Job Summary
Macdonald & Company are delighted to be working with a Family Office in Central Lonon who are seeing an Asset Manager to oversee a mixed Commercial Portfolio, spread across London and the South East. The role will include a proactively adding value to the portfolio through lease events, lettings and refurb projects.Responsibilities will include:
- Proactively monitoring, negotiating and dealing with tenants’ lease events including rent reviews, break clauses and lease expiries.
- Familiarity with standard commercial lease terms and ability to fully interpret lease terms from leasing documents.
- Instruct and monitor letting agents on vacant commercial properties.
- Reviewing, negotiating and agreeing HOT’s with prospective tenants via instructed agents.
- Ensure billing of recoverable insurance premia from appropriate tenants and managing insurance claims.
- Dealing with all applications for consent including but not limited to alterations, assignments and underlettings.
- Minimize vacant property costs including mitigating business rates and utility charges.
- Apply and corresponding with VOA to deal with all business rates matters.
- Prepare/approve service charge budgets, demands and apportionments.
- Oversee that all projects are communicated to relevant residential and commercial tenants.
- Liaise with accounts department for end of year service charge reconciliations.
- Oversee the recovery of relevant recharges and service charge arrears.
- Minimum 5years comparable experience
- Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of relevant legislation
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Be organized, able to prioritize, manage time efficiently and work to deadlines
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to work both autonomously and lead a team
- Shows initiative
- Previous use of Qube property management software preferred
