Empire Capital Limited
Senior Property Analyst
London
£50k – £60k/yr
Posted about 24 hours ago
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About the job
Empire Capital is a boutique investment and asset management firm based in Mayfair. We have a growing portfolio of residential and commercial assets across London, the UK and abroad. We act for private clients, family offices and international business groups. Our work covers the full property lifecycle: acquisition, structuring, financing, asset and property management, lettings, disposals and the wider corporate, tax and compliance matters around how wealth is held.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Analyst to join our Fund Monitoring & Asset Management team, working directly under the Managing Director. This is not a narrow, spreadsheet-only role. You will need to understand the whole picture of property investment: how assets are bought, held, structured, financed, taxed, managed and eventually held for revenue, and how each of those decisions affects returns for investors and their families.
You will handle a wide range of work for high-net-worth clients. You will often be the person who joins up the client, their solicitors, accountants, tax advisers, banks, agents and contractors to get things done. This role suits someone with at least five years’ relevant experience who is comfortable taking ownership, working to deadlines and dealing with senior clients and advisers.
What you’ll be doing
1. Acquisitions and investment analysis
- Sourcing, screening and appraising residential, commercial and mixed-use opportunities, including single assets, multi-unit blocks and portfolios bought from banks, funds and corporate sellers
- Building and maintaining detailed financial models for acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, development and change-of-use opportunities, covering IRR, equity multiple, yield on cost, cash on cash returns and sensitivity analysis
- Preparing offer strategies and offer letters, including price, conditions, exclusivity and timetable, and negotiating with selling agents
- Running deals from heads of terms through due diligence, exchange and completion. This includes chasing outstanding items, managing the deal timetable and pushing transactions to exchange
- Reviewing title, leases, planning history, building surveys, valuations, searches and legal reports on title with our solicitors, and flagging risks that affect value or structure
- Assessing our clients’ acquisition criteria against each opportunity and presenting clear recommendations
2. Holding structures, SPVs and corporate matters
- Advising on the right holding vehicle for each acquisition: personal ownership, UK SPV, holding company, overseas company or trust/family investment company. Considering how each affects financing, tax, succession and exit
- Setting up new SPVs and group companies, and supporting the restructuring of existing holding structures, including group perimeter reviews and shareholder changes
- Coordinating dormant company closures, strike-offs and voluntary dissolutions with solicitors and accountants
- Preparing and coordinating intra group and shareholder loan agreements, guarantees and related corporate documentation
- Supporting multi jurisdiction groups with entities in the UK, UAE and Europe, including understanding how UK structures interact with overseas entities
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3. Tax and regulatory awareness
- Assessing the tax implications of transactions and structures, including SDLT, CGT and non-resident CGT, corporation tax, ATED, income tax on rental profits, and VAT on commercial property (option to tax, TOGC and VAT recovery)
- Understanding inheritance tax as it applies to UK property and shares in property-holding companies, including the residence-based IHT rules, Business Property Relief, lifetime gifting, trusts, family investment companies and the gift with reservation rules
- Reviewing tax advisory reports from external accountants and tax advisers, picking out the key points and preparing summaries and questions for clients and follow-up meetings
- Supporting VAT and other tax reclaims with HMRC, working with accountants on submissions and chasing them through to payment
- Keeping up with changes to UK property tax, residence rules and double tax treaties that affect overseas clients
4. Asset management and portfolio monitoring
- Monitoring the performance of residential and commercial assets across the portfolio: rent rolls, occupancy, arrears, yields, service charges, operating costs and cash flow
- Managing lease events, including rent reviews, renewals, break options, dilapidations and tenant negotiations
- Preparing hold, refurbish, re-let or sell analysis for individual assets
- Overseeing capital works and major repairs (for example roofing, membrane and leak remediation, and refurbishments), including contractor tenders, budgets, progress and reporting to landlords
- Tracking insurance renewals and claims, and working with brokers and insurers on disputes and complaints
5. Lettings and property management oversight
- Shaping marketing strategy for prime lettings, including refurbishment options and their expected rental uplift
- Working with letting and managing agents on tenant selection, referencing, tenancy agreements and compliance
- Reviewing agent invoices, management accounts and service charge budgets, and making sure invoices are addressed to and paid by the correct entity
- Making sure landlord compliance is in place: safety certificates, EPCs, licensing and deposit protection
6. Disposals
- Planning and running disposals, including lotting strategy for larger estates and land holdings, agent selection, pricing, marketing and offer negotiation
- Handling sitting-tenant and third-party offers, and comparing them against the open market
- Modelling net sale proceeds after tax, fees and debt repayment, and coordinating disposals through to completion
7. Finance, banking and client onboarding
- Preparing financing packs and negotiating with lenders on acquisition finance, refinancing and development facilities
- Managing private bank and lender onboarding for international clients. This includes KYC and enhanced due diligence questionnaires, source of wealth and source of funds evidence, corporate structure charts and business activity descriptions
- Coordinating responses to compliance queries from banks, gathering documents from clients’ finance and compliance teams and chasing until onboarding is complete
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8. Private client and family office support
- Supporting succession and estate planning for clients, including coordinating will instructions (for example a master will alongside jurisdiction-specific wills) with solicitors
- Arranging and attending meetings between clients and their lawyers, accountants and tax advisers, then producing clear notes and action lists
- Making sure engagement letters, invoices and key advice go directly to the right person, so the client has a clear record
9. Reporting and client communication
- Writing investment memos, desktop valuations, portfolio reports and client presentations under Empire Capital branding
- Drafting clear, professional emails to clients, advisers, agents and counterparties, often explaining complex structures in plain English
- Keeping accurate deal and project trackers, document records and audit trails across many concurrent matters
10. Business support
- Supporting wider company projects, including marketing material, website content and investor presentations
- Helping develop internal processes, templates and models as the firm grows
What we’re looking for
- At least five years’ experience in UK property investment, real estate finance, asset management, or a property-focused role at a family office, fund, private bank, accountancy firm or law firm
- A strong working knowledge of SPV structuring and UK property taxation, including SDLT, CGT, corporation tax, ATED, VAT and IHT, and the rules for non-resident and overseas owners
- A proven track record of taking transactions from appraisal to completion
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; you can build models from scratch, not just update them
- An understanding of both residential and commercial property markets, ideally including prime central London
- Experience working alongside solicitors, accountants, tax advisers, lenders, agents and contractors
- Familiarity with bank KYC and AML processes, and with Companies House and corporate governance requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication; you can explain complex structures simply to clients and senior stakeholders
- A highly organised, proactive and discreet approach, comfortable managing many matters at once for high-net-worth and international clients
- A degree in Real Estate or Real Estate Finance
What we offer
- Salary of £50,000 - £60,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Full-time, office-based role (no remote working)
- Hours: 9:00am - 7:00pm, Monday to Friday
- A varied, hands on role in a small team where your work has a direct impact
- Close exposure to senior decision-making, international clients and a diverse multi-asset portfolio
- Office in the heart of Mayfair
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