Estates Officer

Our client has an exciting opportunity for an Estates Officerto join the team.

Location: London, UK

Salary: £55,000 to £59,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5:30pm)

About Us:

Our client is one of the four Inns of Court. As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers. It has the right to call people to the Bar, which entitles them to practise as Barristers. The client holds numerous events and functions throughout the year and is also available for private hire. The client is also jointly responsible with Inner Temple for the Temple Church.

The client’s mission is to support the rule of law in the UK and overseas, especially Common Law jurisdictions, and carries this out by providing extensive education opportunities and support to its members across the world and offers scholarships to intending practitioners to the Bar.

Estates Officer– The Role:

Ensuring the client’s rental income is maximised and maintained with voids and aged debts kept to a minimum.

Estates Officer– Key Responsibilities:

Landlord Tenant Matters:

- Lease or Tenancy Agreement Renewals - Arranging for the client’s consultant valuers to undertake market valuations prior to mid-term rent reviews and tenancy renewal dates of Professional Leases (normal 6-year term), Residential AST agreements (normal 4-year term) and a few  Commercial/Retail leases of varying terms. Issuing legal notices, handling all associated paperwork and correspondence

- Lease Format and Production - Liaising with the client’s legal advisers and the Estates Committee nominated representatives to review the format of leases and tenancy agreements to ensure compliance with legislation

- Termination of Tenancies – Issuing the relevant Statutory Notices to Professional and Residential tenants to terminate tenancies at the expiry of the term. In all cases ensure advice is sought beforehand to enable renewal terms to be quoted, where applicable

Financial Matters:

- Annually prepare a forecast of the income due from all Estates Department related sources for the next 5 years taking into consideration rent reviews and tenancy renewals. Based upon this prepare a cash flow report for the following year only

- Annually calculate the cost to the client of providing (a) heat and hot water (b) cold water and (c) commercial waste disposal. Apportion the charges between tenants and notify them by 25th March each year of any variation in charges due as from 24th June

- Annually calculate any service charge costs to be recovered from tenants and notify them of any changes to interim payments, shortfalls or credits

Estates Officer– You:

- Have a property based NVQ-3 or equivalent

- Have a sound working knowledge of commercial and residentials Landlord and Tenant legislation

- Have extensive practical experience of property management

- The ideal candidates will have professional qualifications to RICS or equivalent standard

Estates Officer– Benefits:

- Life Assurance

- Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)

- Private Medical insurance (including gym membership)

- Medical cashback scheme (e.g., for dental, optical)

- Generous pension (12% employer contribution)

- Season Ticket Loans

- Generous annual leave entitlements

- Access to a range of learning & development opportunities as well as the opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique and historical setting in central London

The client is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion.

They are looking for candidates who share this commitment and they strongly encourage candidates to apply regardless of your socioeconomic circumstances, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability or anything else that makes you who you are.

As users of the Disability Confident scheme, the client guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The deadline for applications will be Monday 25th March 2024 at 10am. Interviews will then take place on Thursday 11^th April 2024. 

To submit your application for this exciting Estates Officer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.