Land Charge Technician

SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional authority in the UK is looking for a confident and detail-oriented individual for a role in the Land Charge Team. The position involves processing registrations and property searches while ensuring targets and legal requirements are met. Candidates should have excellent IT skills and the ability to manage their workload both independently and as part of a team. This role promotes flexible working with a blend of remote and on-site work in Shrewsbury. Generous annual leave and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 28 days

Access to retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Employer contribution pension scheme

Supportive parental policies

Flexible working opportunities

Access to counselling and occupational health services

Staff networks

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and eye for accuracy.
• Excellent IT skills and familiarity with land and property information systems.
• Ability to work flexibly, under own initiative and to deadlines.
• Confident communication skills and a 'can do' attitude.
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with data management and digital mapping preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process registrations and property searches to meet performance targets and legal requirements.
• Collate and process information from council departments and other bodies.
• Use the Council's land and property systems to update and retrieve land-related data.
• Assist solicitors, conveyancing agencies and the public with land charge queries.
• Apply an understanding of data management systems, digital mapping and related topographical information.

Skills

Attention to detail

IT skills

Communication skills

Ability to work independently

Data management experience

Digital mapping knowledge

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen in the Land Charge Team within Legal, Governance and Planning Services. The post is for a fixed term period until 31 March 2028. The Local Land Charge Register contains details of restrictions and obligations affecting a property or area of land, such as planning decisions and road agreements.

You will be required to process registrations and property searches in line with performance targets and legal requirements. You will assist solicitors, conveyancing agencies and the public by collating and processing information from various council departments and other bodies, using the Council's land and property systems to update and retrieve property‑related data.

We are looking for someone who can work flexibly, under their own initiative and to deadlines, ensuring the Land Charges Team achieves its performance targets.

The successful applicant will need to be a confident communicator with a 'can do' approach and strong attention to detail. You must also be able to work both independently and as part of a team, have excellent IT skills, and be able to manage a varied workload. This role will be predominantly working from home with occasional working from The Guildhall in Shrewsbury.

Shropshire Council is a unitary authority which serves the rural county of Shropshire. One of the most important things about working here is the knowledge that you're working to help others and the real sense of achievement and purpose that brings.

Responsibilities

• Process registrations and property searches to meet performance targets and legal requirements.
• Collate and process information from council departments and other bodies.
• Use the Council's land and property systems to update and retrieve land‑related data.
• Assist solicitors, conveyancing agencies and the public with land charge queries.
• Apply an understanding of data management systems, digital mapping and related topographical information.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong attention to detail and eye for accuracy.
• Excellent IT skills and familiarity with land and property information systems.
• Ability to work flexibly, under own initiative and to deadlines.
• Confident communication skills and a 'can do' attitude.
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with data management and digital mapping preferred.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days, increasing with service to 33 days (pro rata for part time), with additional annual leave purchase policy.
• Access to a benefits platform with a wide range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes (cars, bikes, AVCs).
• Employer contribution pension scheme – Shropshire County Pension Fund.
• Supportive caring and parental policies (maternity, paternity, adoption leave, special leave).
• Many opportunities for flexible and agile working: a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
• Access to counselling and occupational health services.
• Staff networks.