Real estate leasing manager to letting agent
A real estate leasing manager already meets 53% of what the letting agent role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.9/ 100
1 How much of what a letting agent is expected to do is already part of a real estate leasing manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the letting agent role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A letting agent role treats 8 of its required skills as things a real estate leasing manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advertising techniques
- compare property values
- inform on renting agreements
- organise property viewing
- property law
- prospect new customers
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A letting agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a real estate leasing manager background worth leading with.
- already held communicate with tenants communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held organise property viewing management skills
- already held prepare inventory of properties information skills
- already held inform on renting agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held check construction compliance assisting and caring
- already held concurrent estate business, administration and law
All 20 carried skills, including the 8 the letting agent role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn coordinate advertising campaigns required
- still to learn coordinate events required
- still to learn fix meetings required
- still to learn use office systems required
- optional, not held plan marketing campaigns optional
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- still to learn liaise with advertising agencies required
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- still to learn collect property financial information required
- still to learn perform property market research required
- optional, not held collect customer data optional
- optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
- still to learn office administration required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a letting agent role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 collect property financial information practise this
- 02 identify customer's needs practise this
- 03 office administration study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held advertising techniques knowledge
- already held compare property values skill
- already held inform on renting agreements skill
- already held organise property viewing skill
- already held property law knowledge
- already held prospect new customers skill
- already held provide information on properties skill
- already held real estate market knowledge
- already held advise on property value skill
- already held attend trade fairs skill
- already held building codes knowledge
- already held check construction compliance skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held communicate with tenants skill
- already held concurrent estate knowledge
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held obtain financial information skill
- already held prepare inventory of properties skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held collect customer data optional
- optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
- optional, not held plan marketing campaigns optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
29 held skills the letting agent role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
- not needed by the target role advise on investment skill
- not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
- not needed by the target role analyse insurance risk skill
- not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the credit history of potential customers skill
- not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect rental fees skill
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
- not needed by the target role create insurance policies skill
- not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
- not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
- not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
- not needed by the target role handle lease agreement administration skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
- not needed by the target role organise a damage assessment skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role plan buildings maintenance work skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role supervise property development projects skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn office administration required
Other moves recorded from real estate leasing manager
Common questions about this move
Can a real estate leasing manager become a letting agent?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A real estate leasing manager already covers 53% of what a letting agent is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 8 of which the letting agent role treats as required.
What skills does a real estate leasing manager need to become a letting agent?
9 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is collect property financial information.
How hard is the move from real estate leasing manager to letting agent?
Its learning distance is 48.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.