Senior Lettings Assistant
Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead - Field Based (Flexible Hybrid Working)
Salary £ 30,825.00 - £32,825.00 Per Annum Plus Benefits
Permanent, Full Time
37 hours per week (Monday - Friday, Flexibility Negotiable)
Thrive Homes is looking for an experienced Senior Lettings Assistant to effectively manage the market rent and the Rent to Home buy portfolio.
In this varied and diverse role you will carry out viewings, marketing and property management for our Thrive Places market rent properties along with annual homeplans and tenancy management of the rent to homebuy portfolio, ensuring the properties are being maintained and the tenants are working towards being able to purchase the property.
Thrive is proud to deliver flexibility for employees to work in a manner that suits their wants/needs best. Our SMART working policy allows individuals to take full control of their productivity by offering a choice between working in-house or away from the office. This means that successful candidates have the freedom to work as little or as often as they like from Thrive's state-of-the-art offices.
Due to the role, you must be willing to travel amongst our stock in Watford, Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead.
Other Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain operating procedures to deliver a quality and consistent service.
- Manage the whole lettings process including, viewings, negotiating offers & check in/checkout arrangements.
- Protect deposits within the legislative timeframe and issue out the prescribed information in a timely manner.
- Conduct routine inspections of properties to ensure that they are being maintained to a good standard by the tenant.
- You will be required to conduct H&S compliance checks for all market rent properties and rent to homebuy properties owned by Thrive Places Ltd and Thrive Homes Ltd.
- Carry out regular estate inspections of all market rent and rent to homebuy communal areas to ensure they are safe.
- Carry out emergency light tests on estate inspections
- Carryout research and use analytical data on market rents for any potential schemes Thrive Places Ltd may acquire in the future.
Requirements:
- Property Management experience and knowledge is essential
- Lettings negotiation experience would be preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required
- An understanding of legalisation for the property sector
- Rent to Buy experience and tenancy management experience would be beneficial.
- A willingness to travel amongst our stock
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle.
Benefits:
Thrive's Top 10!
- Annual Leave - 25 days per year increasing by length of service (up to 30 days).
- Buy or sell annual leave
- Generous family friendly provision
- Pension - Thrive Homes will pay double your contribution (up to 10%).
- Discretionary Bonus
- Life assurance - a payment of 3x your salary
- Health Cash Plan - facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services.
- Virtual GP Service (available 24/7)
- Wellbeing reward scheme (earn vouchers through a health app)
- A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health, and celebrating all things that make us different!
All roles at Thrive are subject to a basic DBS check.
Closing date: 16th September 2024
Interview date: 16th & 17th September 2024
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
Thrive's Approach
Thrive is an exciting place to work. We challenge ourselves and others to deliver results and think differently. We share positive experiences and messages, with trust and respect at the core of every relationship. Our leaders adopt a coaching and mentoring approach - enabling and empowering others to deliver. We embrace change and encourage a strong focus on positive outcomes. We value agile working arrangements from our offices in Apsley, Hertfordshire and we pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues by offering progressive careers and a full range of modern benefits, as we continue to grow as an organisation and aim to attract the very best people.
Thrive homes are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the core of our understanding the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We actively encourage all applicants that are suitable for the role, from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community.
As committed members of Inclusive Employers and a Disability Confident Committed employer, we remain steadfast to a fair recruitment process. If you have any accessibility needs and require reasonable adjustment, please contact us.