Company Description

The UK is facing a housing crisis and not everyone has the means to enjoy the security and stability of owning their own home. Our aim at Legal & General Affordable Homes is to transform the affordable housing sector, and with a growing pipeline we’re committed to investing in housing for all ages, social groups and tenures. We’re collaborating with developers, housing associations and public sector bodies across the country to drive investment into the UK’s affordable housing sector, focusing primarily on the affordable rent and shared ownership markets, and striving to be the UK’s leading private affordable housing providers known for excellent service and quality homes. We want to have a positive economic and social impact on the regions and communities in which we work.

Job Description

To support the Rent and Nomination Manager and internal and external colleagues to ensure appropriate rents are set for all new schemes coming through the approval process.

To support the Rent and Nomination Manager and internal and external colleagues to ensure appropriate and regulatory compliant rents are set for all schemes coming through the approval process and re-let rent setting.

Support the annual review of rent and service charges with our external suppliers and internal Stakeholders.

What you will be doing:

• Rent review ahead of the second stage of our internal scheme approval process - Check all comments made at stage one is closed off
• Rent reappraisal pre handover for sign off by the Rent and Nominations Manager
• Update Brolly (our internal Housing Management System) with finalised Rent figures in advance of letting.
• Performance reports - valuation movement quarterly report and KPI's
• Maintain rent dashboard in liaison with Finance colleagues
• Keeping rent setting models up to date to support rent appraisals and SDR reporting
• Re-Let rent assessments
• Contribute to internal and external audit and regulatory returns.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of rent setting.
• Solid understanding of the importance of building and maintaining relationships for the mutual benefit of all external and internal parties.
• An understanding of key rent setting legislation within the affordable housing sector.
• Knowledge and experience of affordable housing sector.
• Ability to work proactively and manage deadlines.
• Experience of working with Housing Management Systems and an understanding of the importance of keeping the information in such systems up to date.
• Interest in developing systems to support the business with rent setting and reporting.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with a growth mind set and the ability to think on their feet.
• A highly organised, self-motivated, entrepreneurial spirit that embraces change and opportunity.
• An agile and creative approach to relationship-building and problem solving.
• A great communicator who can deliver key messages with confidence.
• Decisive whilst working at a quick pace.
• Comfortable working outside the defined areas of your role to help LGAH develop.
• A focus on the customer and how your areas of responsibility promote the L&G brand.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines in a calm and methodical manner.
• Excel at intermediate level.
• Ability to balance the needs of the Business with the needs of the customer.

Additional Information

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and life assurance. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. 

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.