Associate - Residential Property Sales

Trowers & Hamlins; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

Pension Scheme with Aviva

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

Trowers & Hamlins in Manchester is seeking a solicitor to manage a varied caseload focused on new build development matters, including leasehold and freehold schemes, for private developers and housing providers.

You will draft sales packs, liaise with acquisition teams on title documents, and provide ongoing support to a sales team of paralegals and fee earners throughout the lifecycle of sales and post-sales processes.

Qualifications

• Set up development sites for plot sales, including the preparation of precedent documentation and related sale packs.
• Provide input to the acquisition team during the course of acquisition in respect of title documentation and their compatibility with sales.
• Liaise with wider teams at Trowers for specialist advice (e.g. our energy team in respect of ESCO arrangements at developments or our nationwide litigation teams).
• Act for both private developers and social housing providers, including registered providers and local authorities, in the preparation of model documents.
• Assist with the supervision and support to the dedicated sales and post‑sales teams (made up of paralegals and CILEX‑qualified fee earners) as they administer sales and post‑sale transactions (such as final staircasing of shared ownership leases).
• Contribute to business development activities, including client presentations, seminars, and the preparation of articles and briefing notes.

Responsibilities

• The role involves managing a varied caseload in respect of new build development matters nationwide including leasehold and freehold schemes.
• Work closely with the acquisition team (whether internal or external) and clients to obtain key documentation required for sales.
• Draft the sales packs including preparing transfers and/or leases (including shared ownership leases) for all manner of developments including multi‑phased, multi‑tenure schemes.
• Provide ongoing support to a dedicated sales team of paralegals and CILEX‑qualified fee earners throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Contribute to client presentations, seminars, and the preparation of articles and briefing notes.
• Manage client relationships and maintaining billing targets in line with the firm's financial objectives.

Skills

Plot sales & development

Client relationship management

Drafting precedents & sale packs

Multi-tenure schemes knowledge

Job description

The role involves managing a varied caseload in respect of new build development matters nationwide including leasehold and freehold schemes.

Department: Real Estate

Location: Manchester

The Role

The Residential Sales team delivers a comprehensive range of plot sale services to developers. This includes shared ownership and open market sales, interim and final staircasing, licence to assign applications, lease extensions and buy-back/re-sales, among other matters. The team supports a broad spectrum of residential conveyancing work from acquisition through to sale and beyond, ensuring all client needs are met. They act for a diverse client base, including private developers, registered providers and local authorities, advising on all aspects of residential site set-up and plot sales conveyancing and transactions during the life-cycle of the development. They do not act for individuals. The role involves managing a varied caseload in respect of new build development matters nationwide including leasehold and freehold schemes. This includes working closely with the acquisition team (whether internal or external) and clients to obtain key documentation required for sales, drafting the sales packs including preparing transfers and/or leases (including shared ownership leases) for all manner of developments including multi‑phased, multi‑tenure schemes, and providing ongoing support to a dedicated sales team of paralegals and CILEX-qualified fee earners throughout the sales lifecycle.

The Candidate

• Set up development sites for plot sales, including the preparation of precedent documentation and related sale packs.
• Provide input to the acquisition team during the course of acquisition in respect of title documentation and their compatibility with sales.
• Liaise with wider teams at Trowers for specialist advice (e.g. our energy team in respect of ESCO arrangements at developments or our nationwide litigation teams).
• Act for both private developers and social housing providers, including registered providers and local authorities, in the preparation of model documents.
• Assist with the supervision and support to the dedicated sales and post‑sales teams (made up of paralegals and CILEX‑qualified fee earners) as they administer sales and post‑sale transactions (such as final staircasing of shared ownership leases).
• Contribute to business development activities, including client presentations, seminars, and the preparation of articles and briefing notes.
• Manage client relationships and maintaining billing targets in line with the firm's financial objectives.

Benefits

• an annual bonus scheme
• GPP Pension Scheme with Aviva
• Private Medical Insurance, (currently with Vitality Health) upon joining the firm, which include discounted gym memberships, free cinema tickets, health assessments and much more.

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non‑binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.