Sales Administrator

Are you looking to commence a career in the property industry, but you don’t want to work weekends? Then this may be the role for you!

Our client currently has a fantastic opportunity available for a Property Sales Case Handler to join their successful asset management business based in Bracknell.

Working within a team, you will be in charge of a portfolio of properties located across the UK, with the objective of selling each property for the best price possible in the shortest time scale. You will be dealing with all sorts of different property and values in this highly rewarding and important role within the business.

You will be part of a highly successful team within an established and progressive business, working with clients from a mix of many of the UK’s leading financial organisations, developers and property investment businesses.

Examples of what you will be doing:

• Overseeing the pre-market process, liaising with the in-house maintenance team to ensure each property is well presented, secure and in a condition fit for marketing in accordance with each client's requirements
• Reviewing selected estate agents to ensure their suitability for marketing on each property.
• Obtaining market appraisals from estate agents and professional valuations from surveyors in order to determine an initial asking price and achievable price in a summary written recommendation
• Keeping in regular telephone contact with your chosen estate agent, and through your communication and questioning skills, assess their on-going effectiveness; and where necessary agree price reductions or instruct an alternate estate agent to achieve a successful sale
• You will be responsible for the approval of the estate agents online advertising i.e. Rightmove & Zoopla, to ensure each property is accurately described and depicted with good quality photographs
• Accurately recording and negotiating offers with estate agents to obtain the highest price possible from each purchaser and assessing their ability to proceed
• Accepting, rejecting or referring each offer dependent on price, time on market, their ability to proceed financially and client mandate
• Managing all costs accurately throughout the sales period and only authorising essential expenditure, so that costs are minimised across the portfolio.

Personal specification:

• Some experience within residential sales and/or property administration would be beneficial, but is by no means essential as our client offers full training
• Strong organisation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• First-class customer service skills
• Good administration skills.

The package on offer will include a basic salary of £23,920, plus a £3,200 per annum bonus during your 6 month probation. After probation the bonus increases to £5,200 per annum, enabling you to earn up to £29,120.

In addition, you will also be provided with fantastic benefits such as 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a day off for your birthday, free mortgage advice, 0.5% sales fee, modern light & airy office premises with on-site café and activities, on-going training and development, and much more! There is also on-site parking available.