Investment Agency – To Associate

Placeyorkshire; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-respected firm of Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants as a Rating Surveyor. This role offers the opportunity to leverage your expertise in the UK retail market while managing your own client base and developing strong business relationships. You will provide bespoke rates appeal advice, assist clients through all stages of the development cycle, and integrate into a supportive company network. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious professional looking to make a significant impact in a market-leading rating business. If you have a passion for property and a drive for success, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• MRICS qualification is essential for this role.
• Strong knowledge of the UK retail market is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide bespoke rates appeal advice to retail sector clients.
• Manage client base and develop business relationships.

Skills

Knowledge of UK retail market

Business development

Attention to detail

Rating advice and negotiation

General surveying skills

IT skills (Word, Excel, MS Outlook)

Education

MRICS qualified

Tools

Rating software (Riverlake, Analyse)

Job description

REF: AK2767064

The Client

Our client is a well-respected firm of Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants with a large network of offices that provides comprehensive property advice to Public and Private Sector Organisations. Their clients hold some of the largest property portfolios in the country.

Job Description

Our client is looking to further accelerate the growth of their market-leading rating business. They are seeking to recruit an ambitious, experienced, and talented Rating Surveyor with knowledge and passion within the Retail sector to deliver on existing work and bring in new business ahead for the 2023 Revaluation and plan for 2026.

The role involves:

• Providing bespoke rates appeal and mitigation advice to major investor and occupier clients within the retail sector.
• Managing and growing your own client base and case load with a view to taking on more responsibility with increased experience.
• Developing excellent business relationships with new and existing clients.
• Assisting with and providing rating advice to developer and landlord clients through all stages of the development cycle, including deletion/RV appeals, completion notices, and mitigation strategies.
• Assisting with the preparation of Valuation Tribunal procedural documents, including statements of case.
• Integrating fully into the wider company network and developing strong working relationships across the business, fostering connections with colleagues to promote business rates services, and leverage opportunities with clients.

Candidate requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of the UK retail market.
• MRICS qualified.
• Commercially astute with an entrepreneurial attitude to business development.
• Ability to work autonomously and coordinate tasks efficiently to ensure deadlines are met.
• Accurate and exceptional attention to detail.
• Pro-active and enjoys working autonomously and as part of a wider team.
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, MS Outlook); familiarity with Rating software Riverlake and Analyse is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in providing rating advice and negotiating appeals.
• Detailed knowledge of rating legislation and case law.
• Good general surveying and inspection skills.

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Andrew Kingsley MRICS on 07879 413 765 or email a copy of your latest CV to [e-mail] quoting the position and reference for this role.