Housing Professional / Property Professional

Senior Leasehold Manager

London

Contract
£21.98 per hour PAYE or £28.66 per hour limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced is looking for a Senior Leasehold Manager

1-2 day a week in the office, 3-4 days remote, reflective of performance

You ll be based at one of our main offices in either Farringdon, Croydon or Sittingbourne, with the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager.

Reporting to the Head of Property Management, you will:

• Provide expert oversight on all leasehold matters across a residential portfolio
• Ensure compliance with UK leasehold legislation, regulatory standards, and best practice
• Lead on complex legal, tribunal, and governance issues relating to leasehold management

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Key responsibilities

Act as the organisation s technical expert on leasehold law and case law

Set and review organisational processes to comply with the law

Interpret complex lease clauses covering service charges, repairs, insurance, and landlord/tenant obligations

Oversee compliance with statutory consultation requirements (Section 20) and service charge legislation

Lead and manage all First-tier Tribunal (FTT) cases, including service charge disputes, lease variations, and Section 24 manager applications

Prepare and review tribunal submissions, statements of case, and evidential bundles

Oversee and advise on Right to Manage (RTM) claims, including notice validation, counter-notices, and management handovers

Support and manage collective enfranchisement processes, including qualification and valuation principles

Interface with legal and valuation experts on enfranchisement matters

Provide detailed lease analysis to identify risks, ambiguities, and defects

Lead on lease variation processes, including statutory applications where required

Support development of lease standards and governance frameworks

Ensure service charges are compliant with reasonableness, transparency, and trust accounting requirements

Oversee dispute resolution relating to service charge recovery and major works

Support robust budgeting, cost allocation, and reserve fund management processes

Manage and oversee managing agents, ensuring compliance with RICS Residential Management Code and industry standards

Monitor agent performance, governance, procurement processes, and financial controls

Drive service improvement and accountability across agent-managed stock

Ensure compliance with Building Safety Act 2022 and associated leaseholder protections

Work with internal compliance and asset teams on building safety obligations

Manage complex leaseholder disputes and escalated complaints

Provide legally robust and clear advice to leaseholders, RTM companies, and RMCs

Support senior stakeholders with expert reports, risk analysis, and recommendations

Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, financial, and reputational risks across leasehold portfolios

Develop governance frameworks and policies for leasehold compliance and best practice

Ensure readiness for audit, regulatory scrutiny, and legislative change

Lead and oversee a team of leasehold managers

Deputise for the Head of Property management as needed and appropriate

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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer