Residential Property Manager

Role Overview

The Residential Property Manager will be responsible for assisting with the management of multi-location Residential Property portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

 • Primarily assisting in the management of a multi-location residential portfolios
• Liaising with and acting as the main point of contact for tenants, occupiers and contractors on maintenance issues and organising timely repairs via purchase orders
• Undertaking and overseeing the management of minor works between and during tenancies and liaising with either Savills project teams or a client’s own project team for larger scale works
• Working with the compliance co-ordinator to keep all statutory Health and Safety inspections are up to date both within the tenants demise and within blocks under management
• To assist with the co-ordination and undertake an annual property inspection programme both let and vacant properties and completion of associated inspection reports
• Responsibility for ensuring the timely payment of rents and collection of arrears in conjunction with the credit control team and delivering KPIs
• Undertaking rent reviews and following the full process of statutory procedures for Fair Rent reviews and serving of notices
• Periodically serving notices and attending court proceedings if required
• General property administration including agreement renewals where required
• Assisting with the processing of insurance claims where required
• Assisting with the preparation of client reports and attending client meetings as required
• Assisting with preparing and managing budgets and reports and commenting on actual expenditure where required
• Liaising with the client accounts team
• Liaising with other Savills departments
• To undertake the full process of taking properties back in hand, refurbishing, marketing to let, selecting prospective tenants, tenant referencing, property agreements and concluding new lettings
• Dealing with other ad hoc licences for example gardens, garages and buildings
• Identifying new business opportunities to expand the portfolios of those under management
• To adhere to all company processes with regards to people management and to role model professional behaviours at all times   

Key Skills

Experience:
• Experience in Residential Property management and lettings

Technical experience:
• Full UK driving licence and own car
• Customer / client facing experience
• Excellent computer skills, particularly in Excel, databases and ability to pick up new software quickly
• High efficiency, organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Skills and Knowledge
• Articulate with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels
• Flexible ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to learn
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Professional manner
• Team player 

Team Overview 
Sitting as part of the management team the successful candidate will be working with a fast pace and friendly team made up of 3 directors, 1 associate directors, 3 surveyors and 1 other property administrator.


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