Job Description
| Area Lettings Manager / Head of Lettings | Residential Lettings | £40K Basic, £75K OTE | No Weekends! |
Experienced in residential lettings, team leadership and winning new landlord business?
We're recruiting for an Area Lettings Manager / Head of Lettings to join a well-established and growing independent property business, leading a busy central lettings operation near Bury St Edmunds.
This is a senior, hands-on opportunity for a commercially driven lettings professional who enjoys leading teams, winning instructions and driving performance. With a large existing landlord database, strong re-let business and opportunities generated across multiple offices, there is an established platform to build on and grow further.
The Role
As Area Lettings Manager / Head of Lettings, you will:
- Lead and manage an established team of around seven people
- Take overall responsibility for the central lettings operation
- Drive new landlord instructions and maximise existing business opportunities
- Oversee the lettings journey from valuations and instructions through to successful move-in
- Maximise re-let opportunities from an established landlord database
- Support valuers to improve instruction levels and conversion
- Monitor available stock, negotiations, progression and move-ins
- Drive departmental revenue, KPIs and commercial performance
- Maintain high standards of lettings compliance and organisation
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, conversion and customer experience
- Lead, motivate and develop the team to achieve continued growth
Area Lettings Manager / Head of Lettings requirements:
- Strong residential lettings experience, ideally 4+ years
- Previous experience as a Lettings Manager, Senior Lettings Manager, Area Lettings Manager, Head of Lettings or similar
- Proven track record of winning new landlord instructions
- Strong understanding of the lettings process from valuation through to move-in
- Good knowledge of lettings legislation and compliance
- Experience managing, motivating and developing a busy team
- Strong commercial awareness and confidence working towards KPIs and targets
- Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Proactive, organised and results-driven approach
- Full UK driving licence
What's on Offer?
- £40,000 basic salary
- Realistic £75,000 OTE
- Performance-related commission
- Monday to Friday working
- Senior leadership position within a growing property business
- Opportunity to lead and develop an established team
- Large existing landlord database
- Strong repeat and re-let business
- Multiple offices generating new opportunities
- Separate Tenancy Management department handling ongoing property management
- Workplace pension
- Discounted property-related services
- Genuine career progression
- On-site parking
Apply Today!
If you're an experienced Head of Lettings, Area Lettings Manager, Senior Lettings Manager or Lettings Manager ready to step into a senior, commercially focused position, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now, and we'll review your application within 48 hours. Suitable candidates will be contacted directly.
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