Property Manager

Department: Operations
Location: Any UK Office or Remote
Duration: Permanent, Part -time 
Reports to: Contracts Manager

Role

The post holder will be responsible for enhancing landlord / tenant relationships and to manage the contractual tenancy obligations of Dentons UKIME, in addition to ensuing we are fulfilling our commitments to sub tenants.  

This is a part time role (2 to 3 days per week) and can be fully remote with occasion office attendance, if required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the leases of a portfolio of properties – London, MK, Glasgow, Edinburgh (possibly Dublin) (to include sub-leases) and ensuring compliance with the terms.
• Manage the rent and service charge for Dentons (to include our sub-tenants).
• Act as primary point of contact and relationship manager for our managing agents, Landlord building managers and sub-tenants. 
• Ensure rent and service charge review notices are served, liaising with Accounts on queries relating to rent/rates/service charge.
• Liaise with management agents to ensure all costs are correctly identified and reconciled annually.
• Assist Contract Manager with service charge budgets.
• Follow up on rent/rates payments/rebates and ensuring the rent is paid on time.
• Liaise with Accounts to ensure sub tenants are charged correct service charge and monitoring prompt payment. 
• Undertake any other duties (including relevant administrative tasks) required to perform the role.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working in a commercial property environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of commercial landlord tenant legislation.
• Experience of property management accounts and service charges.
• Excellent IT Skills.

Personal specification

• Able to take full responsibility of the portfolio and run it smoothly.
• Solutions focused and effective at managing positive and constructive relationships with landlords, managing agents and sub-tenants.
• Proactive in keeping key stakeholders up to date with relevant information (in particular the Contract Manager and Director of Operations). 
• Highly organised, efficient with a strong work ethic.
• Experience of working in a professional services. 

Important update regarding job applications: As part of programme of continued global investment in our people, the Firm switched to a new job application system on February 20th 2023.This role was posted previously using the this reference number: AH1906. If you had applied already to this post, your receipt of application email would state this reference number. You do not need to apply again. The team will review your application in due course. If you have any questions you can contact the team at recruitment.matters@dentons.com if you require any assistance.
 

Firm Profile

Dentons is the world's largest law firm, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network. Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work.  www.dentons.com

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Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability. During the application process, any applicant has the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments they may require during the application process. Any disability disclosure will be dealt with confidentially and sensitively and if you want to speak directly to a member of our team, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com – Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.