No I just went straight to the agencies for interviews - they didn’t mention needing any qualifications, it was all just learning on the job. They all said that I was more than capable of doing the job and that I was just the type of person they would want on their team, one of them even said “call your partner, tell him you’ve got a new family now!” 
They then went on to talk about hours/days and one of them even asked what my husband/boyfriend thought about me getting the job ( 
) Should have told him that wasn’t an appropriate question but I was taken a bit by surprise so just said he’d be pleased!
They all said I’d need to work every weekend Sat/Sun - although they’re “very family friendly” so if there was a wedding or something one weekend I could definitely book a day off and “many of the young guys even get home by 7.30pm in time to tuck their kids up in bed” - obviously didn’t occur to them that ‘family friendly’ means being there a bit earlier than bed time!!
So I told them that as a single parent I would need to be home by 6 to feed my kids, but could do some work from home afterwards in the evenings and that I would of course be happy to do viewings on weekends, but hadn’t realised I’d have to be in the office all day, both days every week. I didn’t get the jobs!
Was a bit disheartening because I know I’d be good at it. But I also understand that most house viewings will be at weekends, so I know they need all hands on deck, as it were.