High Street Office vs Brokerage: Why I Moved My Agency | Kevin Oakes

Kevin Oakes joins us this week to chat about why he moved his successful real estate agency over to eXp. 0:00 Welcome, Kevin Oakes 1:32 Getting into estate agency after redundancy 3:57 Surviving the property crash as a young agent 5:34 Setting up his own agency in Clapham 8:37 Running an agency through COVID 10:02 Fewer valuations, more admin 11:05 Why the brokerage model made sense 14:56 Moving a lettings portfolio across 16:29 Will clients mind the rebrand? 17:55 The real overheads of a high street office 22:03 Removing the financial risk 27:32 Collaborating with local agents Thinking about going independent in estate agency? I'm James Hughes, an eXp UK agent. I share what I've learned about running your own business with the backing of a global brokerage, without the usual office overheads. If you'd like a no-pressure chat about how it works, get in touch. Website: https://jameshughes.exp.uk.com/ Email: james@jameshughesrealestate.com Instagram: @jameshughes.realestate TheOrg Instagram: @theorg.realestate (  / theorg.realestate  ) New conversations with agents and industry people every week on TheOrg Real Estate Podcast. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.