Property Support Assistant/advisor - Manchester, United Kingdom - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Property Support Assistant/ Advisor

Manchester City Centre

Top200 Law firm

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Raising a variety of different queries with Land Registry on behalf of Fee Earners (and dealing with them)
Dealing with Land Registry requisitions
Sending completion of registrations to fee earner and saving to partner
Keeping uptodate with changes to Land Registry procedures
Entering and updating the electronic Post Completion checklist in Partner

SDLT/LTT

Drafting a variety of SDLT/LTT Returns (which differ in difficulty)
Calculating the SDLT/LTT payable for each transaction (if any)
Submitting SDLT/LTT forms once approved by the Fee Earner/client (within the 14 day/30 day time limits)
Arranging payment to HMRC/WRA of any SDLT/LTT due
Keeping uptodate with changes to the SDLT/LTT procedures (especially changes to rates)

Companies House

Registering charges and debentures at Companies House (within 21 days of them being completed)
Satisfying charges and debentures at Companies House
Carrying out OS1, OS2, SIM and Bankruptcy searches
Adding OS1/OS2 expiry dates to SharePoint and keeping an eye on OS1 expiry dates
Requesting official copies and copy documents
Sending any documents/search results from Land Registry to the relevant Fee Earner and saving them to Partner
Carrying out company searches against companies in the UK and worldwide
Obtaining and paying for copy documents (such as planning decisions) from Local Authorities.
Obtaining draft insurance policies for Chancel Repair and submitting and paying once approved by fee earner.
Carrying out Company winding up searches
Searchflow searches
Preparing and submitting property searches using Searchflow's online system (including using the system to plot the demise of the area/property to be searched against)
Distributing search results received from Searchflow to the relevant Fee Earner and saving the results to Partner

Experience & Knowledge:

Experience of the P4W system, or another case management system such as Proclaim is desirable.
Experience of BigHand system is desirable.
Good analytical and organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
A flexible individual with good planning skills.
Possess excellent communication skills and be professional and credible
Experience with commercial and residential property post completion essential
Experience with property finance/banking post completion desirable
A strong team player who is comfortable working with different teams
Flexible and able to manage quick changes to process

The salary on offer is dependent on your experience (up to £25k), Hybrid working is on offer.