Senior Residential Conveyancer

A highly regarded Law firm based in the centre of Basingstoke is looking to recruit for its real estate department. The firm are well known and boast a wide range of clients and a fantastic portfolio of residential property matters. The firm prides itself on a fantastic family values and providing client are that is second to none.

The work will include:

• Researching information and communicating with clients and others in person, on the phone, by letter or by email;
• Using a computerised case management system, as more and more conveyancing tasks are now being done online;
• Taking instructions from clients;
• Seeking to protect clients' interests at all times, while taking precautions against potential fraud and money laundering;
• Sending terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements;
• Obtaining or checking land registry documents or title deeds (if the land is unregistered);
• Drafting or checking sales contracts and agreeing terms with the conveyancer acting for the other party to the transaction;
• Collating and sending or checking supporting legal and financial documents;
• Exchanging contracts and completing the transaction;
• Dealing with all financial aspects of a transaction;
• If the property is leasehold, obtaining the landlord's agreement to the sale or the change of mortgage and dealing with apportionments of rent and service charges.
• Carrying out and checking pre-contract searches by checking whether the property is affected by local authority proposals, leases, easements or covenants, mortgages, land tax, susceptibility to flooding or subsidence, or liability for unsound building structures and repairs;
• Receiving and checking mortgage instructions from lenders and undertaking specific tasks required;
• Preparing transfer and mortgage deeds;
• Receiving mortgage funds;
• Paying stamp taxes and dealing with the registration of client and lender with the Land Registry.

This excellent opportunity will allow the successful candidate exposure to a wide array of exciting work working for a well reputed Planning & Property Department.