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Find out about the most frequently encountered professions:

Assistant or rental manager

The assistant or rental manager assists the rental manager with all the day-to-day tasks involved in managing flats, houses or professional or commercial premises. The rental management assistant will receive complaints from tenants or landlords and, within the limits of his/her competence, will provide initial responses.

The rental management assistant’s role is to relieve the rental management manager of his or her most routine tasks: monitoring suppliers, managing calls and messages, emails and letters to tenants and landlords.

Assistant in the preparation of routine correspondence: insurance, boiler maintenance, notices, reminders. He or she is also responsible for managing insurance files, estimates, claims, pre-litigation and litigation from an administrative point of view.

He or she will manage day-to-day tasks and requests, such as applying for badges and supplying documents to solicitors. He or she will also request quotations and monitor their receipt, seek the owner’s approval where necessary and ensure that the work is carried out correctly.

The rental management assistant will also be responsible for receiving applications from new tenants and entering them into the property management software.

To provide quality advice, the rental management assistant has in-depth knowledge of property management, legal skills and works management.
They must also have a good command of office automation tools, and be rigorous and well organised administratively. You also need to be available and have good interpersonal skills.

To find out more about the job of Assistant Rental Manager, visit our dedicated page.

Asset Manager

An asset manager manages a client’s portfolio and suggests investments. Their role is to help private customers manage and optimise their assets, by offering them appropriate financial products. They act as an interface between sales, technical aspects and advice.

Its aim is to assess a customer’s assets, study their resources, understand their expectations, determine an investment strategy, keep abreast of new legislation in the sector and propose practical solutions to optimise their assets.

To provide high-quality advice, wealth managers have in-depth knowledge of a wide range of areas: economics, taxation, family law, property, banking and insurance products.
They know the degree of risk involved in the products or transactions they suggest to their clients. Their role as intermediaries enables them to propose the most appropriate solution for each situation. Wealth managers must be attentive and responsive to customer needs.
They must be able to make appropriate proposals to ensure that opportunities are not missed. They also need marketing skills to develop their customer base.

To find out more about the wealth management profession, visit our dedicated page.

Commercial VEFA

The role of the VEFA (sale before completion – new-build property) sales representative is to support customers in their plans to buy a flat or house in a new development that is either planned or under construction.

At first, they receive customers who come to them showing an interest in a given property project. The role of the VEFA sales representative is to understand the context of the future purchase, the needs and desires of his customers and their financial capacity.

From then on, the VEFA negotiator will be able to provide all the information relating to the customer’s project. They will be able to present the programme, show the available lots that match their customer’s needs and desires, show plans and 3D architect’s views, present virtual tours, and visit flats and show homes.

VEFA negotiators must also analyse their customers’ financial situation to ensure that they are in a position to complete their project. They will also have to advise their customers on rental investment. Once their customers are convinced of their plans to buy, they will have to fine-tune the sale of the property, in particular by discussing the equipment that can be chosen, the materials selected and the layout options, in conjunction with the technical teams.

To provide high-quality advice, VEFA sales staff need specialist knowledge in a wide range of areas: negotiation and sales, property, tax skills and commercial relaunching. They need to be able to make appropriate proposals so that they don’t miss an opportunity. They also need marketing skills to develop their customer base.

To find out more about the VEFA sales profession, visit our dedicated page.

Merchant of goods

A property trader buys and renovates property (flats, houses, shops, buildings) with a view to reselling it.

is not to be confusedwith an estate agent. A property trader buys and renovates properties with the aim of reselling them at a higher price and making a profit.
The authorised activities of a property trader mainly concern the purchase and resale of any property that has already been built on, building land, shares in property companies (SCI) and businesses in any sector.
Property agents must set up their own business and be registered with the Registre du Commerce. Their primary role is to spot bargains, to find property below market price, usually for complete renovation, so that they can resell it and make a profit. To succeed, you need to build up a solid network of contacts and be a good negotiator.

To get started in this profession, it’s best to have a sound knowledge of the law (leases, contracts, town planning, etc.) and sufficient financial capacity to invest in your first property.
Estate agents can only buy and sell the following types of property: buildings, houses, businesses, building plots, homes or shares in property companies.

To find out more about the estate agent profession, visit our dedicated page.

Property Agency Manager

The estate agency manager is in charge of his or her company or sales outlet. Their role is to run the business from a commercial point of view, as well as from an administrative and financial point of view, and above all to manage the teams.

They manage and lead their sales teams in transactions, and their administrative teams in property administration and sales support. He organises the business, implements procedures and working methods and ensures that they are adhered to.
He manages the commercial objectives that he has set himself or that have been set for him by his management. They supervise and manage organisational, technical, human, financial and logistical resources.
He ensures that the estate agency as a whole runs smoothly.
Intervenes in difficult situations and disputes. He/she assists and supports his/her colleagues in carrying out their tasks.

Real estate agency directors need strong managerial, administrative and commercial skills.
They must also have knowledge of human resources and legal issues.
They must be able to make proposals, take decisions and have good interpersonal skills.

To find out more about the job of estate agency manager, visit our dedicated page.

Land developer

The land developer is at the heart of any project to create a new property complex, whether residential or business premises. Their role is to seek out building plots or redevelopment projects, and to carry out feasibility studies for the projects envisaged, using their in-depth knowledge of the sector and the planning regulations that apply.

The role of a property developer is to highlight construction or renovation opportunities on existing land, whether built or to be built on. They need to build up and monitor a file of potential business opportunities on an ongoing basis.
The essential function is to prospect for building, developed or renovation land in the sectors assigned to him, in order to find new business. Making contact with business introducers is also a strong point.
Owners of land or premises are not necessarily interested in selling. It is therefore up to the land developer to convince the seller(s) of this opportunity.
They can also draw up the town planning documents needed to obtain administrative authorisations, and will carry out preliminary technical, administrative, legal and financial feasibility studies for a construction or renovation project.

You must have a good grasp of the concepts of works costs, based on the constraints identified in the building and town planning sector. Good knowledge of the property market. Solid negotiating skills and the ability to persuade. You must be able to work independently and be creative.

To find out more about the Land Developer profession, visit our dedicated page.

Property expert

The real estate valuer’s role is to estimate the market or rental value of a property, whether housing, commercial premises or land, based on the characteristics of the property and taking into account the economic, legal, geographical, urban planning or technical environment of the property.

The role of a property valuer is to estimate the market or rental value of a property, whether it is a dwelling, commercial premises or land. This valuation must take into account the property’s economic, legal, geographical, urban planning and technical environment.
He will visit the property to find out what it is really like, its main features and its immediate surroundings.
They will also look at the technical aspects of the property, the diagnostics and the condition of the building.
Real estate experts may also provide consultancy services for clients, asset managers or any other company with a specific need, such as market research.

To deliver quality reports, property experts have in-depth knowledge of the real estate industry, as well as technical and legal skills.
Budget analysis and management are also important assets.

To find out more about the property valuation profession, visit our dedicated page.

Co-ownership accountant

Their role is to deal with the financial aspects of the various projects. Co-ownership accountants may work for an agency or a specialist firm.

A condominium accountant is a professional who deals with the figures for a condominium. Their role is to deal with the financial aspects of the various projects. They draw up the budget for the various accounting items: maintenance, renovation work, acquisitions, etc. They ensure good relations between the various partners, owners and service providers. It controls purchases and payments and keeps the general accounts for the co-ownership. At the end of each financial year, he is responsible for drawing up the balance sheet, ensuring that the co-ownership’s finances are in balance and that charges are correctly apportioned.
He must ensure the financial soundness of the co-ownership for which he is responsible. They work closely with a co-ownership manager.

To provide this service, the professional must have extensive knowledge of accounting and real estate, as well as technical and legal skills.
Budget analysis and management are important assets.

To find out more about the job of condominium accountant, visit our dedicated page.

Professional property consultant

As a commercial property negotiator, you need to build up and develop a portfolio of property owners and professionals, drawing on your knowledge of your geographical and professional sector.

Commercial property salespeople have to do a great deal of prospecting in order to meet owners of premises for sale or rent and to sign mandates enabling them to market the properties concerned: commercial premises, professional or business premises, warehouses, shop premises, etc.
He has to produce and circulate advertisements linked to the mandates signed, send out mailings, and above all follow up his portfolio of customers likely to be interested in these properties and arrange meetings with them.
In addition to carrying out sales and lettings transactions, in some cases you may also be called on to advise company directors in their search for new locations.

To provide quality advice, professional property consultants have in-depth knowledge in a wide range of fields: negotiation and sales, property, tax skills, commercial relaunching. They need to be able to make appropriate proposals to ensure that opportunities are not missed. They also need to know how to prospect to develop their customer base.

To find out more about the profession of professional property consultant, visit our dedicated page.

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