REMAX Scotland · Franchise Opportunity

Your name above the door. The world's biggest property brand behind it.

Own a REMAX estate agency franchise in Scotland — from £5,000 +VAT, with no office required, no staff salaries, Rightmove & Zoopla covered by REMAX licences (just £50 per listing), and 200+ agents already feeding the network. You bring the ambition. We bring everything else.

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26 years in Scotland No.1 brand in estate agency worldwide Virtual franchises from £790/month
144,000+
Agents Worldwide
9,000+
Offices Globally
110+
Countries
200+
Agents in Scotland
The Entrepreneur's Dilemma

Going it alone is the expensive way

Launching an independent agency means massive overheads, zero brand recognition, and a daily fight against the portals and the national chains — before you've sold a single home. There is a smarter path — compare a typical month:

On Your Own

Typical monthly running costs, independent agency
Rent, rates & taxes£1,200
Staff£2,000
Portals — Rightmove / Zoopla / OTM£2,000
Website & CRM£750
AML / GDPR compliance£60
Insurance£20
Every month, before you sell a thing
£6,030/mo

With a REMAX Virtual Franchise

Monthly operating costs, small virtual format
Rent, rates & taxes£0
Staff*£0
Portals — covered by REMAX licences**£0
Website & CRM£325
REMAX fee · AML/GDPR · address · insurance£465
Your entire business, running
£790/mo

*REMAX handles basic administration, re-charged at £50 per listing only when you use it. **Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket are covered by REMAX geographic licences and re-charged at £50 per listing — you pay for portals only when a home is on the market. Figures from the REMAX Scotland franchise prospectus; an independent comparison is indicative.

How You Earn

One business. Multiple income streams.

A REMAX franchise isn't a job — it's a machine with several engines. You earn when you sell, you earn when your Associates sell, and you earn on the services around every move.

Your Own Sales

Sell property yourself and keep one of the highest splits in the industry — 80% on a virtual franchise, 90% on physical. You set your own commission rate.

Keep up to 90% of every fee

Your Associates

Self-employed agents join your office, pay a monthly fee and share commission on every sale. No salaries, no employment risk — every agent you recruit grows revenue, not costs.

Income that scales without overheads

Referrals & Services

Mortgage, conveyancing and Home Report referrals on every transaction — plus the global REMAX referral network: refer a client anywhere in the world and earn a 25% referral fee.

Earnings on every move, both ways

What would you keep per sale?

Based on the average Scottish detached home — £355,000 (HM Land Registry, Oct 2025).
Your franchise format
Your commission rate (you set it)
Associates in your office (each ~2 sales/month)
5
You keep per home you sell
£3,550
From a £4,438 fee at 1.25%
Office share from your associates
£8,000–£16,000
per month, at a 20–40% office share of ~£4,000 average commissions
Illustration only, using the assumptions shown and figures from the REMAX Scotland prospectus — not a projection, forecast or guarantee of income. Actual results depend on your market, effort and commission rates. Our recruiter will gladly walk through realistic numbers for your area on a Zoom call.
Choose Your Format

Start where it makes sense. Scale when you're ready.

Transparent fees, published up front. Every territory is exclusive — when your area is taken, it's taken.

Most popular start

Virtual

Lowest cost entry · keep 80%

No premises required. Full REMAX brand, systems, training and support — run it from anywhere. Build your client base and Associate network before committing to an office.

Transitional

The stepping stone

Start virtual with a clear plan to move into premises within 12–24 months. Operate from anywhere in the meantime, then upgrade when the business justifies it.

Physical

High-street presence · keep 90%

Your own branded REMAX office. Maximum visibility, maximum credibility, maximum growth potential — and the highest commission retention.

Franchise typeOne-off costContinuing feePopulation catchmentYou keep
Small£5,000 +VAT£350/mo +VAT0 – 9,99990% physical / 80% virtual
Medium£10,000 +VAT£400/mo +VAT10,000 – 24,99990% physical / 80% virtual
Large£15,000 +VAT£600/mo +VAT25,000 – 74,99990% physical / 80% virtual
Mega Large£20,000 +VAT£900/mo +VAT75,000+90% physical / 80% virtual

Compare that with the £50,000+ it typically costs to launch an independent agency from scratch. Wondering how exclusive territories work? Ask our AI recruiter — live availability is confirmed on your Zoom call.

Your Business In A Box

You don't start from zero. You start from here.

Everything an estate agency needs — built, tested and handed to you on day one.

Training & Coaching

5-day Franchise Owners course, live online training over two weekends, plus two months of one-to-one coaching.

Street.co.uk CRM

Industry-leading platform: diary, database, documents, pipeline — faster than competing property CRMs.

Referral Network

The Scotland Referral Hub — 200+ agents matching buyers to your listings — plus the global REMAX network.

Design & Marketing

Professional design services, digital marketing training, for-sale boards, branded campaigns — local to global.

Office Sub Hub

Automated email nurture, bespoke property market updates and agent performance metrics in one dashboard.

Branded Webpages

SEO-optimised office page, a personal page for every Associate, and a 24/7 instant valuation tool capturing seller leads.

Conventions & Events

REMAX Scotland, Europe and International conventions — learn from the best agents in the world.

We Equip Your Associates

REMAX Scotland trains, kits out and insures your agents — we help you recruit them AND make them productive.

This is the critical point: REMAX Scotland trains, equips and supports your Associates directly — their start-up kit, coaching, insurance and admin are all handled. That's what makes the model scalable: your job is leadership and growth, not operations.
Don't Take Our Word For It

People who've already made the move

Franchise owners and agents across Scotland, in their own words.

Gary Moyse video testimonial

Gary Moyse

Agent → Franchise Owner, Aberdeen

Joined as an agent, sold over £7,000,000 of property in a single year, and is now co-owner of the REMAX Aberdeen office.

Simon Thomas video testimonial

Simon Thomas

Franchise Owner, Livingston · 15+ years

His REMAX franchise in Livingston sells over 250 homes every year on average — the dominant agency in its market.

Carol Lawton video testimonial

Carol Lawton

REMAX Agent

Sold 26 homes in her first year with REMAX, 82 in her second, and 131 in her third — momentum the brand builds.

Sharon Campbell video testimonial

Sharon Campbell

REMAX Livingston · 15+ years

An integral part of the Livingston office for over 15 years, guiding her team to success across the West Lothian market.

Which One Is You?

Two kinds of people own REMAX franchises

Already running an agency?

Don't start from scratch. Start from strength.

  • Keep your local reputation and client relationships — gain the world's most recognised property brand overnight
  • Cut the portal bill: Rightmove & Zoopla covered by REMAX licences, re-charged only per listing
  • Transition employed staff to self-employed Associates — salary costs off your books, higher earning potential for them
  • 200+ REMAX agents across Scotland feeding referrals into your office from day one
Coming from another industry?

You bring the business head. We bring the estate agency.

  • No estate agency experience required — full training, a 5-day owners course and months of one-to-one coaching
  • A proven operating model: systems, CRM, marketing and compliance arrive ready-built
  • What we look for: leadership, business acumen, drive, local knowledge and commitment
  • Several of our most successful owners came from outside property — including hospitality, finance and the forces
Your Next Steps

From first call to open for business

A clear, honest process — and we train new owners every month, so the timing works around you.

Intro Zoom call

A relaxed half-hour with our recruiter — your questions, the full presentation

Due diligence

Review the numbers, the territory and the model at your own pace

Application

Submit your application — no obligation at this stage

Meet the Regional Owner

An in-person meeting to make sure it's right on both sides

Contract & course

Sign your franchise agreement and pick a course start date

Launch

Open your REMAX franchise — and start building your market

Straight Answers

Questions everyone asks

How much does a REMAX franchise actually cost?+
The one-off franchise fee runs from £5,000 +VAT (small territory) to £20,000 +VAT (75,000+ population), with a continuing fee of £350–£900/month +VAT depending on size. A virtual franchise then runs on roughly £790/month all-in on a small territory (≈£840 medium, ≈£1,040 large) — versus around £6,030/month going it alone. Compare that with the £50,000+ it typically takes to launch an independent agency.
Do I need an office?+
No. Most new owners start with a Virtual franchise — no premises, full brand and systems, run from anywhere. You can move to a high-street office later (the Transitional route), or start Physical from day one if it suits your market. Physical owners keep 90% of commission, virtual owners 80%.
Do I need estate agency experience?+
No. You get a 5-day Franchise Owners course, live online training over two weekends, Google Classroom materials and two months of one-to-one coaching. What we actually look for is leadership, business acumen, drive, local knowledge and commitment — several of our best owners came from completely different industries.
How do I make money as a franchise owner?+
Four ways: your own sales (you keep 80–90% of every fee), your Associates' sales (they pay a monthly fee plus a commission share — no salaries, no employment risk), service referrals (mortgages, conveyancing, Home Reports), and the REMAX referral network (25% referral fees, worldwide). Use the calculator above to see how the per-sale numbers work.
What about Rightmove and Zoopla fees?+
This is one of the biggest savings. The portals are covered by REMAX geographic licences — Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket — and re-charged at £50 per listing only when you actually list a home. No four-figure monthly portal bill while you build.
I already own an agency. What does converting look like?+
You keep what's working — your reputation, your client base, your local knowledge — and fix what isn't. Your brand changes overnight to the world's most recognised in property; your staff can transition to the self-employed Associate model (removing salary costs while raising their earning potential); and we work with you on the transition timeline, rebrand and agent conversion. Several of our most successful owners started exactly where you are.
How quickly could I launch?+
Faster than you'd think. The path is: intro Zoom → due diligence → application → meeting with the Regional Owner → contract → course. We run training every month, so once you're approved you pick the start date that works — weeks, not years.
Should I join as an agent first, or go straight to a franchise?+
Both are real paths. Joining as a self-employed agent costs £1,100 +VAT and is the right fit if you want to sell, not manage. A franchise is for people who want to build a team and an asset. Plenty do both — Gary Moyse joined as an agent and now co-owns the Aberdeen office. Not sure which is you? That's exactly what our AI recruiter is for.
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