Property & Operations Freelancer
Role specification: self-employed, local, part-time
The role in one line
Run the day-to-day of a small property and garage portfolio. That means lettings, rent, arrears, maintenance and records, plus general business and life admin, so the owner doesn’t have to. This is a hands-on, get-it-done role for someone who is organised, commercially sharp and unflappable about chasing money.
Shape of it
- Hours: 2 to 3 days a week (around 14 to 21 hours), flexible across the week. Scope to grow over time.
- Basis: Self-employed and freelance. You invoice, and you manage your own tax and your own kit. Not an employed position.
- Location: Local to Ayrshire and South West Scotland. Mostly remote, but you must be able to get to the units and properties when needed.
- Rate: Negotiable, depending on experience.
- Start: As soon as the right person is found.
What you’ll ownProperty & lettings
- Rent collection: make sure rent comes in on time, every month, across all units and properties.
- Arrears: chase late payers firmly and persistently, through calls, letters and formal notices, and see each case through to resolution. This is a real part of the job, not an occasional task.
- Voids: fill empty units quickly. Advertise, handle enquiries, vet and onboard new tenants.
- Tenant management: be the point of contact, handle queries, set up direct debits and keep tenants on terms.
- Maintenance: coordinate the local handyman and contractors, get quotes, and make sure jobs get done and signed off.
- Records: keep the rent ledger, tenancy records and unit information accurate and up to date.
- Compliance: keep on top of certificates, inspections and renewals so nothing lapses.
Business & life admin
- Inbox and diary support; bookings, travel and appointments.
- Expense claims, supplier and utility admin, and liaising with the bookkeeper.
- General life logistics that keep things running.
Who I’m looking for
Smart, tough and no-nonsense. The single most important quality is that you do what you say you’ll do, week in, week out.
- Commercially sharp: you understand money, spot what matters, and prioritise without being told twice.
- Resilient and direct: completely comfortable having firm conversations about late payment and holding the line politely but immovably. Chasing arrears doesn’t faze you.
- Organised and accurate: you keep clean records, miss nothing, and bring order to a backlog rather than adding to it.
- Self-managing: you take a brief and run with it, flag problems early, and don’t need supervising.
- Trustworthy: sound judgement and discretion with confidential and financial information.
Experience in property, lettings, credit control or collections is a strong advantage. Local knowledge is a bonus.
The non-negotiables
This role only works with someone reliable. The bar is simple and it is firm:
- Deliver consistently every week, not in bursts and not only when it suits.
- A short weekly report: what’s done, what’s outstanding, what needs a decision.
- Flag anything urgent the same day.
- Finish what you commit to, and tell me straight away if you can’t.
To apply
Send a short note telling me why this is you. In particular, give me one example of a time you got money in, sorted a mess, or held a difficult line and saw it through. Attach a CV.
Pay: From £17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
