeration is lower) Obviously if you gain experience in the US it will REALLY help in gaining a position with an estate agent in the UK but it would definitely not be a requirement. You may find helpful information here http://propertyjobs.your-move.co.uk/ . I think though you would really need to have a good understanding of the Scottish culture and psyche to sell in that market, for example it might surprise you that quite often it is the homeowner not the estate agent that shows prospective buyers around a home for sale. I have even simply collected keys to an empty house and gone on my own to look. Any attempt to 'sell' is likely to result in the prospective buyer running a mile! IMHO at 22 I'd be getting myself over to Scotland on a working holiday visa (no idea what is available to US citizens) and gaining sales experience there (with an estate agent if possible or elsewhere). Do check out though that it will give you the same career in the UK as US as I suspect it might not.Good luck.

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