Estate Agent succession in London

Name: Estate Agent business succession in London
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2,046 of 8,589 estate agent companies in London — 23.8% — have a director aged 60 or over.

That is the 2nd highest of 2 UK regions for this trade.

Companies measured8,589

Director aged 60+2,046

Exposure rate23.8%

Companies House register·Measured base 3,475,770·Data as at 13 August 2026·Full methodology

8,589

Companies measured

2,046

Director 60+

619

Director 70+

23.8%

Exposure rate

The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; estate agent nationally runs at 27.2%.

Measure	Companies
Estate Agent companies in London measured	8,589
Oldest director aged 60 or over	2,046
Oldest director aged 70 or over	619

Of the 2,046 with a director over 60, 190 score 50 or higher on business quality — an output of our own scoring model, not a Companies House figure. How we score it.

Estate Agent in other regions

Region	60+	Rate
Northern Ireland	104	37.3%
Wales	208	37.1%
South East	1,008	35%
South West	505	33.6%
East Midlands	285	28.9%
East of England	496	28.5%
North West	505	26.3%
North East	130	25.1%

Other trades in London

Trade	60+	Rate
Lettings	20,963	33.6%
Consultancy Services	19,678	28.2%
Investment	14,536	28.6%
Investment / Fund Management	10,116	33.7%
Other Leisure	10,038	26.5%
Media	9,313	28%
Retail	9,210	15.2%
IT Services / Consultancy	7,702	15.8%

Combinations with fewer than 250 measured companies are not listed separately. They are still counted in every total on this page.

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ExitRadar, "Estate Agent succession in London", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/prop-estate-agent/london/

Need a cut that is not published here — a different trade grouping, a finer geography, or the underlying distribution? Get in touch and we will usually provide it. Methodology.

Method. Figures cover the 3,475,770 active UK companies where Companies House records an age bracket for at least one serving director — 93.8% of the 3,706,712 companies on the active register. A company counts as succession-exposed when its oldest serving director is 60 or over — not the board average, which would hide a 70-year-old founder sitting alongside younger co-directors. The business-quality figure covers only the subset our model assesses — see the methodology for why that is far smaller than the number with filed accounts. Data as at 13 August 2026; updated quarterly, next update October 2026. Full methodology.