In-house Property Solicitor (Remote – fortnightly office visit)

Overview

In this in-house role, you will lead residential leasehold transactions for a growing retirement-focused portfolio. You’ll manage end-to-end conveyancing on multiple acquisitions, coordinating with external solicitors and internal teams to keep deals on track. The role emphasizes autonomy and a proactive approach to pre-contract enquiries, refinancing needs, and portfolio-wide information management. You will shape processes and standards across acquisitions to support rapid growth.

Pay / Benefits

• remote work with occasional London office attendance
• opportunity to contribute to a growing specialist portfolio

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end leasehold purchase transactions for multiple concurrent deals
• Review titles, leases, and survey reports; use search insurance where appropriate
• Raise and resolve pre-contract enquiries; negotiate service charge retentions
• Review age-restriction, assignment, and sub-letting clauses in retirement stock leases
• Produce standard title reports covering key lease and financial details
• Coordinate with external banking solicitors on mortgage finance
• Obtain refinancing documents from freeholders/managers for future financings
• Flag expiry risks on time-sensitive documents and coordinate reminders with the property manager
• Maintain structured information handover to the property management team and build a consistent acquisitions checklist
• Collaborate with acquisitions team to avoid deal delays and respond to ad hoc legal queries
• Advise on leasehold matters post-completion and support portfolio queries

Key requirements

• UK Qualified Solicitor (SRA) or Licensed Conveyancer (CLC)
• minimum 3 years’ PQE in residential property/conveyancing
• strong leasehold experience and title issue knowledge
• ability to manage multiple transactions autonomously and to deadlines
• familiarity with legal search insurance

• autonomy
• strong organization
• proactive communication
• leasehold conveyancing
• pre-contract enquiries
• title reviews

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