Trainee Property Manager

Reeds Rains; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property management company in Blackpool is seeking a Trainee Property Manager for a full-time, permanent role. The position involves assessing maintenance issues, maintaining communication with landlords and tenants, managing property inspections, and ensuring the smooth operation of tenancy processes. Ideal candidates should have excellent communication skills, good IT knowledge, and a strong ability to build relationships. Competitive salary of £19,000 plus commission offered.

Benefits

£19,000 plus commission

Professional training and development

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication skills are essential.
• Maintain good personal presentation.
• Strong IT knowledge is required.
• Organizational skills are necessary for administration tasks.
• Ability to build effective relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

• Assess and resolve maintenance issues by urgency.
• Ensure high communication standards with landlords and tenants.
• Conduct property inspections and advise landlords.
• Manage check-outs and process documentation.
• Negotiate compensation for managed client portfolios.
• Check invoices against works orders.
• Manage tenancy renewal processes.
• Monitor rent arrears and chase payments.
• Prepare and serve legal notices.
• Ensure timely deposit returns and resolve issues.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good personal presentation and conduct

Good IT knowledge

Good general administration and organisational skills

Builds effective relationships

Good problem-solving skills

Job description

Job Profile

Reeds Rains are looking to recruit a highly motivated Trainee Property Manager to join our team in Blackpool on a full‑time, permanent basis.

We are passionate about people as we are about property and are dedicated to support and develop all our colleagues' career aspirations, training and development.

Benefits

• £19,000 plus commission
• Professional training and development

Responsibilities

• Assessing and resolving maintenance issues by urgency and importance.
• Maintaining high standards of communication with landlords and tenants.
• Conduct and analyse Property inspection reports and liaise with the landlord giving relevant advice.
• Book check‑outs, analyse reports and process documentation in line with company processes.
• Manage end‑of‑tenancy returns for a managed client portfolio.
• Negotiate dilapidation compensation for the landlords of a managed client portfolio.
• Check invoices received against works orders and arrange payment to contractors.
• Manage the tenancy renewal process for the landlord and tenant.
• Monitor any rent arrears, chase payments and update landlords promptly.
• Preparation and serving of legal notices.
• Ensure deposit returns are managed within a 10–14 day turnaround time, resolving any issues between parties.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good personal presentation and conduct.
• Good IT knowledge.
• Good general administration and organisational skills.
• Builds effective relationships within the internal network and with customers.
• Good problem‑solving skills.

Reeds Rains is a specialist in property providing growth and development for independent property estate and letting agents, with their support we continue to be a local, trusted and a recommended estate agent.

This branch is independently owned and operated by FAVSCO23 under a franchise arrangement and is part of a national network of Reeds Rains branches.

Reeds Rains are dedicated to protecting your data – we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on your background or needs; if you require any adjustments to make the recruitment process easier please let us know.