Compliance Coordinator - Property Sector

Unico Recruitment (London) Ltd; Edgware; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Unico Recruitment London is seeking a Property Compliance Coordinator to oversee statutory and regulatory compliance across a residential property portfolio. The role focuses on accurate records, proactive risk management and audit readiness.

You will monitor inspections, coordinate remedial and contractor works, and work with Property Managers to ensure compliance information is understood and actioned at property level.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements for residential property.
• Ability to maintain accurate, auditable compliance records.
• Experience coordinating inspections, risk assessments and remedial works.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor statutory compliance across a portfolio of residential properties.
• Maintain up-to-date compliance records and evidence for audits.
• Track inspections, testing, certification and remedial actions against timescales.
• Escalate overdue actions and support internal/external audits.
• Coordinate contractors for inspections and remedial works; review documentation.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Property compliance

Record management

Auditing

Tools

Audit software

Job description

Property Compliance Coordinator

We are recruiting on behalf of an established property management business for an experienced Property Compliance Coordinator to join their business

This is a key role responsible for supporting the effective management of statutory and regulatory compliance across a residential property portfolio. You will ensure that compliance requirements are understood, monitored, evidenced and followed through, helping to protect residents, clients and the organisation from regulatory, health and safety and operational risk.

The role will suit someone with strong experience in property compliance, residential property management or technical property services, who understands the importance of accurate records, proactive risk management and robust audit trails.

The Role

As Property ComplianceCoordinator, you will have responsibility for coordinating and monitoring compliance activity across a portfolio of residential properties

A major part of the role will be ensuring that compliance information is accurate, current and audit-ready, with particular emphasis on identifying potential risks before they become overdue or escape.

Key Responsibilities

Property Compliance & Regulatory Requirements

• Coordinate and monitor statutory compliance requirements across a residential property portfolio.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance records, ensuring all supporting evidence is available and audit-ready.
• Monitor inspections, testing, certification and remedial actions against required timescales.
• Track compliance actions through to completion and proactively identify items at risk of becoming overdue.
• Maintain a strong focus on ensuring high-risk compliance actions do not become overdue.
• Review compliance documentation to ensure it is complete, accurate and appropriately recorded.

Risk Management & Auditing

• Maintain records of risk assessments and associated actions.
• Escalate significant risks, recurring issues and overdue actions promptly.
• Support internal and external audits by ensuring compliance records and evidence are readily available.
• Conduct regular property/site inspections to identify potential health, safety, maintenance and compliance risks.

Contractor & Remedial Works

• Coordinate contractors undertaking statutory inspections, testing, planned works and remedial activity.
• Review contractor documentation and certification following completion of compliance-related works.
• Ensure relevant compliance evidence is captured and uploaded to the appropriate systems.

Property & Compliance Operations

• Work alongside Property Managers and Estate Managers to ensure compliance requirements are understood and actioned at property level.
• Coordinate remedial and reactive works arising from compliance inspections and risk assessments.

About You

• We are looking for a property compliance professional with a strong understanding of the regulatory and statutory requirements associated with residential property.
• You may currently be working as a Property Compliance Coordinator, Compliance Manager, Property Manager, Technical Manager, Building Compliance Coordinator or similar and be looking to take the next step in your career.

Due to a very high number of applications, we are unable to come back to every candidate with feedback. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Your CV will be registered with us, and we will keep you updated with any other positions that may be of interest. However please keep checking our website as new roles will be updated daily, Unico Recruitment London wishes you the best of luck in your job search.

Unico Recruitment London operate as an independent recruitment agency with over 20 years of experience supporting clients and candidates nationally across the UK.