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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Awarding Body for the Built Environment has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Awarding Body for the Built Environment awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Awarding Body for the Built Environment.
The ABBE Level 4 Certificate for Built to Rent and Private Rented Sector is for individuals working in residential property management. It focuses on key principles of property management, letting, and customer care within the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS). Health and safety considerations are also addressed.
These are the units Awarding Body for the Built Environment registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Awarding Body for the Built Environment. It does the teaching and the mapping. Awarding Body for the Built Environment sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
An introduction to property residential management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the evolution of property portfolio management, considering historical trends and future developments.
- Explain the importance of income in property portfolio management, including revenue generation and financial performance.
- Describe operational budgeting for property portfolio management, including cost control and resource allocation.
- Analyse practical property portfolio management issues in Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), including challenges and solutions.
Understand Customer Care in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Property Management Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the principles of customer care in Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) Property Management, including best practices and service standards.
- Explain the importance of brand in Build to Rent (BTR)/Private Rented Sector (PRS) Property Management, including brand identity and reputation management.
- Describe staff selection processes in Build to Rent (BTR)/Private Rented Sector (PRS) Property Management, including recruitment and training.
- Explain the importance of personal development for staff in Build to Rent (BTR)/Private Rented Sector (PRS) Property Management, including career progression and skills enhancement.
Understand Health and Safety in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relevant health and safety legislation applicable to the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS).
- Understand the principles and processes involved in conducting risk assessments within the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS).
- Understand the guidance provided in the RICS Health and safety for residential managers guidance note.
- Understand the procedures for disaster recovery and emergency management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS).
Understand Portfolio Management in Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the role of portfolio management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS).
- Describe the principal responsibilities of portfolio management, including asset allocation and risk management.
- Explain portfolio construction strategies in Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), including diversification and investment selection.
- Explain performance measurement standards in Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), including key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarking.
Understand building management Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of building management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS)
- Understand the role of the Building Manager and on-site team in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS)
- Understand inspection and procurement in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS)
- Understand the principles of building insurance in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS)
Understand the Design, Planning and Sustainability in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) housing stock and supply, including market trends and demographics.
- Explain design and construction considerations in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), including building regulations and accessibility.
- Explain the importance of sustainability and environmental performance in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), including energy efficiency and waste management.
- Explain the planning system and its impact on Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) developments, including planning permissions and community engagement.
Understand the Key Principles of Letting and Building Management in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the key principles of a tenancy agreement, including its purpose and legal implications.
- Analyse the legal terms and conditions of a tenancy agreement when processing an agreement, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Analyse the legal terms and conditions of a tenancy agreement when preparing an agreement, ensuring clarity and enforceability.
- Analyse the legal terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement during the tenancy, including tenant and landlord responsibilities.
- Explain the legal terms and conditions of the notices, time limits and processes in a tenancy agreement, including eviction procedures.
- Explain the use of technology and codes of practice (COP) for the letting manager/agent, including software and industry standards.
- Describe marketing and negotiation strategies for the letting manager/agent, including property promotion and tenant acquisition.
- Explain complaint and dispute resolution processes, and the court system for a the letting manager/agent, including mediation and legal action.
Understand the Key Principles of Property Management in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Real unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of the Build to Rent (BTR) industry and the Private Rented Sector (PRS).
- Understand the key responsibilities and duties of a Residential Property Manager.
- Understand the principles of Build to Rent (BTR)/ Private Rented Sector (PRS) Portfolio Investment and property performance.
- Understand the professional and ethical standards expected in the Build to Rent (BTR)/ Private Rented Sector (PRS).
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Ensure that block management services are properly implemented
- Standard
Manage service providers for residential blocks
- Standard
Provide property-based markets research and analysis support for portfolio management activities
The jobs these credits are mapped to
A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.
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Showing 6 roles, drawn from 66 job records mapped to this qualification. Near-identical records are folded together, and each row says how many it stands for.
Where this can lead
Property Manager
This work can lead to regional or general manager roles, or on to director of property management.
See the whole journeyThe credits, and who awards them
Level 4 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Awarding Body for the Built Environment rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
An introduction to property residential management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS)Understand Customer Care in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Property ManagementUnderstand Health and Safety in the Build to Rent and Private Rented SectorUnderstand Portfolio Management in Build to Rent and Private Rented SectorUnderstand building managementUnderstand the Design, Planning and Sustainability in the Build to Rent and Private Rented SectorUnderstand the Key Principles of Letting and Building Management in the Build to Rent and Private Rented SectorUnderstand the Key Principles of Property Management in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
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What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Ensure that block management services are properly implemented
- Manage service providers for residential blocks
- Provide property-based markets research and analysis support for portfolio management activities
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from An introduction to property residential management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will be introduced to property residential management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), focusing on the evolution of property portfolio management. The unit covers income importance, operational budgeting, and practical management issues within these sectors.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for ABBE Level 4 Certificate for Built to Rent and Private Rented Sector
8 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Awarding Body for the Built Environment.
- An introduction to property residential management in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS)
- Understand Customer Care in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector Property Management
- Understand Health and Safety in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector
- Understand Portfolio Management in Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector
- Understand building management
- Understand the Design, Planning and Sustainability in the Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector
and 2 more in the full unit list below.
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