Lettings & Property Manager

at  Lamington Group

Lamington Group is a pioneering UK real-estate and hospitality company on an ambitious journey to open 5000 beautifully-designed net-zero carbon hotel rooms by 2030. room2 Hometels is our core focus, an award winning hospitality brand with industry leading sustainability initiatives. Aside from the hotel operations, we operate a residential and commercial property portfolio, co-working operation and multiple development projects.
We are a family-run organisation focussed on providing world-class guest experiences and with a pipeline of growth to 2030 it’s a great time to start your journey with us. We are a dynamic team with sustainability woven into every department and are passionate about creating new ways to do business, enabling both our guests and our colleagues to become the best version of themselves whilst giving more than we take to our local & global communities.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To provide outstanding tenant satisfaction through letting & managing the Lamington Lettings portfolio, and to maintain the wider Lamington portfolio to high maintenance standards.

LETTINGS/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DUTIES:

• Advertising, arranging viewings and negotiating offers for new properties as they become available; including inspecting the property, ensuring up-to-date photos are taken, dressing the property for viewings
• To maintain high occupancy, low vacancy periods and drive toward market rents to yield the performance of the portfolio
• Issuing ASTs and completing the referencing process for prospective tenants
• Ensuring that the tenancies and properties are fully compliant with current legislation; including but not limited to conducting right to rent checks, arranging gas certificates, inventory checks, EICR and EPC reports
• Maintaining the PMS with up to date information, tenancy information, photographs, maintenance issues etc
• Managing the required health and safety procedures and checks across the properties, using the guidance of external consultants; this includes conducting fire risk assessments, PAT tests (training provided), and monthly/quarterly safety inspections
• Negotiating contract renewals and managing the end of tenancy process including conducting check-out reports and deposit returns
• Managing tenancies throughout the term including invoicing and debt collection, serving section 8 or section 21 notices where required
• Managing the Lettings department budgets, completing monthly reporting & forecasting