UK iad

This one feels bigger than any one brokerage. 🏆

This evening we’re really looking forward to joining many brilliant people and businesses at the inaugural Personal Estate Agency Awards.

We’re incredibly proud that iad UK will arrive in Birmingham shortlisted in two categories:

🏆 **Best Brokerage Team**
🏆 **Best Brokerage Support & Training**

Of course, we’d love to win.

But there’s something bigger happening here that we think is worth celebrating.

These awards exist because personal estate agency, self-employment and brokerage models have become an increasingly important part of the UK property industry. More agents are choosing to build businesses around their own names, reputations and local relationships while looking for different ways to access the infrastructure and support around them.

More than 350 nominations from across the UK were submitted for these first awards.

So when we look at the other agents, teams and brokerages shortlisted alongside iad, we don't simply see competitors.

We see an industry evolving.

Our two shortlistings represent things that matter enormously to us.

Best Brokerage Team reflects the people and entrepreneurial businesses that make up iad UK and what can happen when great agents retain their individuality while becoming part of something bigger.

Best Brokerage Support & Training reflects what we put around those entrepreneurs - the mentoring, coaching, training, technology, marketing, events and community designed to help them build stronger businesses of their own.

But no single brokerage has all the answers.

There are some fantastic businesses represented at these awards, doing things differently, trying new ideas and helping demonstrate just how much choice now exists for people wanting to build a career and a business in estate agency.

That in itself is worth celebrating collectively.

We’re proud of what we're building at iad UK.

We're proud to be shortlisted.

But we're equally looking forward to spending an evening with the agents, leaders and brokerages helping move this part of our industry forward.

Whatever names end up on the trophies, personal estate agency itself has already won something by having a stage like this.

Good luck to everyone involved 🥂

Last week, iad France and iad España each brought their networks together for their own conventions.

On Wednesday 4th November, iad UK will host our own UNITED convention.

It's the same shared foundations, but each market is putting its own identity into the way it brings people together.

That’s the idea behind this week’s 𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 article: being part of one international network doesn’t mean everyone has to work in the same way.

For our UNITED event, that means creating something that feels distinctly UK-centric, bringing together our network of 187+ self-employed property consultants and welcoming partners such as Rex Software, Sprift - Know any property instantly, Kotini, Nodalview and Lumon.

Because a strong network should provide shared foundations and opportunities for growth without taking away what makes each agent or market unique.

One network. Different identities. Shared direction.

Read the latest edition of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 below. 👇

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/one-network-doesnt-have-mean-way-iad-uk-piwre

One network. One direction. 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Sometimes the most valuable part of a convention happens outside the conference room.

Our UK team recently spent time in France for the iad Convention — an opportunity to see what’s happening across the wider Group, but just as importantly, to spend proper time together.

As iad UK continues to grow, those relationships matter.

Time between our UK leadership and HQ teams. Time to talk about what’s working, where we need more support and what our agents need from us next. And time with colleagues who have already experienced many of the stages of growth that we're now going through in the UK.

Because being part of an international network isn't simply about being able to say we're in eight countries or part of a community of almost 21,000 property consultants.

The value comes from what we can learn from each other.

Our French colleagues give us a fascinating glimpse of what a more mature iad market can look like — the scale, infrastructure, technology, opportunities and community that can develop as the network grows.

Some of that gives us ideas for this year.

Some of it makes us think about what iad UK could look like several years from now.

And alongside all of that, there’s the simple value of spending time together as a UK team — strengthening relationships so we communicate better, support each other better and ultimately get more out of the business for the agents we're here to support.

We came back with plenty of ideas, plenty to work on and an even clearer picture of what's possible.

France might show us a little of what could be coming. But it's up to all of us to build the UK version. 🇬🇧

THAMES VALLEY BUSINESS EXPO - a brilliant day for conversations 🚀

What happens when you take the iad opportunity outside the traditional estate agency bubble?

That was one of the reasons we wanted to be at the Thames Valley Business Expo.

We spent the day talking to business owners, entrepreneurs and ambitious people from across the region - many of whom hadn't necessarily considered property or estate agency as the place to build their next business.

And those are exactly the conversations we want to have.

Because the skills that make someone successful with iad aren't exclusive to estate agency.

Building relationships. Winning trust. Understanding customers. Creating a personal brand. Generating opportunities and being prepared to put the work into something that's yours.

For the right person, those skills can translate incredibly well into building a self-employed property business.

Our job is to put the infrastructure around that ambition - training, technology, marketing, mentoring and the support of a growing UK network, backed by almost 21,000 property consultants internationally.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped at the iad UK stand, asked questions, challenged us and wanted to understand how the model works.

Some came over knowing exactly who we were.

Others simply wanted to know "What is iad?”

And we love both conversations.

Because growing iad UK isn't just about talking to estate agents looking for something different.

It's also about introducing a completely different group of entrepreneurs to an industry and an opportunity they might never previously have considered.

Great businesses often start with a conversation.

We had plenty of them at the Thames Valley Business Expo. Now we're looking forward to seeing where some of them lead.

What can independent estate agents achieve with the right network behind them? 🚀

Technology, specialist partnerships and the strength of a network are changing what’s possible in estate agency.

From CRM systems and property intelligence to compliance support and specialist services, the right resources can help self-employed agents work smarter, build stronger client relationships and grow their businesses.

In our latest article, we explore how partnerships across the iad UK network are helping agents unlock new opportunities — and why the real value lies in putting that support into practice.

Because being independent doesn’t mean doing everything alone.

Read the full article to discover more. 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/independent-design-stronger-association-iad-uk-nqaqe

Independent by Design. Stronger by Association. How technology, specialist partnerships and the strength of a network are changing what independent estate agents can achieve. For much of estate agency's history, the size of a business has influenced what it can offer.