LONE WORKING IN Estate agency Nearly one in three estate agents have been the victim of abuse whilst on viewings. Home > Sectors > Estate Agents Agency staff say they don’t always feel safe when out on their own A recent survey carried out across 1,000 UK estate agents found that over half had no safety procedures in place for staff that carry out viewings or valuations on their own. The findings of the survey, conducted over a two year period include: 30% of the Estate Agents questioned had been the victims of verbal abuse Almost a quarter felt their safety was being compromised 53% didn’t have a lone worker policy 16% had been intimidated More than one in ten had been threatened while conducting viewings Suzy Lamplugh In 1986 Suzy Lamplugh, a 25 year old estate agent, disappeared after she went to meet an unknown client. She has been presumed murdered and was legally declared dead in 1993. To date her body has not been found. Her parents, Paul and Diana Lamplugh, believed that Suzy, like most people at that time – and even now – was simply unaware of the possible dangers that individuals can face in society. Paul and Diana founded the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to highlight the risks people face and to offer advice, action and support to minimise those risks. Find out more about the Suzy Lamplugh Trust “Our lone workers are at a degree of risk each time they show a prospective buyer around our new properties as they are out of sight of the rest of the team – and as many of our staff are female the risks are obvious.” David Smith, Persimmon Homes Related resources Persimmon Homes Persimmon Homes is the UK’s largest house builder, building 10,000 new homes every year in over 400 prime… Read More Taylor Wimpey Taylor Wimpey PLC is one of the UK’s leading house builders. They have a full range of developments ranging… Read More Get in touch If you have employees showing people around homes by themselves, our lone worker safety service could offer them a sense of protection they don’t currently have. To learn more, please get in touch. Enquire now