About Ashtons:
Ashtons is an independent Estate Agency practice, founded over 30 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 120 enthusiastic and professionally minded people, who contribute daily to the success of the firm.
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 the 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.
The Role:
We are looking for an articulate, enthusiastic and experienced agent to join our fast-growing team based in Hitchin.
Our Hitchin office covers outlying villages and central locations, where property values typically range from £600,000-£2,000,000. The area is one of high demand, where property styles vary considerably, making the role both interesting and challenging.
Hitchin Residential is our newest office and currently undergoing a full refurbishment. This year we will likely be one of the top agencies for growth in the area, which is even more impressive when we only launched our residential business there in 2022.
Your primary responsibility will be selling properties, negotiating offers, business generation, prospecting and working from our extensive database of past and present clientele across Hertfordshire and London. You’ll also support our Head of Hitchin Sales by undertaking market appraisals in their absence, follow these diligently through the marketing phase until they are handed over to our internal centralised sales management team, post-sale agreed.
Creative 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.
Applicant’s Skillset:
* This role requires a minimum of 4 years’ experience in estate agency which includes a good track record of valuing and listing properties

* You will be highly organised and processed driven to perform day-to-day tasks effectively

* Previous experience in demonstrating a winning mentality and increasing market share will be required

* 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

* You will naturally possess a positive, energetic and ’can do’ approach to your day-to-day responsibilities

Remuneration:
Base Salary ranging between £25,000 - £30,000 (inclusive of car allowance)
Realistic OTE of between £40,000 - 45,000k
(personal & team commission)
Annual Leave:
28 days per annum (Inclusive of Bank Holidays) + An additional day off on your Birthday
Additional Benefits:
Company paid office parking, External 1-2-1 business coaching, 1-2-1 financial coaching, competitions, company parties, Monthly lunches, free fruit weekly and end of month drinks provided by the business.
Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30am - 6.00pm
1-in-4 Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm