The Role
Having launched the business in January 2020, we have seen huge demand in assisting customers secure the mortgages they need, as a result we are now in position to recruit our second Mortgage Advisor. In 2023, we sold in excess of 800 properties across our key markets such as Harpenden, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City and Redbourn, Berkhamsted and Hitchin all of which are very affluent areas.
We have over 5500 buyers register with us each year. We have also invested in a Client Services Department which processes over 2500 quotes per year in relation to ancillary services we offer such as removals, conveyancing and solicitors.
Our Client Services Department and offices across Herts will support our Mortgage Department in lead generation, allowing our mortgage specialists to do what they do best and focus on offering high-quality advice and securing the best mortgages for our HNW customers. This position would be based at our head office in Harpenden.
Applicant’s Skillset
A minimum of 5 years' experience as a broker
Fully ceMAP qualified (or equivalent)
Good track record of new business generation
Proven track record in volume mortgage sales working with HNW individuals
Track record of building relationships and maintaining relationships for years to come
Knowledge of the markets we operate in and the demographic of our customer base
A driven and ambitious professional who will support us in growing this department
Well-presented individual with excellent communication skills
The ability to represent our brand to levels we have become expected for
Remuneration
Basic £30,000 pa with an OTE of £50,000 - £55,000 pa
Hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6.00pm
Ad-Hoc Saturday when required working from home
Additional Benefits
Free parking, Employee Assistance Programme, Face-to-face counselling, Free flu jabs, Monthly lunches, Fresh fruit, Paid volunteering days, Discounted gym membership, Free period products, Company parties/ social events, End of month drinks, Enhanced maternity & paternity leave.
About Ashtons Estate Agency
Ashtons is an independent Estate Agency practice, founded over 40 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 our brand throughout Hertfordshire.
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 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.
About Ashwell Mortgage Services
Ashwell Mortgage Services sits within the Ashtons group. Ashwell aim to make the homebuying process as simple as possible. We purely specialise in mortgages and do it brilliantly – day in, day out. Dealing with all major UK lenders, we will always source the best solution. We also offer our clients ancillary property or mortgage related products such as buildings & contents or mortgage protection?