Residential Sales Apprentice (Junior Estate Agent) - Stow-on-the-Wold – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

The successful candidate will work with our specialist residential sales team, providing assistance with the day-to-day activities of the team, such as meeting and greeting clients and visitors in the office, whilst learning how to become a successful Sales Negotiator, plus more.

Wage

£22,500 a year

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Training course

Junior estate agent (level 2)

Hours

You will be expected to work five days in the office Monday to Friday. Your working hours will depend on the office you are located in, but will fall within 8.30am - 6.00pm. You may need to participate in a Saturday rota.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 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

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Residential Sales Apprentice to join our highly successful residential team in September 2025.

This role will be located in Stow-on-the-Wold.

The successful candidate will work with our specialist residential sales team, providing assistance with the day-to-day activities of the team whilst learning how to become a successful Sales Negotiator.

Day-to-day activities will include:

Meeting and greeting clients and visitors in the office
Learning the importance of client care
Registering applicants on to the Savills database (REAPIT)
Conducting regular focused call outs to applicants on Savills database
Arranging appointments
Assisting the sales team with viewings (you will progress to carrying out your own viewings)
Assisting with marketing activities
Provide office cover and assisting in the handover and collection of keys
General office administration including updating brochure displays and digital property matches, updating online pre pitch and post pitch documents
Experience and exposure to conveyancing process
Maintain records on a daily basis, prospecting applicants and archiving where necessary
Manage own diary efficiently with respect to team members diaries

Where you’ll work

Cotswold House
Church Street, Stow On The Wold
Cheltenham
GL54 1BB

Training

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

College or training organisation

TRAINING ASSESSMENT & CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Your training course

Junior estate agent (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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

15-month training programme (Junior Estate Agent Level 2). Full on the job training provided for all skills required
20% of working time will be dedicated to learning and study
Approximately, 1 day per month will be spent on classroom training with our training provider

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Word and Excel skills
Written skills
Punctual and reliable
Keen and enthusiastic
Thirst for knowledge
Self-motivation

About this company

Founded in the UK in 1855, Savills is one of the world's leading property agents. Our experience and expertise spans the globe, with 600 offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Our scale gives us wide-ranging specialist and local knowledge, and we take pride in providing best-in-class advice as we help individuals, businesses and institutions make better property decisions.

https://www.savills.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

£1,000 sign on bonus

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

After you complete your apprenticeship, you will continue your career with Savills

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED

Apprenticeship Team

apprenticeships@savills.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313883.

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Closes in 7 days (Sunday 4 May 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

The application process will include: an application form, and face to face Interview (Including a presentation).

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Residential Sales Apprentice (Junior Estate Agent) - Stow-on-the-Wold

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