Property Management Apprentice Review

All aspects of property management including managing my own portfolio of single- and multi-let properties. This involves debt collection; service charge budget setting, implementation and reconciliation; lease reading/extraction; client engagement; report writing; enforcing legal obligations on tenants; and engaging with solicitors in the drafting of legal documentation (e.g. heads of terms). This is not an exhaustive list but an indication of the range of activities I undertake on a regular basis.

I commenced my apprenticeship with no prior experience in the property industry and have learned all of my knowledge from my work. I am shortly to sit my APC and feel confident that I have gained sufficient experience to become chartered.

I enjoy the programme very much and have the added bonus of earning money whilst I learn! I'm confident that degree apprenticeships will soon become more competitive and sought after than full-time university courses.

Extremely well organised. I was amongst the first apprentices at my company but we have expanded very quickly and learned key lessons in the structure of the programme to ensure it provides the best progression for everyone coming through the apprenticeship route.

All the support I could possibly want and more, I couldn't ask for a more supportive team structure from our central apprentice team to my own team in my office.

There is plenty of support from my apprenticeship outcomes officer at my university with regard to my APC route but the academic support from my university has been poor as they seem to be more keen on covering their own shortcomings than accepting/acting on critical feedback.

My law module was extremely useful to provide a legal background to the industry but the remainder of the course seems to be very far removed from the reality of practising in the industry.

There are numerous extra activities to get involved with from sporting teams, graduate events, charity involvement, networking events (both attended and run by our company).

Yes

I cannot think of a better environment to work in or a more inclusive culture in a company. To work at a firm like Savills where the the CEO of the global PLC remembers who you are and happily engages with you about your work is very rare.

Show you are keen and eager to learn. No one expects you to know everything at apprenticeship level with limited/no experience but you need to show that you are willing to put the work in to understand the job/industry and progress your career.