End Date
Thursday 27 February 2025
Salary Range
£29,460 - £31,010
Flexible Working Options
Job Share
Job Description Summary
This is a full-time role based in Chesterfield; however, travel will be required within the West Midlands.
Job Description
* JOB TITLE: Property Area Host
* SALARY: £28,329
* LOCATION(S): West Midlands Region (Warwickshire, Worcestershire & Staffordshire Area) must be able to travel within the West Midlands and to our office in Chesterfield.
* HOURS: Full-time
* WORKING PATTERN: Full time, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
About this Opportunity
We have permanent opportunities at Lloyds Living Ltd for Area Hosts, where you’ll build and manage the relationships of our residents and support the management of the developments across your region.
Lloyds Living Limited is the Group’s Private Rental Subsidiary. Its purpose is to Help Britain Prosper through improving access to good quality, affordable rental homes across the UK whilst delivering diverse and sustainable financial return to Group. The intention is to work with leading house builders and other participants through strategic partnerships to identify sites and support the building of additional housing, with Lloyds Living buying the rental element of these new developments and then letting the properties to customers.
This role will be in our In-House Operations Team where you'll work closely with internal key partners such as property managers, mobilisation managers, as well as external partners such as 3rd party suppliers, developers, and estate agents. Your role will be key to the success of the In-Housing Team as you'll spend most of your time dealing with customers (tenants) from viewing through to moving them into their homes.
As Area Host, key accountabilities include:
* Gain the respect and support of the residents by delivering great customer service, responding promptly to customer enquiries through various channels (telephone, email, face-to-face, social media).
* Dealing with and reporting on issues in a timely and professional manner.
* Responsible for progressing all Customer (Tenant) applications.
* Carrying out viewings, move-ins, and move-outs with prospective tenants.
* Arranging and facilitating repair work with tenants and access to the building/flat.
* Be proactive to ensure a secure, safe, and successful estate, ensuring the building meets all health & safety requirements and fire risk assessments.
* Build a good working relationship with the management company responsible for the overall site management.
* Assist in delivering all Key Performance targets relating to asset/tenancy management and operations.
* Ensure tenancy documentation is complete, agreed, and correctly filed as well as ensuring homes are ready for occupation.
What you’ll need.
Our ideal Area Host will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
Essential:
* Passionate about delivering the highest level of customer service.
* An ability to engage with others at all levels easily through excellent written and verbal communication skills, ideally with a background in a customer-facing role.
* Possess a UK driving licence (you'll be required to be mobile and able to cover the required region).
* Proactive self-starter and disciplined lone worker with the ability to self-organise, plan, and prioritise activities.
* An ability to remain calm and controlled under pressure.
* Understands and acts upon customer needs to maintain company reputation, actively seeking interaction and engaging with residents.
Desirable:
* Experience of Lettings and Property Management.
* Comfortable working in a change or changing environment.
* A growth mindset and a willingness to try new ways of doing things; ‘We’re bold’ in Lloyds Living.
* A good range of IT skills.
About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
If you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
* An annual performance-related bonus
* Share schemes including free shares
* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
* 24 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch.
We’d love to hear from you
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities. With us, you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow, and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us, which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
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