Annual salary: up to £28,236.80

Portfolio Manager

Croydon

Full Time – Permanent Role, 37.5 hours a week

Salary: £28,236 per annum

 “A desire to make a positive difference wherever we operate has always been at the heart of our business. It was 30 years ago when we were a small maintenance contractor with a single van; and it still is now we are a truly national company”.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will manage a temporary accommodation portfolio comprising of a variety of contracted housing management services through MHM’s registered providers. You will be responsible for tenancy management, tenancy sustainment, income management, welfare benefits advice, ensuring properties are in good condition and health and safety risks are identified and corrected. This role will be a mobile based position covering varied locations across Croydon.

You'll be responsible for the following:

• All face-to-face interactions with tenants, landlords and local authorities by carrying out regular property visits and ensuring all parties are keeping to their terms of their contractual agreements.
• Carrying out viewings and signing-up new tenants, ensuring they are aware of the terms & conditions of the tenancy and assisting with housing benefit applications, show tenants how to use the equipment within the property
• Carrying out checkouts of properties and compile specification of works required to re let, ensuring the property meet the contractual & legal standards prior re letting
• To liaise with the Income Collection team to ensure that rental income is maximised, sign posting tenants to welfare and benefits services and or issuing warning or notices regarding non payment
• Identify repairs required to property to ensure property meet contractual standards and make decision on responsibility to repair  
• To manage tenancy breaches (eg noise nuisance) and anti-social behaviour to include gathering and analysing evidence, reporting, preparation and service of appropriate statutory notices and attending court to present evidence and attending evictions when necessary
• Identifying clients that require additional support and signpost/arrange support as appropriate.  Liaising with support providers and other statutory agencies to assist clients in maintaining their tenancies.
• Collection of data from property visits and updating IT systems to ensure they are accurate and up to date
• Carry out regular property routine inspection.

Role Criteria experience and qualifications:

• Experience of residential lettings

• Experience of meeting KPI targets

• Experience delivering high quality customer services

• Experience of temporary accommodation

• Experience of working in housing management within the public and private sectors

• Clean full driving licence

• Strong IT skills (word, excel and on-line systems)

• Understanding of the application of The Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS)

• Ability to write and present reports

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company car

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact Lauren Bellini on [email protected] 

Mears Group is a disability confident employer, we recognise our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up. We are a ‘disability confident’ employer.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment