Job description
Lettings Negotiator
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced, proactive and driven Lettings Negotiator to join a small but thriving lettings team in Sevenoaks.
You will be joining a leading independent agency with an outstanding reputation.
You will be a team player with excellent negotiation and communication skills and enjoy a varied role which will involve:
Responsibilities
- Help to identify and generate rental opportunities
- Carry out Market Appraisals for prospective clients including preparation of reports, pitching for business and following up
- Overseeing the marketing of properties, including taking photographs, videos and ensuring the accuracy of online marketing and brochures
- Effectivity qualifying and registering new applicants
- Maintaining records on our CRM database
- Organising and carrying out viewings
- Efficiently maintaining regular contact with landlords and applicants
- Negotiating any offers received and agreeing on new tenancies
- Ensuring you are up-to-date on lettings legislation
- Progressing the tenancy through to move in
- Serving notices in accordance with client instructions and legislation
- Negotiating and agreeing on renewals
- Assisting with property management when required
Skills Knowledge and Experience
- Passionate about providing a high level of customer service
- Organised and able to multi-task and prioritise workloads
- Valuations experience
- Professional and presentable with a friendly telephone manner
- Local knowledge and living with a reasonable commute to the Sevenoaks area
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Preferably ARLA qualified or a strong willingness to qualify
- Ability to build a rapport and long-term relationships with clients
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Adaptability and willingness to learn
- IT proficient and experienced in using CRM systems (preferably Reapit) with a strong level of competence using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook in particular
- Full driving licence and car owner
The successful Lettings Negotiator will be rewarded with a market led salary plus bonus structure (team-based).
It is expected that the successful Lettings Negotiator will work Saturdays on a rota basis, with a day in lieu. This will be a maximum of 1 in 3 Saturdays.
There will be excellent opportunities for progression, and on-going training and development will take place.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £30-35,000 OTE
