Lettings Negotiator - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Great Places Housing Group

Great Places Housing Group
Great Places Housing Group
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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Lettings Negotiator


The Ironworks is a state-of-the-art Build to Rent scheme of 229 apartments and amenity space including a fitness suite, multimedia room, private dining room, rooftop gardens and remote workspaces.


Reporting to the Lettings Manager, the Lettings Negotiator will let and manage the Association's & Private Landlords market rent portfolio, ensuring void times are minimised, the rents achieved are maximised and the schemes are managed to a high standard.

Most of this role will be based on-site at our Private Landlords Build to Rent scheme, "The Ironworks" in Sheffield, with the remaining time to be spent letting and managing a small number of the Association owned market rent portfolio in the same area.


What you'll be doing

  • Managing the daytoday lettings on a patch of properties including but not limited to; the arranging of proactive marketing, keeping website entries up to date, dealing with lettings enquiries, conducting viewings, key management, processing applicants through referencing and credit checks, completing the tenancy sign up including the property inventory, conducting pre and post termination inspections and processing deposits through the Deposit Protection Scheme/Reposit.
  • Monitoring local competition is relation to rent figures and available amenities.
  • Face to face resident interaction, building a good relationship and rapport with residents ensuring they feel welcome, safe and at home
  • Schedule and carry out periodic property inspections, instruct associated follow up works and liaise with residents where necessary
  • Ensuring defects, responsive, planned, and void repairs are of a high standard, delivered well, are within budgets and in accordance with legislative requirements
  • Management of the amenity space in the Build to Rent development, including taking bookings, refunding deposits where appropriate and cleaning the space for the next customer.
  • Facilitate and attend customer social events
  • Any other duties reasonably required
  • This post will be required to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the customer group.

What you'll need

Essential

  • Experience of working within a private sector lettings or estate agency team
  • Experience of a delivering a customer focussed service
  • Ability to work to deadlines and effectively manage own workload
  • Effective ICT skills
  • Knowledge of marketing techniques for promoting developments

What we need from you

  • A willing and effective team player who can use their initiative, be proactive, motivated, and well organised
  • The ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
  • A person who is prepared to be flexible and sometimes help outside their usual role when necessary
  • The ability and willingness to work weekends and evenings when required during the initial letting period is essential.
  • Full driving licence and use of a car for work.
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