What’s new this week? Crazy Rich Agents Selling Dream Homes

Think The Apprentice process is tough? You ain’t seen nothing yet. In this cut-throat four-part series, five rookie UK estate agents battle to win a place on a training course in New York, where top agents can earn $8 million a year – and to motivate them to beat their rivals, they’re not even being paid a salary. “It’s high risk but high reward,” explains Krishan Mistry (centre), 22, who’s one of the trainees working on a commission-only basis trying to secure listings for multimillion-pound pads in London and then sell them. “It is quite daunting knowing that you’re not going  to be earning a salary, but in a sense it’s like starting your own business – you know you’re not going to get a salary, you just have to put in the work. I applied the same concept to this. “When I see a gated house, for example, I’ll ring the buzzer and people often don’t answer. So I end up climbing over the gate to get their attention! It usually works – 70 per cent of the time they’re like: ‘What the hell are you doing?’ and I eventually calm them down and say: ‘I just  wanted to speak with you.’ It can really pay o .”  It’s that kind of boldness that impresses the UK Managing Director of Nest Seekers International, Daniel McPeake (left), who has nothing but praise for Krishan in the first episode. “Nest Seekers motivate you to think bigger: ‘Okay, if you want to sell that £700,000 property, go for it, but aim higher,’” explains Krishan. “They’re not about settling, they’re about pushing you to be a better version of yourself.”

All episodes on iPlayer from Sunday