Qualification
No qualification is required, but you need to know the legal framework for selling property. Private sellers rarely advertise: working your network of contacts is key.
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Joining iad abroad
Becoming an iad advisor in the United Kingdom
Nearly a million sales a year, 95% of them through a professional. iad UK, focused on London and now opening up to the regions, is in its early days: a good time to build a team there.
iad UK
43advisors
85%exclusive listings
49 daysaverage time to sell
£3,784average commission excl. VAT
Getting into the job
What you need to start.
Status
Sole Trader to start, then a Private Limited Company. You cannot combine it with unemployment benefits. The cost of living is high: plan some starting cash.
Registrations
Companies House, ICO, PRS, professional indemnity insurance, DBS and HMRC anti-money-laundering check (4 weeks): £885 to £1,566 in total.
Start-up costs
Premium Pack, launch offer (first 12 months)£150 / month
Premium Pack, afterwards£300 / month incl. VAT
Starter kit (300 cards, 300 flyers, 5 folders)£149 excl. VAT
Set-up registrations£885 to £1,566
Listing distributionRightmove and Zoopla, REX CRM
Prices given by the local entity, subject to change.
The market
69.5Minhabitants
1Msales in 2024
95%of sales go through a professional
£310,000average asking price
1.2%average fees, paid by the seller
68%of iad listings end in a sale
How a sale works
United Kingdom
Listing agreement signed
Offer: it does not bind the seller and outbidding is common
Conveyancers instructed, financing and surveys
Exchange of contracts and deposit paid
Completion: funds released, keys handed over, commission paid
Allow about 5 months between offer and completion.
Good to know
Local specifics.
Building a team
Bronze sponsor from day one, with no revenue condition during the launch phase.
Local sponsor
If your sponsor cannot travel often, temporary sponsorship with a local sponsor is possible.
propertips
Fully available, and all the more useful given how few private listings there are.
Key vocabulary
Sponsor: mentor · Listing agreement: instruction · Opportunity presentation: BOP · Account manager: agent success manager · Recurring commission: mentoring commission.
Joining with me
Five steps, at your own pace.
A first chat
A coffee in Perpignan or a video call, in French, English or Spanish.
Your sponsorship request
I file it on the iad platform, stating the country and area where you will work.
Approval by the local entity
The country's iad team approves your file and guides you through local formalities.
Training
The local entity's programme, on site, and the iad online university, available around the clock.
Ongoing support
I support you remotely and on site. Where the local entity allows it, a local sponsor can support you in the field.
One network. If you ever move to another iad country, you keep your qualification, your team and your sponsor. Only the host country's training programme has to be completed again.
Other countries
Information taken from iad's international guides (2025 update), indicative and subject to change. Only the local entity's contractual documentation is binding. Subject to meeting local requirements for entering the country and the profession (visa, qualification, licence…). In each country, iad advisors are independent agents acting on behalf of the local iad entity, holding no client funds. No income is guaranteed. Photos: iad.
Shall we talk it over a coffee?
A first no-obligation chat, in Perpignan or by video call. It's on me.