Senior Property Manager

Kings Permanent Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property management agency in London is seeking a skilled Senior Property Manager to manage a diverse portfolio of residential properties. Responsibilities include overseeing property visits, ensuring compliance with legislation, and maintaining effective communication with landlords and tenants. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in property management and be able to work independently. Salary ranges from £36,000 to £40,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in residential property management.
• Confident managing a portfolio independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage property visits, move ins, and check outs.
• Organise certificates and licenses with contractors.
• Maintain communication with landlords and tenants.

Skills

Residential property management

Strong understanding of property legislation

Portfolio management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Tools

STREET software system

Job description

Senior Property Manager

The role involves working within a team of three Property Managers and requires someone with solid experience in residential property management. You must have a strong understanding of property legislation and compliance and be confident managing a portfolio independently.

Check diary every day for property visits, move ins, check outs and organise as necessary with relevant person(s) or company. Take out forward chase each day and deal with. Take calls for property management issues. Management issues must be lodged on the software system STREET which is a task diary system. Answer the phone and put through to the relevant staff member. Check emails and reply. General property management to be dealt with. Works orders to be created and forward chase task. If a tenant does not want to renew, advise Negotiator with contact details of the property so they can arrange viewings and relet.

• Organise gas certificate renewals with contractor.
• Organise electrical certificates and PAT tests.
• Landlord licences to be organised with landlord in the areas that are taking part.
• Section notices to go out as required.
• Letters to be sent out when required.
• Property visits to be booked and carried out by Property Manager.
• Put invoice details onto software system for maintenance works etc.
• Produce invoices on software system for payment with landlords. To be emailed to them and not posted unless advised otherwise.
• Scan files and save documents into system.
• Complete file checklist that all has been done and then hand accounts for payment with relevant invoices.
• Lodge deposits on Deposit Protection.
• When DPS certificate received save and send property information to tenants.
• Contact all utilities via system with readings etc for tenant move in.

Senior Property Manager

Book inventories /check out reports with relevant companies. Ask Negotiators day and time that is required and advise negotiator to advise the tenants. When inventory report back to be added to software system, send copy to tenant and landlord. Make sure signed by tenant(s). When check out is back, check again original report; if there are any deductions liaise with tenant(s) and landlord within 10 days. Arrange deposits to go back to relevant persons within 10 days. Organise cleaning or maintenance at end of tenancy if required. Software diary system is kept up to date. This is important especially for certificates, maintenance issues, property visits. Landlords and tenants to be kept up to date with all repairs by email and recorded in software system. Advise landlords on possession proceedings relating to rent arrears. Organise rental insurance claims. Attending possession hearings. Liaise with landlord and tenant when there are any conflicts. Property visit reports sent to landlord and any issues tenant to be contacted. Any maintenance to be recorded.

Senior Property Manager

Basic salary £36,000 to £40,000 depending on experience. Working hours 8:30am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday. Saturdays (Ideally available to work one Saturday per month with a day off in lieu - preferred but not essential).