Property Solicitor

Are you a qualified Solicitor with private practice or in-house experience? Are you looking for a new opportunity within a successful, innovative housing association?

We’re one of the largestG15Housing Associations, providing services to over 71,000 customers across more than 30,000 mixed-tenure properties in in the South of England. We’re a successful, forward-thinking organisation ranked within the top 50 Best Companies to work for in London, as well as the top 100 best not-for-profit organisations!

We’re looking for a talented Property Solicitor to join our team based in Farringdon, the buzzing yet cultural area of London which is centrally located and easy to access via various means of transport. We offer the flexibility for agile working to allow you to work from home when necessary, so we’ll provide you with mobile working equipment.

The role in detail:

Playing a pivotal role within the Legal Services team, the Property Solicitor will support the Head of Legal Services in managing and monitoring legal service performance and business partnering with internal teams/colleagues to provide technical legal advice. The main duties of the role will be:

• Dealing with conveyancing transactions (residential and commercial) from instruction to completion
• Managing new build plot sales for Shared Ownership and private sale properties
• Drafting leases, deeds, transfers, contracts and Land Registry forms
• Contract negotiation, case management and assisting with preparing/implementing relevant policies and procedures
• Supervision and management of team members.

The role is permanent, working 35 hours per week Monday to Friday.

What we need from you:

• Qualified Solicitor with private practice and/or in-house experience
• Experience in dealing with property disposals and acquisitions
• Demonstrable knowledge of land law, conveyancing protocols and Council of Mortgage Lender requirements
• Knowledge of the Homes England Capital Funding Guide
• Good at multi-tasking and working to tight deadlines
• Good at problem solving, highly organised and analytically minded
• A strong communicator who is confident working with various internal and external stakeholders

Please include a cover letter with your application and CV so you can provide additional information on why you are the best candidate for this role, matching your skills and experience to the criteria as set out in the job role profile and person specification.

What we’ll offer you:

• A competitive salary of up to £50,000, depending on experience
• 23 days holidays plus public holidays. We also close between Christmas and New Year, so you get another 3 days!
• The ability to carry over annual leave and buy extra leave
• A great pension scheme
• Access to various discount cards, cash claim-back on medical treatments
• Discounted rates on a cycle scheme, personal medical plans, life assurance, give as you earn, critical illness and travel insurance
• As an employer, we offer flexible working options to our colleagues as we recognise the importance of a good work/life balance
• More information can be found on our careers page – www.shgroup.org.uk/about-us/careers/

As a Disability Confident employer with disabled-friendly offices and remote working opportunities, we actively encourage everyone to come and work for us, regardless of any form of disability. As such, we’ll happily make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you, should you need it. If you need additional support with your application due a disability, please contact us at recruitment@shgroup.org and we’ll be happy to help.

Closing Date: 9th March 2022

Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do our colleagues. We actively encourage applications from people of any background who can bring an array of experience, skills and culture to our business, making us stronger and united. We celebrate our diversity and offer a safe environment where you can feel comfortable to truly be yourself. We’re proud to be part of various networks including BAME, The Women’s Network, PRISM – we’re also a Stonewall Diversity Champion, allowing those from within the LGBTQA+ community to feel empowered to express themselves freely without prejudice.

Please be aware that due to the nature and sensitivity of some of our roles we are not always able to consider applications from Southern Housing Group residents.

Southern Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that colleagues who are at risk of redundancy due to the current business reviews will be given priority consideration for this role. Applications from colleagues who are not at risk will be considered if there are no expressions of interest from ‘at risk’ colleagues.