Lettings Officer

Belmont Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwark Council is seeking a Lettings Officer to manage non-residential properties, garages and barrow stores, ensuring lettings with minimal void periods. The role involves representation at public meetings and active collaboration with repairs and contracts teams.

The post focuses on proactive letting, maintaining waiting lists, and safeguarding income from licences. Experience in public sector lettings and tenancy processes is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of letting non-residential units including garages and barrow stores.
• Knowledge of tenancy management processes, especially ending and commencing licences.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the management of garages, barrow stores and other non-residential properties to minimise voids.
• Represent Homeownership Services at meetings and councils, presenting reports and answering questions.
• Ensure garages, barrow stores and parking schemes are properly managed and let within targets.
• Inspect voids and liaise with Repairs/Contracts to re-let promptly.
• Pre-allocate non-residential properties to reduce void times and promote availability.
• Maintain waiting lists for public and private sector clients to sustain lettings.
• Ensure property condition via regular inspections and site visits to support lettings.

Skills

Non-residential lettings

Garage/barrow store lettings

Void management

Public sector experience

Job description

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Southwark Council who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3-6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience.

We are looking for a Lettings Officer. This role will be based at 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH.

The right candidate will:

• To contribute to the management of Home Ownership Services reporting to the Garages Services Manager on all matters relating to the management of garages and other non-residential properties (including barrow stores) the identification of disused garage areas, the letting of garages, parking areas and barrow stores and the management of voids and waiting lists.
• To represent Homeownership Services at public meetings, working groups Tenants and Home Owners Councils and other resident forums, presenting prepared reports and presentations and answering questions.
• To ensure that all garages, barrow stores and other parking schemes are properly managed and let with minimum void periods and within target. To ensure that processes to minimise void periods and new lettings are properly managed.
• To inspect new voids including barrow stores and liaise with the Repairs and Contracts Officer to ensure that any necessary repairs are carried out in a minimum period of time in order to re-let within target.
• To work with the Voids and Repossessions and Repairs and Contracts Officers to actively pre-allocate non-residential properties within the portfolio to ensure that properties are let in a proactive manner reducing void times. To promote the availability of the garages available for letting in regards to the refurbished sites and hard to let areas and where there is not a high demand.
• To maintain the waiting list for both public sector residents and private sector clients to ensure that there is a continuous lettings process.
• To ensure that garages, barrow stores and parking areas are fit for purpose in order to maximise income from licences. Including regular communal inspections to identify areas of disrepair, anti-social behaviour or other issues which may prohibit lettings. Including regular site visits and quarterly joint visits with the Repairs and Contracts Officer.

We require the following:

• Experience of letting non-residential units including garages and barrow stores and experience of managing parking schemes in both the public and private sectors.
• Knowledge of legal processes on tenancy management, in particular surrounding the ending and commencing of licences.