Knight Frank affiliate broker enquiries top 170 as London rollout continues

What happened

Knight Frank is adding affiliate brokers, with enquiries from prospective recruits passing 170, according to PrimeResi on 9 October 2026. Affiliate brokers are self-employed agents.

PrimeResi's article is behind a paywall, so the 170 figure comes from its public headline, and we cannot say how many enquiries have become appointments.

The figure follows an earlier disclosure. In a release dated 21 July 2026 on the second phase of its affiliate broker recruitment, Knight Frank said it had received over 130 enquiries to date. It also said eight brokers had been appointed in the preceding eight weeks.

PrimeResi said the agency is continuing to roll out its self-employed model and is targeting key territories in South East and West London.

According to Knight Frank, affiliate brokers work independently in territories adjacent to its existing London offices. They pitch for and win instructions, manage clients from start to finish and build their own pipelines.

The July release named five territories: Muswell Hill & Crouch End, Barnes & Sheen, Shepherd's Bush & Brook Green, Greenwich & Blackheath, and Radlett & Hadley Wood. It also referred to Putney, Totteridge and Kingston, as part of a strategy targeting 36 markets for expansion.

It said a second cohort of brokers was due to join in August. The sources we read do not confirm whether that cohort has started.

On pay, Knight Frank said brokers would earn high levels of commission and could earn additional fees for referring clients into the firm's other service lines. It put those at 150 residential and commercial lines across the UK, US, Europe, MENA (Middle East and North Africa) and Asia Pacific.

The release gave no commission rates or referral fee amounts.

Andrew Groocock, Knight Frank's chief operating officer for estate agency, said the affiliate model was extending the firm's reach and accelerating growth into new markets.