Senior Estates Manager - Lancashire

Macdonald & Company; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Macdonald & Company seeks an experienced Estates & Property Manager to oversee daily management of a diverse property portfolio. The role focuses on maximizing financial performance, ensuring compliance, and applying best practice estate management.

Responsibilities include lettings, lease renewals, rent reviews, valuations, marketings, and liaising with legal advisers to complete transactions, while maintaining accurate records and budgets in line with RICS standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational and investment property portfolio, including lettings, lease renewals, rent reviews and expiries.
• Negotiate lease terms, variations, surrenders and settlements, and manage rent review disputes.
• Undertake property valuations to support lettings, disposals and investment decisions.
• Market properties for sale or letting, prepare heads of terms, appoint agents and manage transactions to completion.
• Instruct and liaise with legal advisers on leases, renewals, and disposals.
• Administer service charges, including budget setting, reconciliation and tenant queries.
• Carry out property inspections to ensure lease compliance and statutory obligations; arrange repairs and maintenance.
• Monitor budgets and performance, contributing to forecasting and financial planning.
• Maintain property records within the asset management system with accuracy.
• Provide professional estate management and valuation advice in line with RICS standards.

Skills

Estate management

Portfolio management

Lease negotiations

Rent reviews

Budget monitoring

RICS standards

Valuation

Lettings

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Estates & Property Manager to oversee the day-to-day management of an operational and investment property portfolio. The role focuses on maximising financial performance, ensuring legal compliance, and applying best practice estate management across a diverse range of properties.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the operational and investment property portfolio, including new lettings, lease renewals, rent reviews, and lease expiries.
• Negotiate and agree lease terms, variations, surrenders, and settlements, including managing rent review disputes.
• Undertake property valuations to support lettings, disposals, and investment decisions.
• Market properties for sale or letting, prepare heads of terms, appoint external agents, and manage transactions through to completion.
• Instruct and liaise with legal advisers on leases, renewals, and property disposals.
• Administer service charges where applicable, including budget setting, reconciliation, and responding to tenant queries.
• Carry out property inspections to ensure compliance with lease terms and statutory obligations, arrange landlord repair and maintenance works
• Monitor property budgets and performance, providing input into forecasting and financial planning.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date property records within the asset management system.
• Provide professional estate management and valuation advice in line with RICS standards where appropriate.
• Respond to internal and external property-related enquiries and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Working knowledge of RICS Valuation Standards.