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Keller Williams UK (KWUK) CEO Ben Taylor has announced what he calls “significant expansion plans” for the UK network. He said it opens up new opportunities for agents both as individuals and as existing established businesses.
Returning from a recent meeting with other KW Europe leaders in Berlin, Williams announced plans to grow the KWUK business and significantly develop its UK operations.
he said: Additional value for those who are currently unsure of how they will grow or may be considering exiting the industry.
“One of Berlin’s largest and most successful real estate brokers, with over 600 property listings and a turnover of over £3 million, joins KW. As an independent real estate broker powered by KW continue the business of and also open and operate a market center that offers agents the opportunity to run their own businesses.
“Owners use KW to develop new hubs of independent KW agents as well as grow their existing businesses. There is an opportunity to start your own business with
KWUK has already started developing this approach at the Lion Estate in Milton Keynes, with Dominique Marcel running a £1m+ agency and now supporting the existing KWUK Market Centre. We operate.
KWUK now has 480 associates, of which over 360 are agents, and wants to highlight that it is some of the largest real estate franchises in the world by number of agents.
Keller Williams adds that it has more than 1,100 offices and 200,000 employees in 56 countries.
Taylor adds: It’s about being an entrepreneur. This is where I believe the customer-centric, relationship-focused approach that we offer to our consumers is the perfect environment for top-quality, motivated people of all ages to thrive.
“I believe the opportunity for companies already in the real estate brokerage business to combine and align our success to grow is the perfect step forward for many.”
But Russell Quirk, co-founder of ProperPR and former stakeholder in the KWUK franchise, wasn’t impressed by the company’s latest announcement.
Quirk opined that PR client eXp UK is better than KWUK.
he commented:
“Mr. Keller is talking about ‘500 agents,’ which includes ‘associates,’ such as administrative staff and team members, and the churn of agents leaving KW’s business within 12 months is very high. is getting higher.”
According to quirks, the number of KW agents hasn’t increased in a while in real net value.
He added: Now, the announced target of opening 25 new centers in the UK each year, pledged three years ago, has actually been reduced from 11 to about 7 now, with 2 closed. , some of which are integrated into other bases. [Weybridge, Leeds, Glasgow]That’s a pretty serious mistake.
“eXp is only 3 years old here, but Keller Williams is almost 10 years old. Plus, on a per-agent list, eXp lists more than their Austin competitors (per agent) about Selling twice as many homes.
“Question…why did Keller Williams fall behind and perform so poorly compared to their big rivals?”