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'Agents should stay with their host agency because they feel supported and valued, not because the alternative feels impossible'

Homeworking
Emma Collis
20 March 2026

Host agencies and consortia exist to help agents succeed and grow – and if they outgrow these networks, they should be able to move forward with support and without being penalised financially, argues Protected Trust Services managing director Emma Collis.

Emma Collis is managing director of Protected Trust Services
(Credit: Protected Trust Services)

Emma Collis is managing director of Protected Trust Services (Credit: Protected Trust Services)

Discussing the way some consortia and support networks treat homeworkers when they leave might feel like a recent shift, but it isn’t.

This conversation has been happening quietly for years between homeworkers, independent agents and others across the industry. It just hasn’t been spoken about openly enough.

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