Commercial Property Lawyer​/Senior Lawyer

Job Description The Role

Working as a Solicitor within the Specialist and Commercial Property team based at our Preston office, you will manage a varied caseload of:

• commercial property transactions including freehold/leasehold sales and purchase, refinance, SIPP transactions
• commercial lease transactions
• bridging finance of commercial and residential property
• commercial and residential developments
• land transactions, including purchase of development land, overage agreements, option agreements

You must be a qualified Solicitor and have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of running your own property caseload from initial instruction to completion. It is essential that you have strong experience of dealing with the sale and purchase of commercial properties and commercial leases.

• Handling all aspects of a mixed caseload of commercial property transactions, land transactions and specialist property matters including bridging financial, developments, overage and opinions, as well as assisting our Private Client and Family teams with probate sales.

• Approving legal titles
• Preparing freehold and leasehold reports for clients and lenders
• Raising necessary enquiries and dealing with replies to enquiries
• Preparing Land Registry applications and dealing with requisitions
• Manage caseload through effective use of case management system
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