Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Swindon, United Kingdom
Northampton, United Kingdom
We are seeking a Property Sales Specialist to join our Collections & Recoveries team, responsible for managing and overseeing all scheduled evictions and the sale of Nationwide Building Society Properties in Possession.
Your work will play a vital role in minimizing financial loss to the Society and maximizing any surplus owed to the next entitled party. This role requires exceptional tact when handling sensitive situations, strong problem‑solving capabilities, and the resilience and determination needed to achieve successful outcomes.
This is primarily an administrative position, and you’ll need a high level of personal resilience due to the nature of the work. To help you settle into the role and build connections within the team, your first week of training will take place at our Bournemouth office.
You will work 35 hours per week, which will initially be 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday, although the position is contracted on an 8am–8pm basis, so your shift pattern might change in the future.
At Nationwide, we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.
For this job, you'll be located at our nearest regional hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events in one of our office sites. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.
Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.
If you’re a colleague on long term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application.
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The extras you’ll get
* Access to private medical insurance
* A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
* Access to an annual performance related bonus
* Training and development to help you progress your career
* A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
* Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
* Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
* Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
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As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.
If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.
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What to do next
If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.
We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.
The hiring manager for this role is Shaun Druce, and the main recruitment contact is Angela Darbar.
What you’ll be doing
As a Property Sales Specialist, you will be responsible for managing Nationwide’s Properties in Possession, working closely with third‑party partners to oversee property sales and ensure the best possible price is achieved.
Your responsibilities will include reviewing and issuing appropriate instructions to suppliers for scheduled evictions, managing a caseload of repossessed properties, and assessing market appraisals and valuations to ensure properties are marketed at the correct level.
You will work collaboratively with external asset managers and solicitors throughout the sales process, assess and make recommendations on offers and price reduction requests, and review costed proposals for works required to enhance property value or marketability. In addition, you will ensure all supplier fees and mandates comply with contractual expectations and business standards.
About you
As a minimum requirement, you’ll have/be:
* Previous experience working in a Collections and/or Recoveries environment
* Strong numeracy skills with excellent attention to detail
* A confident, clear communicator who is assertive, resilient, and empathetic
* Experience in executing mandates and confidence in making independent decisions
* Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, especially when handling complex, sensitive, or emotive situations
* A strong team player with good interpersonal skills
Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:
Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind.
Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand.
Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development.
Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.
You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.
Job Info
* Job Identification 2525
* Apply Before 04/13/2026, 10:55 PM
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