Residential Real Estate Compliance Lead

Kinleigh Limited.; Wimbledon; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinleigh Limited seeks an experienced Estate Agency Head of Compliance (12M FTC) with a thorough understanding of residential compliance, AML, and data protection.

You will lead risk management, develop group-wide standards, deliver training, manage regulatory reporting, and support branches across Sales and Lettings.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, resilience under pressure, and a proactive approach to safeguarding the company's reputation.

Qualifications

• Experience within residential estate agency and understanding of current compliance framework, legislation, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Effective processes for all business units, standardised where possible.
• Service delivery aligned with group values.
• Support Talent Development in maintaining knowledge and skills across the business.
• Second-level complaint responses (Lettings).
• Legal responses (Sales and Lettings).
• Advise on complex resolution for branches to mitigate risks (Sales and Lettings).
• PI notifications / oversight of high risk matters (Sales and Lettings).
• Regulatory oversight for all business units.
• Standardised documentation.
• Directors kept fully apprised of risk and regulatory status.

Skills

Residential estate agency experience

Compliance framework knowledge

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

AML and Data Protection

Job description

Kinleigh Limited seeks an experienced Estate Agency Head of Compliance (12M FTC) with a thorough understanding of residential compliance, AML, and data protection.

You will lead risk management, develop group-wide standards, deliver training, manage regulatory reporting, and support branches across Sales and Lettings.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, resilience under pressure, and a proactive approach to safeguarding the company's reputation.