Property Advisor

Annual salary: up to £32,068.42

Property Advisor

Location: Basingstoke

Salary: £32,068.42 per annum plus £3,500 car allowance

Contract: Full time, 12-month fixed term contract

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5pm.

We provide Housing Management services right across the UK. We work in partnership with Central and Local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Property Advisor to deliver a frontline housing service, supporting customers at various stages of their tenancy journey. This role plays a key part in sourcing, assessing and allocating properties to ensure contractual targets are achieved while maintaining a high standard of customer service. Working primarily from the Basingstoke office, you will manage a varied caseload and build strong relationships with property providers and partners. Occasional travel to properties and alternative areas nationally may be required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building relationships with letting agents and landlords
• Procuring properties in line with scheme requirements
• Managing a caseload of applications to secure suitable accommodation
• Managing a portfolio of housing stock and allocating appropriate accommodation
• Ensuring accurate and up to date records through case updates and stock audits
• Delivering regular reporting and escalating risks as appropriate
• Developing relationships with new and existing property providers and third parties
• Supporting colleagues and undertaking ad hoc projects when required
• Ensuring compliance with Mears code of conduct, contractual terms and group policies and procedures

Role Criteria:

• Experience within lettings or estate agency
• Strong customer service experience
• Ability to manage a large workload and work under pressure
• Good organisational and administrative skills
• Full UK driving licence

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
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

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

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford (beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk)

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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