Property Manager

Jobs in Letting; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property management firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Property Manager Assistant to manage a portfolio of properties and handle various responsibilities from maintenance to conducting inspections. Applicants must have a full clean UK Driving Licence and excellent communication and organisational skills. The role offers company vehicles, a phone, and a laptop, along with opportunities to develop within a friendly team environment.

Benefits

Company pool cars

Phone and laptop

Private health care

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
• ARLA qualifications are desirable.
• Full clean UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of properties daily.
• Handle maintenance requests and communicate with landlords and tenants.
• Conduct interim inspections and maintain logs.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT proficiency

Full clean UK Driving Licence

Education

ARLA Property Mark Technical Award Level 6 or equivalent

Tools

SME (Management Software)

DropBox

Job description

Edinburgh

Salary Guide: £30K - £32K

This is a great opportunity for a Property Manager Assistant to take the next step in their Property career & become a Property Manager.

You must have a full clean, UK Driving Licence. Excellent communication and organisational skills.

IT proficient.

If you want to be part of a friendly, professional team and enjoy a varied work-load this may be the role for you.

Daily Responsibilities

• Day to day management of a portfolio of properties.
• Dealing with incoming maintenance and instructing work orders; regular updating of landlords and tenants.
• Regularly accessing the “Change Over Board” to update the diary with check‑outs and move‑ins; updating Property Management sections on the board.
• Advising landlords of any notice to leave, tenancy issues, rent arrears or other matters relating to the property and tenancy.
• Carrying out check‑outs as they arise, compiling the check‑out report, finalising return of deposit and preparing the property for the next tenancy.
• Carrying out move‑ins as they arise, preparing an updated inventory and meeting tenants at the property; sending inventory to tenants and landlords.

Weekly Responsibilities

• Maintain safety certificates log, instructing and completing safety certificates on SME (Management Software) and DropBox.
• Sign off maintenance jobs, upload invoices, close off invoices and update maintenance log on SME.
• Report on keys and chase keys back from contractors.
• Update utilities, council tax and log meter readings on SME for each tenancy change‑over.
• Weekly meeting and reporting with the team on property management issues and progress reports.

Monthly Responsibilities

• Interim inspections – booking appointments into the diary, maintaining the SME log, carrying out inspections and sending inspection reports to landlords/tenants.

Ad Hoc Responsibilities

• Project manage upgrading works at properties, liaising with landlords and contractors to complete works within budget and timeframe.
• Project manage insurance claims for properties, liaising with landlords, contractors and tenants to complete the works.
• Prepare HMO applications and submit to City of Edinburgh Council.
• Provide holiday/sickness cover for the Property Manager team, as well as viewings and dealing with letting enquiries when required.
• Carry out general tasks as and when required, to assist the team for the smooth operation of the business.

Qualifications

Quailifications Requirement: ARLA Property Mark Technical Award Level 6 or equivalent (desirable).

Company pool cars, phone & laptop. Private health care.

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