Property Manager

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Hours of work: Monday to Friday (09:00 - 17:30)

The principal aim of the Edinburgh Lettings Team is to ensure an exceptional customer experience. As Property Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of the lettings management process across your portfolio of properties from finding tenants to arranging day‑to‑day maintenance. Together with your team, you will ensure our processes are continually reviewed to deliver the best possible client experience which will maximise the fee income of our landlords’ assets.

Ideally, we are looking for an ARLA (or equivalent) qualified Property manager with at least two years’ experience in the Lettings industry. You will hold a full UK driving licence. We would love to hear from you if you have excellent people skills, enjoy problem solving and working within a close-knit, friendly team.

• Driving Portfolio Performance – to constantly improve the performance of the assets within your portfolio, retaining clients and promoting portfolio growth.
• Ensuring 100% compliance with regulatory standards
• Minimising void periods
• Increasing rents mid-tenancy in line with lease terms
• Minimising arrears
• Promoting investment and upgrading works
• Effective management throughout the duration of the tenancy

• Full compliance management of all safety testing and the installation and maintenance of detection equipment
• Detailed client information collection and due diligence including money laundering verification
• Accurate and detailed property marketing accompanied by a high standard of marketing images
• Effective management/overseeing of all tenant referencing/move‑in processes
• Detailed and objective client reporting following regular property inspections
• Efficient and diligent processing of any maintenance requests and contractor invoices
• Overseeing administration of HMO licensing issues including applications and renewals in the portfolio
• Efficient administration of all checkouts, deposit deductions/releases, tenant swaps, early exits and ownership changes
• Overseeing administration of utility notifications and the accurate processing of void period costs

• Full, clean driving licence
• Working towards MARLA
• Detailed knowledge of the PRS
• Detailed knowledge of the PRT legislation
• Detailed knowledge of the Edinburgh lettings market
• Proficient in the use of IT systems including MS Word, Excel & Outlook
• Experience in the management of client relationships
• Experience in conflict resolution and negotiation

• Previous management of a residential property portfolio under a portfolio management structure
• Use of REAPIT or experience using property software
• The ability to analyse the performance of residential assets and produce investment appraisals
• MARLA qualified

• Customer focused
• Teamwork
• Effective Communicator
• Effective under pressure
• Organisational Ability
• Relationship Building

When you join Rettie, you’ll discover the difference you can make. We're a growing and ambitious company, but at our foundations, we have a family feel. We care about our people; we want them to prosper and realise their potential. We are proud that our values of Teamwork, Determination, Dependability and Ambition guide our actions and behaviours towards our clients and each other, daily.

Based on these values, we aspire to cultivate and grow diverse, capable teams in an environment which will help you realise your career potential.