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Lorraine Deuré, Leggett's Head of Recruitment, explains why
working as an independent sales agent can be an attractive
career choice.
to should another confinement
occur. The thought of being
holed up in a small apartment
with young children was
enough to convince even the
committed city dwellers to
think again, and who could
blame them, a stressful time
that one can only imagine.
All real estate companies
saw increased property
sales to French buyers at the
beginning of the pandemic
and it has been a challenge
for us to meet the demand.
Still, thanks to a salesforce
of over 700 independent
agents, Leggett Immobilier
was able to ride the pandemic
wave taking us quickly to
the Brexit wave, which in
itself bought a considerable
surge of British buyers to the
country. What is interesting
from a recruitment point of
view is that we also saw a rise
of French and international
applicants wanting to become
independent sales agents.
As a French company with
French national buyers and
sellers making up 50% of our
business, it is paramount that
we recruit French-speaking
agents throughout the country.
However, we also lay claim
to 24% of the non-resident
British buyers who trust Leggett
Immobilier with the purchase
of their French home, and
W
hether living
in the city,
on the coast,
or in rural
France, the
pandemic has changed the way
we think with regard to our jobs
and working environments, and
most of us have, at some point,
asked the question, should I
consider a change in light of
the current situation.
The pandemic seems to
have been a wake-up call for
so many people regarding
employment and time spent
with family. As a result,
the option to become selfemployed
has become more
and more attractive to many
salaried workers, particularly
those in the bigger cities who
wish to have fewer constraints
regarding time spent in offices
and commuting.
Many have bought rural
properties to live in or to run
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Lorraine Deuré is
Head of Recruitment
at Leggett Immobilier.
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