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SQESalespersons Qualifying Examination✓EAQEEstate Agents Qualifying ExaminationFree tool
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Salesperson's licence
A salesperson's licence is all you need to work for a licensed agency. The SQE is shorter and cheaper, and it has computer-based sessions with faster results.
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Computer-based SQE sittings are held frequently through the year. Check the PEAK website for the current computer-based dates.
The SQE leads to a salesperson's licence. The EAQE leads to an estate agent's licence (individual), which you need to own, be a partner or director of, or manage the office of a licensed agency, and it also qualifies you as a salesperson. Both exams need 60% in each part separately, and neither allows a calculator.
Sitting the SQE after passing the EAQE. Within 12 months of an EAQE pass you cannot sit the SQE, and you do not need to: the EAQE pass already qualifies you for a salesperson's licence. The full comparison is in SQE vs EAQE.
For study and general guidance only, not tax, legal or licensing advice. Figures checked 11 Oct 2026 against EAA: Types of licences and EAA Paper-based Examination Handbook (Aug 2026). Rules change; confirm with the source before relying on a result.
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The SQE leads to a salesperson's licence; the EAQE leads to an estate agent's licence (individual), which you need to run, direct or manage a licensed agency or office. The EAQE is longer (3 hours against 2 hours 30 minutes) and puts 40% of its marks on case studies.
Yes. An EAQE pass qualifies you for a salesperson's licence as well as an estate agent's licence (individual).
HK$650 for the SQE and HK$900 for the EAQE (EAA, as at October 2026).
12 months for a licence application.