Business Agent - Retail - London

Office location: London (Hybrid)

Department: Retail - Brokerage

About Us
We are the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical. With 90 years of experience, we offer professional brokerage and advisory services, our team has a network of 11 offices in the UK along with 11 in Europe, employing the largest hotels team in Real Estate. We pride ourselves in our high standards, providing a client centric experience and building business around our clients through tailoring our services.

Purpose of the role
We are seeking an experienced property or business agent to join our Retail team, based in our London office. This role carries direct responsibility for sourcing and completing transactions involving retail businesses and properties, spanning a wide range of retail assets across the South East of the UK. Tasks include generating leads to sell, processing instructions, and managing deals to completion. The agent will identify, contact, and qualify buyers, and will be client-facing, serving as the first point of contact in any sale and dealing with buyers and applicants across the region.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company with exceptional heritage and reputation in the sale of a wide range of businesses. Joining one of our fastest-growing teams, this role would enable the applicant to deal with an interesting and wide-ranging portfolio of Retail businesses within a small specialist team.

About the team
As the market leaders in providing professional agency and valuation services across several specialist areas of retail, we’ve been involved in the sale and purchase of more retail businesses than any other agency in the UK.

The agent will work closely with the Regional Director for Retail and Leisure, maintain a dotted‑line reporting relationship to the Retail and Leisure Managing Director, and collaborate with Agents, Valuers, and support staff based in London, as well as Retail and Leisure Agents located in other UK offices.

Responsibilities
In this role you will:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive business development strategy.
• Identify, engage, and build relationships with retail business owners, buyers, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead all aspects of the sales cycle, from prospecting and presenting through to negotiation and closing deals.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis to identify growth opportunities.
• Represent the company at industry events, building our brand as the go-to retail brokerage firm.

What we are looking for
The suitable candidate for this role would bring:

• A valid UK driving licence and confidence driving long distances
• At least two years of experience in the property industry (commercial or residential)
• A minimum of two years’ experience in property sales
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Excellent negotiation and communication abilities

About you
At Christie & Co, we value the importance of creating and maintaining meaningful personal relationships in the workplace to achieve success as a team. Our people contribute by bringing:

• Professionalism with high standards
• Ability to develop strong working relationships
• Ability to nurture and develop client relationships

What we offer

• Car allowance + car insurance for you plus one
• 25 days holiday with additional leave during Christmas and holiday carryover
• Income protection
• Life Assurance
• Up to 30-days discretionary sick leave
• Gym, Health & Wellbeing discounts
• Annual Health check
• Cycle to work scheme
• “Recommend a Friend” employee referral bonus
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Eyecare vouchers
• Wellbeing employee assistance platform
• A role with significant autonomy and responsibility, where your efforts will directly impact the company’s success.
• A collaborative, supportive environment with access to the expertise and resources of our UK-based team.
• Exciting growth potential, both personally and professionally, as you help shape the future of our retail business.

Our Values
Adaptable, Collaborative, Innovative, Personal and Trusted, you can learn more about life at Christie & Co here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/christie---co/life/lifeatcco

*** Please note we will not be able to sponsor for this position and therefore only invite candidates permanently settled in the UK or not requiring sponsorship ***

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

For more information, please apply today or send any questions to: careersuk@christie.com