Company Description
Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers, and investors on a local, national, and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.
The UK business is headquartered in London, with over 1200 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.
Job Description
Colliers is looking for an enthusiastic Surveyor to join the Residential Valuation team within the London Valuation and Advisory Services department. We welcome applications from newly qualified surveyors through to those operating at Senior Surveyor level. Those who are close to qualifying will also be considered.
The role focused on delivering high-quality valuation and advisory work on individual residential assets. This is typically, single apartments, small residential investment buildings, and other one-off residential instructions. This role sits within the Residential Valuation function but is separate from the teams handling student accommodation, Build-to-Rent, and portfolios.
You will inspect properties, analyse market evidence, prepare clear reports for clients, and help maintain strong client relationships.
Main Responsibilities
- Undertake valuations of individual residential properties (flats, houses, small investment blocks) for a range of purposes (lending, acquisition, accounts, internal decision-making).
- Carry out property inspections, take measurements, photographs, and gather all relevant site/tenure information.
- Analyse comparable evidence and local market data to support valuation conclusions.
- Produce clear, accurate valuation and advisory reports in line with RICS standards and firm templates.
- Manage multiple one-off instructions at different stages, ensuring deadlines are met.
- For senior candidates: assist with mentoring more junior staff and reviewing reports
Client & Stakeholder
- Liaise with banks, investors, owners, and internal colleagues to clarify scope, purpose, and assumptions of each instruction.
- Provide good communication on progress, especially where further information is needed.
- Support senior team members in nurturing repeat work from existing clients.
Quality & Compliance
- Work in accordance with RICS Valuation – Global Standards (Red Book) and internal quality procedures.
- Ensure files are complete, auditable, and compliant.
- Keep up to date with local residential market trends and evidence.
Team Contribution
- Work closely with the wider residential valuation team, providing support on overflow work where needed.
- Contribute to improving templates, processes, and data sources.
Qualifications
Essential
- MRICS (or newly qualified / about to qualify)
- Highly numerate and proficient in MS Office packages and databases.
- Experience in residential valuation or general practice with exposure to resi assets.
- Strong report-writing skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple small instructions at pace.
- A sound understanding of the various markets across London and South East England
- Must possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to work to deadlines
- Essential to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience valuing small residential investment properties / blocks.
- Lending valuation experience.
- A good knowledge of Argus Developer would be preferable
- Local area knowledge and strong comparable research skills.
Additional Information
At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step-free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.
Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.
