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Property Manager, Social Housing

Atrato
locationLondon, UK
PublishedPublished: Published 2 days ago
Asset management
Full time
Why Atrato?

Atrato Group is a rapidly growing asset manager based in London, with huge potential for you to develop your experience and progress your career.

We have built a market leading investment and advisory platform, offering investors access to differentiated, compelling asset backed investment opportunities.

We strive to make Atrato a great place to work and to deliver best in class service to our clients and partners.

We have a 'one team,' friendly corporate culture with open communication and genuine teamwork. We aim to be entrepreneurial and dynamic in our approach whilst being disciplined and thorough in our decision making. We focus on creativity, optimism and original thinking and aim to develop, challenge and inspire others to make a positive impact.]

Why are we hiring?

The Atrato Group has been appointed as the Investment Adviser to a private UK real estate fund set up to invest in homes for the homeless. The Fund has suffered tenant, property and governance issues and Atrato have been appointed to stabilise the portfolio.

The Fund owns 900+ properties with c. 6,000 lettable bed spaces. As newly appointed Investment Adviser to the Fund, Atrato's priority will be to identify the issues facing the Fund and work with to resolve the issues.

It will be the responsibility of the Property Manager to manage the Fund's property portfolio dealing with its tenants and external property managers. The Fund aims to lease its properties on a variety of lease terms and as such the funds oversight and operation of its properties will depend on the occupier. The Fund has numerous historic issues and the candidate will need experience of gaining vacant possession and overseeing capital works projects.

The Property Manager will be responsible for owning the relationships with external property managers, managing them within the confines of their KPIs, and responsible for reporting property management including property valuation inspections and the Fund's insurance policy.

Core skills & experience

What must you have to be considered?

  • Managing, or assisting in the management of, large residential portfolios (upwards of 100 properties)
  • Residential property disputes - evicting problem tenants, forfeiting/surrendering properties, reclaiming possession of properties, winding up tenants
  • Getting vacant possession of residential properties and experience of contentious evictions
  • Creating trackers and budgets and reporting to senior stakeholders
  • Implementing and working with brokers to manage portfolio insurance policies
  • Good at managing time and organising extensive inspection programmes
  • Willingness to work on a broad range of property matters, working as a team to problem solve a large portfolio
  • Ideally having previously worked at a large, recognised UK property firm and/or social housing experience
  • IT Literate, with an in-depth knowledge of full Microsoft office suite of programmes. Ability to manage and manipulate large amounts of data in excel and apply critical and strategic thinking to present information
  • Commercial mindset and experience
  • Competent technician and comfortable working with minimal supervision
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills, the ability to build relationships is key
  • A confident, professional and pragmatic approach to all duties with clear communication skills and the ability to negotiate
  • Ability to think strategically and use insight to make logical recommendations
  • Ability to work in a team, values diversity.
  • Positive/flexible attitude and a willingness to learn
  • Initiative - use judgement and reasoning in order to propose solutions to problems
  • A quick thinker who can adapt to changing work demands with ability to stay clam under pressure
  • Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and to deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • An up-to-date knowledge of the commercial property market and the wider political sphere of influence, seeks out opportunities to learn.
Additional skills & experience

What make a candidate stand out?
  • Residential property management experience
  • Managing /inputting into portfolio insurance portfolios
  • Social housing experience
  • Any experience in the UK private fund space
  • Any experience of litigation within the UK investment space
  • Interaction with the FCA
Remuneration & Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Up to 25% bonus potential
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 28 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
  • Pension contributions up to 10% employee 8% employer
  • 4 x salary Life Insurance
  • Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
  • Cycle salary sacrifice scheme