Purchase Ledger / Property Management Accounts
Location: 200 London Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1PJ.
Hours: 8.45 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday less 1 hour for lunch each day.
Holiday: 28 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays) rising with length of service.
Salary: A competitive salary package based on skills and experience.
Client Accounting – Purchase Ledger
- Coding purchase ledger invoices
- Obtaining approval for invoices to be paid
- Data entry for approved invoices onto purchase ledger
- Scanning ‘paid’ invoices and receipts to accounting database to include service charge and landlord accounts
- Dealing with queries on utilities to include void periods and disputes
Client Accounting – Statements to Landlords
- Checking disbursements on Landlord’s statements
- Collating of receipts and vouchers for submission to Landlord’s
Client Accounting – Receipts
- Identification and coding of amounts received for posting onto database
- Posting of cash onto database
Client Accounting – Maintenance of Database/Other
- Updating the database generally
- Filing of records as appropriate once processed
- Raising charges both periodic and additional/ad hoc
- Ad hoc jobs as they arise
- Filing/scanning/general administration
- Holiday Cover
Requirements
Previous office/accounts experience is essential.
Experience in purchase ledger accounts desirable.
Ability to use Excel and Word desirable.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate attention to detail, initiative, be willing to learn and have the communication skills to deal with any enquiry and, finally, be able to work under pressure.
Applications in the first instance by email only with CV to nickverdin@hairandson.co.uk
THE POWER OF INTERNET SHOPPING MARCHES ON?
How many of us question the rationale of actually spending time going to the High Street, when the internet serves us so well?
That is a question that many of us will be asking ourselves as lockdown eases. Retail has certainly changed since the pandemic, and if our High Streets are to survive they must do the same.
I had cause to visit Southend Town Centre as non-essential retail re-opened their doors, there wasn’t a parking space to be found. Nationally it is reported that footfall in our High Streets in the first week of ‘normal trading’ was up 648% on the same week last year. We were, of course, in complete lockdown a year ago, so that shouldn’t be a surprise. However it is good to know that shoppers are deserting their ipads and returning to the High Street.
Perhaps an indicator or just how difficult High Street retail has become is the fact that outline planning consent has been obtained in respect of the Eastgate Shopping Centre , Basildon to demolish 50% of the existing 750,000 sq.ft. of retail space to provide a 2800 residential led scheme. Some 150,000 sq.ft. of space would remain as retail, workspace, leisure and beverage. Whilst schemes such as this could be seen as bad news for retail, conversely they should provide leaner and more vibrant town centres. If the Eastgate proposal happens, and I am sure that there will be others of a similar ilk, we can only hope that they will bring much needed new life to our town centres.
Diane Tait
Commercial Manager
TYPIST/ADMIN VACANCY – PART-TIME
Part-time typist/administrator required for a small, busy Surveyor’s office in Rayleigh for an immediate start on a job-share basis.
Essential skills for the successful candidate are:
- audio typing experience
- typing speeds of at least 80 wpm
- experience and proficiency in administrative duties
- availability for holiday cover during school holidays.
Working hours – Tuesday and Friday, 9.00am to 5.30pm, plus additional holiday cover when required, often during school holidays.
Applications via e-mail only to: Surveys@hairandson.co.uk
Residential Sales Negotiator Vacancy
Hair & Son Estate Agents are looking for an exciting new talent to join our team as a Residential Sales Negotiator.
Responsibilities
- The role includes but is not limited to:
- Actively pursue new leads and properties for listing
- Working with our social media outlets and promoting our clients properties
- Booking and managing viewings on available properties throughout the firm and our network
- Building and maintaining customer and client databases using our bespoke software
- Conducting and managing negotiations on behalf of the clients and potential buyers
- Work towards monthly sales targets, including mortgage and solicitor referrals
- Managing the sales process for buyers, sellers and the solicitors
- Learning to deal with day to day enquires and working to maximise every opportunity
Key Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a busy environment, as well as independently
- Strong organisational skills and punctuality
- Ability to work without supervision
- Very confident but well balanced telephone manner
- Strong negotiation skills
- Full clean UK driving licence
- Previous marketing experience is desirable
Attributes
- Highly motivated
- Ambitious
- Hardworking
- Conscientious
- The ability to work under pressure
- Organised
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to the Head of Residential Sales, Carl Hooper at carlhooper@hairandson.co.uk
Residential Sales Lister Vacancy
Hair & Son Estate Agents are looking for an exciting new talent to join our team as a Residential Sales Lister.
Responsibilities
- The role includes, but is not limited to:
- Actively pursue new leads and properties for listing
- Building and maintaining customer and client databases using our bespoke software
- Work towards monthly targets including mortgage and solicitor referrals
- Learning to deal with day to day enquires and working to maximise every opportunity
- Preparing imaginative marketing materials
- Preparing high quality brochures complete with professional photography.
- Completing high quality floor plans
Key Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a busy environment, as well as independently
- Strong organisational skills and punctuality
- Ability to work without supervision
- Very confident but well balanced face to face manner with people
- Strong negotiation skills
- Full clean UK driving licence
- Previous marketing and social media experience is desirable
Attributes
- Highly motivated
- Ambitious
- Hardworking
- Conscientious
- The ability to work under pressure
- Organised
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to the Head of Residential Sales, Carl Hooper at carlhooper@hairandson.co.uk
A GLIMMER OF LIGHT AT THE END OF A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS TUNNEL...
We do hope so.
The announcement of extension of 100% business rates relief for eligible leisure, hospitality and retail until the end of June is good news, coupled with a reduction by 66% for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Small business rates relief for premises with rateable values up to £12,000 remains in place, and coupled with that an estimated three quarters of a million businesses will pay just 25% of their normal rates bill for the tax year to April 2022.
These measures , together the prospect of the gradual lifting of lockdown there is the prospect of brighter days ahead for 2021. We must all stick to the rules, and to quote a very prominent scientist – “don’t wreck it”
Diane Tait
Commercial Manager
Gold Award - Hair & Son Lettings
Hair & Son, Southend-on-Sea have just won The British Property Lettings Award for Southend-on-Sea.⠀
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The team performed outstandingly throughout the extensive judging period, which focused on customer service levels.
Hair & Son, Southend-on-Sea have now been shortlisted for a number of national awards which will be announced shortly.
The British Property Awards provide agents throughout the UK with an invaluable opportunity to compare the service that they provide against the service provided by their local, regional and national competition.⠀
A huge congratulations to the lettings team for your exceptional work!
HOUSING COMPLETIONS ALMOST TRIPLED
45,000 homes were completed between July and September in 2020, resulting in a 185% increase from the previous quarter as the industry sprung back from the first national lockdown*
Figures have also shown that the number of property developers that have started to build has also risen, taking the number of housing start-ups to 35,710 – an increase of 111%.
With the property market booming, now is the perfect time to find your dream home, take a look at our latest properties HERE.
With construction sites being allowed to remain open, planning permission deadlines extended and flexible working hours, the construction industry has been able to continue working.
If you want further information on valuing your home or starting your property search, contact us on 01702 39 49 59.
LET US MAKE THINGS EASIER...
Not all property investors want to be full-time landlords, that’s where we come in…
Deciding whether you want to manage your property on your own – or seek help from an experienced lettings agent – is one of the most important decisions you will make about your property.
It can be the determining factor on your letting experience as a whole. So, in order to give you all of the facts, we’ve broken down exactly what you could expect from our team at Hair & Son.
If you’re a first-time landlord or you’ve only ever taken care of your portfolio yourself, you may be unsure which service type best matches your needs.
Fully-managed covers everything from your rental’s day-to-day property management to your compliance to regulations, whereas some landlords may prefer a reduced package like rent collection or tenant find.
Key benefits to a fully-managed experience
Reduces stress
Receiving a call from your tenant in the middle of the night is never ideal, however, emergency situations do happen and it is your responsibility to ensure a fast resolution.
A fully-managed let means that your letting agent will take care of these issues instead with their own recommended contractors and tradespeople, meaning that you don’t have to be available 24/7.
Handles new and existing legalities
Lettings regulations are updated periodically with new requirements introduced every year, so it can be difficult to keep track of where you’re vulnerable.
If you are fully-managed, you won’t need to worry about inadvertently breaking the law as a landlord, as you can rely on your agent’s experience and knowledge of the sector.
Peace of mind with your rent
No one wants late rent payments, especially if you rely on that income to pay the mortgage.
Lettings agents are well practiced on collecting rent effectively, taking the headache out of the process each month.
Reduces vacant periods
A big concern for landlords is the standing vacant time in between tenancies.
A good letting agent will focus not only on finding good tenants, but ensuring they stay in situ for as long as possible.
If they do leave, then your agent will be on the case to get a replacement, marketing your home and approaching their database of suitable tenants.
We can give you peace of mind
Managing a property that you don’t live close to can be difficult, particularly when the country remains under lockdown.
As much as you would like to make routine inspections or friendly check-ins, many landlords find it easier to delegate those responsibilities to an agent.
If you would like more information, please get in touch on 01702 39 49 59 or email oliviadedman@hairandson.co.uk
GOVERNMENT HELP FOR BUSINESSES
Many businesses will be shaken, but not surprised, by the Prime Minister’s announcement of another lockdown . Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a further package of help for business which have been forced to close their doors yet again. There are further grants available and the link below gives details which you might find of assistance.
Diane Tait
Commercial Manager