Diary of an estate agent: central London

Monday

Bright and early, I am in the office catching up with emails and messages before the rest of the team arrives. We always begin the week with a department meeting at 9am to run through what everyone is working on, such as outstanding offers and deals. This is a great way to launch into the morning, and everyone leaves feeling motivated and ready to do some deals.

Preparing for a midday meeting with an investor takes up the rest of the morning. He is considering buying four flats in Covent Garden to rent out and wants to discuss what sort of values might be achieved. The Covent Garden and Soho area is very popular with renters at the moment, especially students starting their studies next month. Later I dash over to Bloomsbury to value a really quirky flat — fingers crossed we get instructed.

Tuesday

An exciting start to the day — I am on a site tour of the iconic Centre Point building in New Oxford Street. The restoration, by developer Almacantar, looks incredible from outside and our visit to one of the three-bedroom flats on the 28th floor does not disappoint, with panoramic views across the city. It is one of the most special apartments I have seen to date and I expect there will be a lot of interest. Back-to-back valuations in Soho and Covent Garden fill the afternoon and I’m instructed to market all three on the spot. One of the properties has a 65ft roof terrace with views of the London Eye, such a rarity in this part of town. I head straight back to the office and start making calls.

Wednesday

I meet a landlord who recently invested in two apartments in one of the West End’s top new developments, complete with access to a gym, sauna and spa, as well as a virtual games room. We have had a lot of demand from tenants looking to rent in this development, so it’s great for us that we’ve landed this instruction.

As soon as I’m back in the office I inform the rest of the team and we start booking in viewings immediately, with the first one due tomorrow morning.

The day ends with our monthly managers’ meeting at CBRE’s headquarters, and afterwards I head off to the driving range to unwind.

Thursday

The team’s in good spirits because the investor from Monday has called to say he is proceeding with the purchase and would like us to market the flats once they have completed. We then receive an offer for one of the flats at the new West End development — the virtual games room is a real talking point.

I’m in the very heart of Soho this afternoon for two valuations, one of which is at an unusual boutique development. I already have a few potential tenants in mind as I look around, so I am thrilled when we get instructed and I start organising viewings asap.

Friday

We’re looking back on what seems a long week, but a very successful one. As an office this week, we have agreed 11 lettings deals on properties in and around Covent Garden. Summer is certainly one of our busiest periods.

I meet another investor who is looking to buy a three-bedroom flat in Bloomsbury and wants to discuss the lettings market in depth. All goes well and he’ll be in touch next week.

In Clerkenwell this afternoon, I’ve a joint valuation with one of the sales managers on a two-bedroom flat. The owner decides that selling the flat will work better for him than renting, so my services are not needed.

The rest of the team heads to the pub for a celebratory drink and I start the long drive up to Nottingham to look at potential wedding venues…