Commercial Property Solicitor

HCB Solicitors Limited; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Christmas week closure

Holiday purchase scheme

Bonus holiday scheme

Annual bonus

Hybrid working after probation

Online training courses

Cycle to work scheme

Medicash Scheme and EAP

Job summary

HCB Solicitors Limited is seeking an experienced solicitor with at least 2 years PQE in commercial property to undertake a mix of high‑quality work. You will handle sales and purchases of commercial property, landlord and tenant matters, secured lending, and related registrations.

The role includes exposure to pensions, land registry, and company management matters, with a view to operating across a range of property assets. Hybrid working is available after a 3‑month probation period.

Qualifications

• 2 years PQE in commercial property
• Experience handling sale/purchase of commercial property and related assets
• Experience with landlord and tenant transactions and property lending

Responsibilities

• Handle sale and purchase of commercial property
• Assist with sale of business assets and property at auction
• Manage secured lending, mortgages, and remortgages
• Handle landlord and tenant transactions including leases, renewals, licences to permit assignments/sublets, and licences to alter applications
• Assist with pension scheme transactions and in specie transactions
• Process land registry applications including first registrations and adverse possession
• Manage Section 25 notice dealings
• Act for management companies as needed

Skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Commercial property knowledge

Attention to detail

Job description

We are seeking a candidate at least 2 years PQE to undertake a mix of Commercial Property work. The candidate must have excellent organisational and prioritising skills, an excellent technical knowledge, a natural aptitude, and a general commercial property background including:

• Sale and purchase of commercial property
• Sale of business assets
• Sale of property at auction
• Secured lending, mortgages and remortgages
• Landlord and Tenant transactions including: leases; renewals; licences to assign, licence to sublet and licence to alter applications; surrenders
• Pension scheme transactions including in specie transactions
• Land registry applications including first registrations, and assisting with adverse possession
• Dealing with Section 25 notices
• Acting on behalf of management companies

• Pension – The Peoples Partnership, 3% employer and 5% employee contribution which can be increased. Auto enrolled after 3 months but can join sooner if you wish.
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Christmas week closure.
• Holiday purchase scheme – Purchase 3 extra days per year. (Reviewed annually)
• Bonus holiday scheme (up to 12 additional days leave a year, for each monthly income target achieved).
• Annual bonus related to achievement of fee income targets. ( Fee earner only)
• Hybrid working after successful probation period of 3 months. ( Fee earner only)
• Online training courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Monthly fun events with prizes.
• Medicash Scheme and EAP (enrolled after a 3 month probation period)