Lucy and Michael Joerin, husband and wife team and founders of Stowhill Estates have launched their new book, The Elite Agent Handbook: A Proven Playbook for Agents Who Want to Break Into the Luxury Homes Market.

Following its launch, The Elite Agent Handbook quickly achieved Amazon No.1 Bestseller status and is now available in both paperback and Kindle formats.

The book features a foreword by former BBC Dragons’ Den star and serial entrepreneur Sarah Willingham, who said: “What Lucy and Michael are doing with their business is changing the game in the estate agency industry. They’re part of a movement to raise standards, redefine the industry and show clients what great service really looks like.

“What you’ll find in Lucy & Michael is a burning passion to raise the bar in estate agency, a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in high-value homes and the kind of leadership that lifts everyone around them.”

Lessons learned

Unlike typical ‘how to sell houses’ guides filled with tired scripts and door-knocking tactics, The Elite Agent Handbook claims to be a refreshing, honest, and practical manual for building a high-end property business that actually works, without selling your soul or burning out in the process.

Packed with trade secrets, hard-won lessons, and jaw-dropping anecdotes from a decade in luxury agency, the book is as much about who agents are becoming as it is about what they’re doing.

Lucy commented: “When Michael and I started Stowhill Estates, there was no roadmap – we had to figure it out the hard way. The Elite Agent Handbook is the guide we wish we’d had: a proven playbook for ambitious agents who want to step into the luxury market, sell beautiful homes, and create businesses that support the life they want.”

The pair celebrated the launch with a drinks party at The Ivy earlier this month.