Residential Property Manager

City, York
Halifax Estates

Job Title: Residential Property Manager

Location: York

Salary: Competitve

Job Type: Part time (20-30 hours per week), Permanent

Garrowby Estate is located 13 miles east of York and comprises a significant property portfolio made up of the following:

• Two principal houses
• 40 let farms
• 140 let houses and cottages
• 750 acre in-hand farm
• Stud farm
• 1140 acres of forestry
• Various commercial properties including a village pub

Garrowby Estate and three other estates owned by the Halifax family are managed from the Estate Office in Bugthorpe. There are 41 employees including an in-hand Works Department with a staff of 11 joiners and builders.

Halifax Estates owns an attractive portfolio of rural residential property ranging from one bed annexes to large country houses. We pride ourselves on delivering a high standard of accommodation and we are able to do this with our in house teams of builders and joiners who are dedicated to maintaining Estate property. We routinely undertake refurbishment work before bringing vacant properties to the market, ensuring that we attract excellent tenants who in return maintain the properties to equally high standards.

The Role:

We are seeking a Residential Property Manager to join the Estate Office team and be the main point of contact for all matters relating to residential property. This will require establishing and maintaining good relationships with new and existing tenants, preparing and issuing tenancy agreements and actioning repair work in a timely manner. The Residential Property Manager will work closely with the Clerk of Works and the Assistant Agent. The nature of this role requires excellent communication skills and a can-do approach to working.

Main duties will include:

• New lettings
• Lease renewals and rent reviews
• Ensuring 100% compliance with statutory legislation
• Instruct repairs
• Property inspections
• Identify and coordinate with the Clerk of Works any turnaround works prior to reletting
• To manage tenant issues

The Candidate:

• Friendly manner with the ability to build excellent relationships with tenants
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• An organised and diligent individual
• Honesty, enthusiasm and capacity for hard work
• Good IT skills
• Full UK Driving licence
• At least two years experience managing let residential property

Relevant Qualifications:

• MARLA
• AssocRICS

Salary dependant on experience and qualifications.

The successful applicant will be entitled to join the Estate s pension scheme and the employer will contribute 6% of salary.

Working hours are to be agreed with the successful candidate but will be 20-30 hours per week Monday Friday between 8am and 5.30pm.

The successful applicant will be expected to commence work as soon as possible.

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Property Maintenance, Property Manager, Property Director, Senior Property Manager will also be considered for this role.