Qualified Conveyancer

Homey Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Self-employed / consultant basis

Based at Paddington office

Job summary

Homey Group is seeking a qualified conveyancer to join our Paddington office on a self-employed basis. You will review title and pre-exchange checklists for residential matters and sign off when standards are met, while identifying gaps and risks on title and related issues.

You’ll be the go-to contact for the case-handling team on title queries, helping to raise the quality and consistency of title reviews across the firm.

Qualifications

• Residential title experience across freehold, leasehold, new-build and unregistered titles.
• Ability to make sign-off decisions independently and flag issues clearly.
• Working knowledge of title investigation, Land Registry practice and SDLT.
• Commitment to SRA/CLC regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Review title and pre-exchange checklists on residential matters and sign off where standards are met.
• Identify gaps, risks, and issues on title, restrictive covenants, easements, boundaries, leasehold concerns.
• Be the go-to reference for the case-handling team on title queries.
• Help raise quality and consistency of title reviews across the firm.

Skills

Residential conveyancing

Sign-off decisions

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Education

Qualified conveyancer / CLC / SRA solicitor / CILEX

Job description

What you'll do

• Review completed title and pre-exchange checklists on residential purchase (and related) matters, and sign them off where the work meets the required standard
• Identify gaps, risks and issues on title, defective title, restrictive covenants, easements, boundary questions, leasehold concerns, and flag what needs resolving before sign-off
• Act as a go-to point of reference for the case-handling team on title queries
• Help us keep raising the quality and consistency of how title is reviewed across the firm
  

Requirements

What we're looking for

• A qualified conveyancer, Licensed Conveyancer (CLC), Solicitor (SRA) or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEX) with a residential conveyancing specialism — holding a current practising status
• Strong, hands-on residential title experience across freehold, leasehold, new-build and (ideally) unregistered titles
• Sound working knowledge of title investigation, Land Registry practice, SDLT and the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol
• The confidence to make sign-off decisions independently — and to say clearly when something isn't right
• Excellent people skills, a clear communicator, easy to work with, and happy to be a helpful, calming point of contact for the wider team
• Accurate and efficient, comfortable working at pace without dropping quality
• Committed to working within SRA / CLC regulatory standards

Benefits

How it works

• Self-employed / consultant basis — you invoice us for the work you do
• £1,500 retainer covering 75 files (confirm period — e.g. monthly), including title checklist and pre-exchange checklist sign-off on each file
• £20 per file above 75 — for each additional file you sign off beyond the retainer
• Based at our Paddington office (Merchant Square, W2) (state any hybrid/remote flexibility, or confirm office-based)