Property Assistant

CONNELLS GROUP; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading estate agency in Banbury is seeking a Property Assistant to support property management tasks and improve client relations. This role offers a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a balanced work-life environment. Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a detail-oriented approach. Professional qualification support is included, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Comprehensive induction and training programme

Opportunities for career progression

Long service awards

Great work life balance

Qualifications

• Ability to efficiently manage deadlines.
• Good level of spelling and grammar.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage administration for all property management aspects.
• Be the first point of contact for tenants, contractors, and landlords.
• Conduct property inspections and manage check-ins and checkouts.

Skills

Deadline meeting

Good spelling and grammar

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Positive attitude

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Property Assistant

Finders Keepers has an exciting opportunity for a Property Assistant to join our team in Banbury. Finders Keepers is a leading Estate Agency focused on letting and built on its exceptional knowledge and expertise. All of our Property Management is handled in house (we do not outsource). As a Property Assistant you will manage a small team of properties and provide administrative support to the Property Managers according to internal procedures, with the appropriate level of guidance needed, dependent on your experience. The role provides a balance of working in the office handling administrative tasks along with property visits and external meetings. Each member of the team is given an excellent training platform including the opportunity to study for and achieve the industry recognised Propertymark qualification and ARLA membership within the first 18 months of joining us. As the market leader in Oxfordshire, Finders Keepers fully invests in its team from in person training to rewards and incentives; these include a great work life balance, a high level of support to encourage personal growth and job satisfaction, long service awards, internal promotions and quarterly staff meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Administration for all aspects of property management
• First point of contact for tenants, contractors and landlords
• Prepare and check properties for tenancy starting
• Instructing appropriate contractors
• Conduct check-ins, checkouts and inspections
• Complete administration following on site appointments
• Responsibility for ensuring rents are paid on time
• Respond to and deal with all maintenance issues raised
• Work seamlessly with internal divisions and teams
• Responsible for ensuring portfolio compliance in relation to current legislation
• Management of own diary whilst considering the team
• Spot and nurture new business opportunities
• Advise clients accordingly and refer property upgrades to relevant divisions within FK

Knowledge, skills, experience to be a successful Property Manager

• Ability to meet deadlines, efficient
• Good level of spelling and grammar
• Good communicator, relationship builder, problem solver
• Detail orientated
• Positive can-do attitude, team player
• Strives to improve, accepts feedback

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Comprehensive induction and training programme
• Opportunities for career progression
• Industry recognised training support
• Professional qualification
• Long service awards
• Sabbatical available (after 10 years service)
• Employee assistance programme
• Internal referral opportunities
• Great work life balance

If this sounds like the role for you please apply or for further information visit our website.

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