
Senior Sales Valuer
Ashtons Estate Agents
Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
Sales / Marketing, Business Management / Project / Planning
Across Hertfordshire were proud to be able to say we sell 1-in-every 10 homes priced over £1,000,000. So, it goes without saying that our future valuer will need to be both comfortable and able to showcase a good track record of operating in higher demographic markets.
We do things a little differently here at Ashtons and have become known for our out of box thinking and pioneering ideas to positively shape the journey our clients undertake. So, you will have to embrace change in a positive way, for example as a valuer in our business, 80% of your time should be doing what you do best Listing, offering valuable market insights and tailored sales strategies to your clients. We have centralised departments to support you with all your sales progression, viewings and general inbound property enquiries and you will even have the ability to partner with one of our dedicated office-based associates to manage your clients expectations together at every turn.
Your primary responsibility will include undertaking a multiple number of market appraisals every day, following these diligently through the marketing phase until they are handed over to sales management team, post-sale agreed.
Negotiation is central to everything that we do, and you will be required to work with intelligent clients and purchasers, 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.
Applicants Skillset
- You will possess 6+ years experience in estate agency and at least 3 years (as a minimum) valuing experience.
- A positive, energetic can do approach to your day-to-date tasks
- You will possess and able to demonstrate a commercial outlook and the ability to think outside the box
- Previous experience in demonstrating a winning mentality and increasing market share will be required
- The ability to thrive in a busy office environment is essential
- You will need to be able to work under pressure, whilst maintaining attention to detail, be a clear problem solver and have an engaging and charismatic personality
- Excellent geographic knowledge of Hertfordshire
- Persuasive and strong negotiation skills
- 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 peoples careers
- Clear career roadmap of whats expected from you to achieve future promotions
- 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 days 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.
Genuinely open for discussion depending on experience.
Hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am 6.00pm
1-in-4 Saturdays 9.00am to 5.00pm
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.
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About the company
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Ashtons is an independent estate agency practice founded in 1980. The group provides a first class estate agency service in Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City as well as St Albans. Alongside these major Hertfordshire towns, we focus on the outlying rural parts through our specialist Village and Country office in Redbourn.
At Ashtons, every client is treated as an individual: from the day we first meet 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 unrivaled performance.
The Relocation Agent Network, part of Cartus plc, the world’s premier provider of global relocation, have appointed Ashtons to be their local recommended agent of choice and through this relationship, Ashtons are linked to over 600 relocation specialists nationally and internationally.
We have strength in depth: over 120 enthusiastic, professionally minded people contribute daily to the success of the firm, highlighted five years in succession by a prestigious placing in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For.