Lettings Negotiator

**Role Overview**

We are looking for an experienced Lettings Negotiator to join our vibrant lettings team in the Battersea office

This new opportunity comes with huge scope for progression and the opportunity to take advantage of our competitive, uncapped commission structure. As the sole lettings negotiator you will be responsible for liaising and negotiating directly with our clients as well as managing the process for applicants and tenants, helping them with their ongoing requirements.

We're searching for a dynamic individual who displays a can-do and flexible approach to their business. You'll enjoy working in a fast-paced, service-led, competitive environment to reach your own KPI's and those of the team as a whole.

This role has a competitive package and Savills offer a great induction programme as well as ongoing support and training throughout your career.

**Team Overview**

The team consists of Head of Department, One Negotiator and a Lettings Coordinator who work alongside the Sales team.

**Key Responsibilities**

The role requires high energy and a willingness to get stuck in and help whenever necessary, with a varied workload in an active and busy office. Often there will be time pressures and short notice requests, which is something the Lettings Negotiator should relish.
- Call potential tenants to build relationships, understand their requirements, qualify their affordability and carry out viewings to help find them a suitable home.
- Negotiate deals with an eye for detail whilst meeting/striving to exceed individual monthly targets as well as supporting the team target.
- Provide efficient and proactive continual liaison with our tenancy progression and property management team to prepare each individual tenancy.
- Keep up to date with Savills research and the local market conditions and share that knowledge with clients and tenants.
- Spot business opportunities to help increase income, expand local market share and maximise cross selling with other Savills departments.
- Build and maintain relationships with local business and other agents in the area.
- Comply with the ARLA Propertymark ways of working, strict Property Ombudsman & RICS ‘Code of Practice’, as well as keeping up to date with all new lettings & estate agency legislation.
- Be up to date with all of your allocated training and follow all standard working practices for your role.
- In addition to the tasks described above, the job holder may be required to carry out other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time._

**Key Skills**
- Minimum of 1-2 years' prior lettings experience
- Ideally be ARLA qualified
- Confident and enthusiastic approach to work
- Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Track record of achieving targets
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate at all levels
- Be comfortable working with multiple departments, fitting into different teams as required.
- Adaptability and a willingness to learn
- Excellent customer service skills
- Clean driving licence

**Type of Assessment for this role**:

- Screening call
- 3 stage interview
- Competency testing
- Recruitment agencies_
- Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid._
- Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach._
- Business area- Residential Sales and Lettings- Role- Residential Lettings- Locations- Battersea Park, Battersea Bridge Road- Contract Type- Permanent, Full time- Remote Status- This role is office based- Salary- Competitive- Contact Sammy Baker Talent and Recruitment Partner - Residential Sales and Lettings