Estate agent owned, all or mostly tenanted properties under one ownership. Alternative titles are Factor, Steward, or Bailiff, depending on the era, region, and extent of the property concerned. The term originally referred to a person responsible for managing a landed estate, while those engaged in the buying and selling of homes were ""House Agents"", and those selling land were "Land Agents". However, in the 20th century, ""Estate Agent"" started to be used as a generic term. Estate agent is roughly synonymous with the United States term real estate broker. Estate agents need to be familiar with their local area, including factors
Letting agent of their members. The English government also provides its own accrediting body for letting agents. This body is called NALS (National Assured Letting Scheme). See http://www.nalscheme.co.uk/whatis.htm In Scotland all landlords must be registered with the local authority. Whilst agents are not required to register, they are actively encouraged to do so. Letting agent A letting agent is a term for a facilitator through which an agreement is made between a landlord and tenant for the rental of a residential property. The term is common in countries using British English, including countries of the Commonwealth. In the UK, Australia and New