What’s this role about? The Asset Manager will oversee income performance for a UK retail portfolio by managing tenant relationships, rent collection, and complex lease negotiations. They will collaborate with property management teams to optimize asset value, ensure service charge efficiency, and prepare data-led investment reports for stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Leading all aspects of tenant negotiations, including rent reviews, lease renewals, regears, and surrender agreements, with a view to optimising rental income and securing long-term occupancy
- Driving rent collection and arrears management, implementing robust processes to minimise income leakage and improve cash flow predictability
- Managing difficult tenant situations with diplomacy and commercial pragmatism—including underperforming occupiers, persistent arrears cases, and lease enforcement matters—while preserving relationships where possible
- Collaborating closely with property management teams to align operational delivery with asset performance goals, ensuring service charge efficiency and building standards are maintained
- Conducting regular tenant performance reviews and market benchmarking to inform lease strategy and early risk identification
- Preparing concise, data-led investment papers and internal reports for senior stakeholders and investors
- Contributing to broader asset strategy, including tenant mix optimisation, vacancy mitigation, and repositioning initiatives
Qualification
- At least 5 years’ experience in asset management, leasing, or property management, with demonstrable exposure to rent review negotiations and arrears recovery
- Proven ability to handle contentious tenant conversations with confidence, resilience, and sound commercial judgement
- Strong working knowledge of UK retail leases, landlord and tenant legislation, and service charge mechanics
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills—comfortable engaging with occupiers at all levels, from store managers to regional directors
- Highly numerate, with the ability to interpret financial data, model lease scenarios, and present clear recommendations
- Self-sufficient, calm under pressure, and capable of managing multiple workstreams across a geographically dispersed portfolio
- Strong analytical, financial and strategic planning capabilities
- Experience with Re-Leased, Yardi, or comparable property management software. Familiarity with Xero or equivalent accounting platforms is an advantage.
Company
Y. T. Realty Group Limited (referred to as "Y. T. Realty", stock code 00075.HK), headquartered in Hong Kong, China, was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1984. It is an enterprise group with core businesses in real estate development and real estate investment. The company has established a business network with Hong Kong as its base, extending to major international cities such as London, UK, and Melbourne, Australia. 渝太地産集団有限公司(略称「渝太地産」、銘柄コード:00075.HK)は、中国・香港に本社を置き、1984年に香港証券取引所に上場した、不動産開発および不動産投資を中核事業とする企業グループです。香港を拠点に、英国ロンドンやオーストラリア・メルボルンなどの主要な国際都市に事業ネットワークを展開しています。 Y. T. Realty Group consistently adheres to a people-oriented approach, actively exploring new development models in the real estate sector. The company continuously achieves innovative breakthroughs in areas such as research and development, design, operations, products, services, technology, and marketing. By doing so, it aims to reshape the value of space, service, and spirit, forging core competitive advantages that position Y. T. Realty Group for the future and efficiently connecting with the diverse functional needs of its customers. 渝太地産は、人を中心に据えた理念のもと、不動産業界における新たな発展モデルを積極的に模索し続けています。研究開発、設計、運営、商品、サービス、テクノロジー、マーケティングなどの各分野において革新を重ね、空間価値・サービス価値・精神的価値を再定義することで、未来志向のコア競争力を構築し、顧客の多様なニーズに効率的に応えています Y. T. Realty is committed to building and developing a "Total Relationship Customer Ecosystem Strategy," striving to create an ideal ecosystem of harmonious coexistence with excellent spaces as the medium. The company endeavors to continuously meet people's infinite aspirations for a better life. また渝太地産は、「トータル・リレーションシップ顧客エコシステム戦略」の構築を推進し、卓越した空間を基盤として、調和と共生に満ちた理想的な社会の実現を目指しています。人々のより良い生活への願いに寄り添い、その無限の可能性を支える価値を提供し続けてまいります。