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. 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+
Scottish Network
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, all 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, so you pay for portals only when a home is on the market. Figures from REMAX Scotland's published franchise costs; the 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 agents 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 Agents

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
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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)
Agents 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 agents
£8,000–£16,000
per month if each agent completes ~2 sales at a ~£4,000 average fee, with your office keeping 20–40% of each agent's commissions
Illustration only, using the assumptions shown and REMAX Scotland's published franchise figures. 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 to start. Full REMAX brand, systems, training and support. Build your client base and agent network in your territory before committing to an office.

Transitional

The stepping stone

Start virtual with a clear plan to move into premises in your territory within 24 months, then upgrade when the business justifies it.

Physical

High-street presence · keep 90%

Your own branded REMAX office from day one. The strongest high-street visibility and the 90% split, balanced against premises and staffing costs that virtual owners avoid. Right when your market and pipeline justify it.

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, set up and ready from day one. Some of it is included, and the running services (like your CRM and website) are at your cost as part of your monthly outgoings: no hidden extras, full fee disclosure before you sign.

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. Set up for you; your franchise subscribes directly as part of its monthly running costs.

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 agent, and a 24/7 instant valuation tool capturing seller leads.

Conventions & Events

REMAX Scotland, Europe and International conventions: learn from the best in the world. Attendance at your own cost, and typically 100% business-deductible.

We Equip Your Agents

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 agents directly, and their start-up kit, coaching, insurance and admin are covered by their own fees rather than yours. 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, Franchise Owner, Aberdeen

Gary Moyse

Agent → Franchise Owner, Aberdeen

Joined as an agent, sold over £7,000,000 of property in a single year, and went on to become the owner of the REMAX Aberdeen office.

Simon Thomas, REMAX Scotland HQ

Simon Thomas

Franchise Owner → REMAX Scotland HQ

Built the Livingston franchise into a market leader selling over 250 homes a year, sold it to Sharon Campbell, and is now part of REMAX Scotland HQ coaching the next generation of owners and agents.

Carol Lawton, Franchise Owner, Linlithgow and Edinburgh

Carol Lawton

Agent → Franchise Owner, Linlithgow & Edinburgh

Sold 26 homes in her first year with REMAX, 82 in her second and 131 in her third, then went on to purchase the Linlithgow and Edinburgh franchises.

Sharon Campbell, Franchise Owner, Livingston

Sharon Campbell

Agent → Franchise Owner, Livingston

Started as a REMAX agent and, after building her success, purchased the Livingston franchise, where she now leads her team 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, and 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 agents: 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 45 minutes 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, with 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. You get a full, itemised fee disclosure before you sign anything.
Do I need an office?+
Not to start. Most new owners begin with a Virtual franchise: no premises, full brand and systems, serving your exclusive territory. You then move into premises when the business justifies it (most virtual owners plan that step within 24 months), 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 agents' sales (they pay a monthly fee plus a commission share, with no salaries and no employment risk for you), 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. For virtual franchises the portals (Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket) are covered by REMAX geographic licences 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 agent 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?+
If you have business experience and the ambition to build something, there's a strong case for going straight to the franchise: territories are exclusive, so securing yours now locks it down before someone else does; you keep 80–90% of your own sales from day one rather than an agent's 60–80%; every agent who joins builds your business instead of someone else's; and it's a sellable asset you own. Many of our owners did start as agents (Gary Moyse, Carol Lawton and Sharon Campbell all went on to buy franchises), so the agent route (£1,100 +VAT) works too, but it's best suited to people who want to sell rather than lead. If you're weighing it up, our AI recruiter will help you think it through.
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