Property Solicitor

In-house Solicitor / Property Developer Investment Company 

Harrow

Minimum 3 years PQE

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for this challenging and extremely varied role for a candidate with entrepreneurial spirit.

ASR Estates is the trading name for a group of residential property development and investment companies.

The business owns several hundred residential properties and a large student accommodation building which has recently been built. The management style is that of a young, dynamic company. We are informal yet professional and a good opportunity has arisen for a hands-on in-house Solicitor. There are good long-term prospects for the right candidate in this busy office.

The ideal candidate would have a strong educational background and be a qualified Solicitor with experience in litigation. The business is currently conducting multi-party disputes and litigation in construction, residential leases both commercial and tenant level, housing matters. The right person would be a bright and pleasant, hands-on type and thrive on generating ideas and being able to participate in the growth of the business. The right person will be required to become an integral part of the business with a view of helping the business through on-going cases and assist the external legal team on construction disputes.

Duties will include:

• Acting as our in-house Solicitor on small claims and disputes up to £30,000 
• Assisting external wider litigation team on construction disputes 
• Conveyancer on residential property re-financing and sales either on own or via our external Solicitor’s firm
• Assisting with any tenant disputes
• Drafting leases / tenancy agreements
• Generally assisting with any legal matters 
• Issuing of section 8 notices as required
• Issuing claims for non-payment of rent, ground rent and service charges
• Correspond with wide variety of people including Solicitors, Surveyors, local authorities, Estate Agents, utility companies and lenders
• Managing loan accounts by preparing ledgers and sending out monthly statements, chase late payments and updating statements

It is essential that the candidate will have the following attributes:

• A qualified Solicitor with strong educational background
• Experience in litigation with construction bias
• Professional attitude
• Accurate in their work
• Confident and very responsible with the ability to find own solutions and have good common sense
• Efficient with good timekeeping with ability to allocate time to files as required
• Good computer skills including Word, Excel and MS Outlook, e-mail etc.

Salary is negotiable dependant on ability / experience with review in 12 – 18 months’ time.