Location: Homebased with travel throughout the South of England
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £52,000 inc car allowance
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We’re looking for an experienced and commercially minded Estate Surveyor to join our Property & Assets team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a varied caseload, influence strategic decisions, and ensure our estate is managed effectively, safely, and in line with regulatory requirements.
If you thrive in a role that blends commercial negotiation, estates management, and stakeholder engagement, and you want your work to have real social impact, this could be the perfect next step.
About the role
You’ll lead on the disposal and acquisition of properties, manage a portfolio of commercial tenancies, and oversee general estates management matters such as boundary disputes, party wall issues, easements, and licences. You’ll also build and manage relationships with external property professionals and act as a trusted advisor to internal teams.
This role offers a strong balance of autonomy and collaboration, with opportunities to represent the Group Estates & Commercial Manager and contribute to high‑level decision‑making.
What you’ll be doing
- Managing the disposal and acquisition of Anchor stock, ensuring the best commercial and strategic outcomes.
- Overseeing a caseload of commercial leases, including rent reviews, lease renewals, and regears.
- Managing vacant buildings awaiting disposal or redevelopment, ensuring minimal disruption and risk.
- Handling estates management matters such as boundary disputes, party wall issues, easements, and licences.
- Preparing and presenting board authority papers for property transactions.
- Developing decant strategies and liaising with internal teams, local authorities, and external partners.
- Building and managing a network of external property professionals.
- Advising stakeholders on small sites development and estates‑related issues.
What you’ll bring
- Strong understanding of residential property transactions and social housing disposal regulations.
- Knowledge of commercial leases, property law, and public sector property regulation.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
- Confident communicator with strong presentation and reporting abilities.
- Ability to prioritise, manage deadlines, and take a logical, systematic approach.
- Skilled in developing business cases and securing senior‑level support.
- Proven experience buying, selling, and negotiating property in a commercial environment.
- Experience in commercial landlord and tenant work, including rent reviews and lease renewals.
- Experience preparing business cases and presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Experience appointing and managing external professional representatives.
Qualifications
- MRICS or AssocRICS (essential) with demonstrable experience in estate and commercial property management.
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
Our values
Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.
Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.
Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
- Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
- Mental health support
- Flexible working options
- Access to online GP appointments
Finance
- Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
- Quick and easy pension transfer service
- Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
- Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
- Free Blue Light Card
Career
- Ongoing personal and professional development programme
- Leadership Pathways online learning resources
- Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.
