30,000+ estate agents jobless

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Housing market crash in UK see’s over 30,000 estate agents leave industry.
More than 30,000 estate agents have lost their jobs since the start of the credit crisis, according to research which highlights how the housing crash has wreaked havoc across the economy.
Around 4,000 estate agency offices -approximately one in four - have closed, leading to the loss of jobs not just for the sales agents themselves, but also valuers, negotiators, weekend viewing staff, administrators and mortgage advisers. [...more]

FULL ARTICLE HERE- Telegraph.co.uk
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