Apprentice Junior Estate Agent

The main functions will be the following, although they are not definitive:

To register applicants onto the database. To manage the database with regular contact to purge redundant applicants. To book viewings by calling the database and property matching, as well as downloading email and web leads, requesting viewings. Obtaining regular feedback from viewings. Conduct property viewings. Prospecting - by calling database of local property owners with potential property to sell and booking in valuations. Prospecting - generate a tout list obtained by tracking properties that have been on the market with other agents for a period and not sold. Generate tout list by obtaining addresses of the tracked properties and send letters periodically to the property owners to gain their instruction. Prospecting - by dropping door to door leaflets in specific areas, in roads where we have recently sold and to properties that have been on the market with other agents or withdrawn from the market. Various administrative tasks to support the sales team, including printing and franking letters for posting, archiving, filing. Front office - to meet and greet potential clients who come into the office and register their details on the system for sale or let. Print and hand out brochures to applicants visiting the office. Take part in the morning sales meetings and diary management for the day. Adhere to company policies and procedures and use of company systems on the pc and paper forms including any requirements for money laundering and GDPR. Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence as they will be required to attend property viewings and complete canvassing in the surrounding areas.

Training:
Remote training via Teams.

Training Outcome:

Possibility of being retained as a full time employee with other progression available, but dependant on performance and progression. 

Employer Description:
The enthusiastic local experts who are passionate about helping you move Whilst Blackshaw Homes is at the forefront of results-driven contemporary estate agency, it remains ultimately a family run business, where good humour, a great team spirit, unquestionable integrity and a wonderful relationship with our valued clients in the Southend Area keeps us loving our job.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 9am - 6.30pm (anyone below 18 will work no more than 8 hours per day and no more than 40 hours per week) Saturday 9am - 6pm (a day off will be given during the week in lieu of working a weekend)

Skills:
Communication skills,Organisation skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Full UK Driving Licence,Vehicle for own use