Lettings Assistant

Posted 19 July 2024
Salary Up to £18.00 umbrella an hour
LocationManchester
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Housing Recruitment
ReferencePROF_46419
Contact NameWilliam Bateman

Job description

We are currently working in partnership with a reputable Housing Association based in Salford, who are recruiting for a fully remote Lettings Assistant on a temporary six-week contract. The position is due to start immediately. You will need to attend the office to pick up equipment and for any team meetings. The hourly rate of pay is negotiable up to £18 via an Umbrella company for the right experience.

The successful candidate must have experience advertising properties on choice based letting systems and have experience carrying out affordability checks and knowledge on bandings. The rate of pay is dependent on experience.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Focussing on shortlisting tenants for relevant properties

  • Advertising properties on the relevant CBL system and relevant third-party website

  • Take down direct debit payments and set up direct debit

  • First point of contact for tenants in relation to a variety of tenancy management queries

  • Shortlisting tenants and carrying out pre tenancy compliance checks

  • Send out mail merges to help out the tenancy management team

  • Dealing with mutual exchanges and successions and ending of tenancies

Experience required:

CBL system experience

Able to carry out affordability assessments and ID checks

Knowledge on how banding statues work

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week

Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm (Flexi-working)

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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