Leasehold Officer
Islington, London
Temp 6 Months
Full Time
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Leasehold Officer to join a respected North London Housing Association, supporting the day-to-day administration of leasehold services, with a particular focus on Section 20 consultations, service charge administration and coordinating property inspections.
THE ROLE
As a Leasehold Officer, you will provide administrative and operational support across a portfolio of leasehold and shared ownership properties, ensuring statutory processes are followed, financial records are accurate and inspections and major works are effectively coordinated.
Key responsibilities include:
Administering Section 20 consultations, preparing and issuing statutory notices, maintaining consultation records and ensuring deadlines are met.
Processing service charge invoices, responding to leaseholder queries and assisting with service charge calculations, reconciliations and adjustments.
Coordinating major works billing, checking costs and supporting the preparation of relevant financial information for leaseholders.
Arranging and booking leasehold scheme inspections, liaising with surveyors, managing agents and contractors to coordinate appointments and follow up on inspection reports.
Maintaining accurate leasehold records, updating property information and ensuring all correspondence and documentation is appropriately recorded.
Supporting day-to-day lease administration, including lease extensions, breaches of lease and general homeowner enquiries.
Assisting with arrears recovery, lease enforcement and the administration of disputes, complaints and tribunal cases.
Liaising with internal departments, solicitors, lenders and external managing agents to progress outstanding leasehold matters.THE CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have previous experience in a Leasehold, Homeownership or Property Management role, ideally within a Housing Association, Local Authority or managing agent environment.
You will also have:
Knowledge of leasehold management, particularly Section 20 consultations, service charges and major works administration.
Experience preparing statutory notices, processing invoices and maintaining accurate financial and property records.
Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate inspections, manage appointments and monitor important deadlines.
Confidence liaising with surveyors, solicitors, managing agents, contractors and leaseholders.
Excellent communication skills and a methodical approach to managing a varied workload.THE CONTRACT
WORKING HOURS
Full Time
LENGTH OF CONTRACT
6 Month Contract, temp-perm
RATE
The pay for the role is £24.87 per hour LTD company rate. The PAYE equivalent is £21.20 per hour, inclusive of holiday.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your CV to (url removed) or call on (phone number removed) to discuss the role in more detail!
If the role is more suited to someone you know, we offer a £250 referral bonus for every successfully referred candidate
