Sales Progressor - Ashtons : Job Details

The Role

As we look to capitalise on our current market position as the number one agency in Hertfordshire, we are now actively looking to recruit a Sales Progressor to be based on our Harpenden office.

Your primary responsibilities will include progressing sales from the point of sale agreed to exchange and completion, providing regularly updates to your clients and pro-actively working with solicitors to progress cases as quick as possible. You will consistently be working with a portfolio of between 50 – 70 cases at any one time.

You will be required to work with intelligent clients, building trusted relationships at every opportunity. We expect every client we connect with to enjoy a positive experience of Ashtons, with total peace of mind we will be there with them every step of the way on their property journey.

Applicant’s Skillset

• Personal responsibility and experience in ensuring all necessary checks are completed (chain/funds etc) prior to status change to SSTC
• Progressing sales agreed in accordance with prescribed service standards, aiming for a recommendation rate of 98% from post-completion client questionnaires.
• Previous experience managing a large portfolio of cases successfully
• Possess a good working understanding of the conveyancing process and experience in dealing with a variation of transactions/property sales
• Recording of information using in-house bespoke software (training will be provided)
• Negotiating (and re-negotiating where necessary) between client and buyer.
• The ability to find solutions and offer advice on many different scenarios when progressing files from sale to completion.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with clients, buyers, mortgage brokers and solicitors both face to face and on the telephone.
• Pro-active, regular (weekly or more frequent) updates to client and purchaser.
• Attending and participating in daily morning meetings.

What’s in it for you:

• Opportunity to work alongside and partner with some of the best agents in Hertfordshire
• Opportunity to work for a company with an excellent track record of developing people’s careers
• Industry leading CRM and technology to support you in being the most successful agent possible
• Opportunity to work in an award-winning culture having been voted the best property business to work for in the UK.
• Your Birthday off (should it fall on a working day) as an additional day’s holiday on top of your annual leave allowance.
• Access to enhanced training as part of our ‘Ashtons Way’ Training Programme to develop you as the very best and commercial version of yourself, you can be.
• Industry leading incentives, such as our Annual Top Performers competition and quarterly incentives.
• Company social events from BBQs on the common to Tough Mudder events and supporting local community days.

Remuneration:

£27,500 Bonus (OTE £35,000)

Working Profile:

Monday-Friday 8.45am – 6.00pm

Location:

Harpenden Office

Additional Benefits Package:

Parking Permit provided by business, 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays), competitions, company parties, monthly lunches, end of month drinks provided by the business

About Ashtons:

Ashtons is an independent Estate Agency practice, founded over 40 years ago. Driven by meaningful service and performance values, Ashtons has become the unique entity it is today.

The group provides first class Estate Agency, Letting Agency and New Homes in Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City, Berkhamsted, Hitchin and St Albans. Outlying rural areas are dealt with through our specialist Village & Country office in Redbourn and second Village & Rural department at Welwyn Garden City.

At Ashtons, everyone is treated as an individual from the day we first meet them, to the day we hand over the keys to their new home. We strive to cater for specific needs – nothing is classed as standard, and nothing is left to chance. Exemplary service sits naturally alongside unrivalled performance.

We have strength and depth with over 130 enthusiastic and professionally minded people, who contribute daily to the success of our brand throughout Hertfordshire.

We have been recognised by the Sunday Times for 4 consecutive years in their Best 100 Medium Companies to Work For list, being proud recipients of 1st place in the Property Sectors best company to work for in the UK. We were gold and silver medal winners at The Times/Sunday Times Estate Agent of the Year awards, East of England, for Sales and Lettings respectively. We have also held the Investors in People accreditation for over 10 years.