Residential Underwriter

Sacco Mann; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the property sector is seeking a Residential Underwriter to join their expanding team in Leeds. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your existing conveyancing skills in a strategic, non-fee-earning position focused on risk assessment and problem-solving. Enjoy full training and support from senior underwriters, as well as a competitive financial package and a hybrid working environment that promotes work-life balance. If you're ready to step away from fee-earning and embrace a new challenge where your legal expertise is valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Full Training and Ongoing Support

Competitive Financial Package

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a full residential caseload including sales and purchases.
• Understanding of the end-to-end conveyancing process.

Responsibilities

• Assess residential property transactions and associated title risks.
• Provide practical underwriting advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Draft legal indemnity policies in line with company guidelines.

Skills

Residential Conveyancing

Risk Assessment

Problem Solving

Education

Qualified Conveyancer

Job description

Are you an experienced Residential Conveyancer ready for a new challenge away from fee-earning?

A great opportunity has arisen with a well-established name in the property sector that is expanding its presence in Leeds. As part of this growth, they are looking to appoint a Residential Underwriter to join the team.

The company offer a full suite of residential and commercial title insurance solutions. Their clients include law firms, property developers, and financial institutions across the UK.

What's in it for you?

Full Training and Ongoing Support: you will get full training and support from one of the Senior Underwriters to develop your underwriting expertise

Competitive Financial Package: attractive remuneration and benefits package.

Use existing skillset: use your existing conveyancing skills in a new, commercially focused way

Flexible Working- the firm understands the importance of work life balance and, therefore has a hybrid working system in place.

The role:

This is a non-fee-earning position focused on risk assessment and problem-solving. You'll be reviewing residential property transactions, assessing potential title issues, and providing tailored legal indemnity insurance solutions to clients such as law firms and conveyancers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess a variety of residential property transactions and associated title risks
• Provide accurate and practical underwriting advice to clients and internal stakeholders
• Draft and issue legal indemnity policies in line with company guidelines
• Liaise with solicitors, brokers, and internal colleagues across the business
• Stay up to date on property law, market changes, and risk profiles

About you?

The ideal candidate will be ambitious and detail orientated. You will have:

• Experience in running a full residential caseload, including sales, purchases, leasehold, new build and shared ownership
• Understands the end-to-end conveyancing process
• Wants a step away from fee earning into a more strategic, desk-based role

If you're a conveyancer ready for a new chapter - where your legal skills are valued but you're no longer tied to fee-earning - this could be the perfect next step.

If you would like to find out more about this Residential Underwriter role in Leeds, get in touch with Kieran Wallace at 0113 467 9797 or another member of the Private Practice team at Sacco Mann.