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Why join Cairn ?
The key to Cairn’s success is its people and its commitment to high quality and personal customer service. There are lots of opportunities within Cairn, from working within letting, estate agency, property investment or development. From maintenance to finance, property management to viewing agent.
If you share a commitment to personal service and professionalism and are keen to develop your expertise in property please contact jillian@cairnestateagency.com
Cairn pride ourselves with a robust training programme in association with Letwell and ARLA to ensure our staff are continually developing and keeping up-to-date with the current legislation.
In addition we run quarterly training courses with key note speakers such as Elspeth Boyle from Landlord Accreditation Scotland and various surveyors and property professionals.
Current Vacancies
HMO External Property Agent
Reporting to: Office Manager
Cairn Letting are currently recruiting for an external member of staff who will work solely with the HMO team carrying out the majority of all move out, move in and inspection appointments.
You will be required to manage your own diary, conduct thorough reports and have excellent administration and organisation skills to ensure your paperwork is being stored in the correct folders with a hard-working attitude.
Experience in the letting industry is desired but not essential.
Main duties to include:
Move Outs:
Overseeing the move out process from start to finish; carrying out the inspections, writing up the report and sending on to relevant Property Manager noting any works required. Dealing with deposit returns and any disputes if necessary. You would also be responsible for updating meter readings on our system and closing down utilities from the previous tenancy.
Move Ins:
Conducting the inventory report, feeding back to the Property Manager if there are any issues such as further cleaning or missed maintenance, updating meter readings on our system and setting up utilities for the new tenancy. You may also be required to conduct key handovers with tenants at their new property if time allows.
Room Inspections for Tenant Swaps
Contacting tenants to book in room checks, updating the inventory for the new tenant and dealing with the deposit return for the tenant who has vacated.
Routine Inspections
Assisting the HMO team with routine inspections, picking up any overspill where required.
Viewings
Assisting the HMO team with viewings, carrying out any overspill where required.
Fire Training
Assisting the HMO team with Fire Training every quarter, from the physical training to the signing of mandates.
General Ad Hoc Duties
Taking meter readings, visiting flats where tenants have reported maintenance such as mould and damp and feeding back to the Property Manager.
Admin Duties:
You will also be required to help the Property Managers with general admin duties, including updating utilities, data entry, creating spreadsheets, contacting tenants and contractors.
Ideal candidate would have previous HMO Knowledge or worked within a fast paced letting agency.
Clean Driving licence
Attention for detail with good customer service skills.
cvs in confidence to jillian@cairnestateagency.com
Salary circa £23-27k depending on experience, welfare package, pool car, bonus package
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