Commercial Property Solicitor

Lead a team at Persimmon Homes

Are you a qualified solicitor or legal executive with experience in property law, looking for an opportunity to lead a legal team within one of the UK's largest housebuilders? Persimmon Homes is looking for an In-House Commercial Property Solicitor - Land Team Lead to join its Legal Team in Exeter.

As a FTSE 100-listed company with 29 regional offices, Persimmon Homes delivers thousands of quality homes every year. This is an opportunity to contribute to a well-established organisation while taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Exeter Legal Land team.

Working closely with regional offices across the Group, you will advise on a varied range of property matters, with a particular focus on affordable housing and investor sales, alongside general land, disposal, planning and infrastructure work.

If you are looking to develop your legal career within the housebuilding sector, this could be the ideal opportunity.

Responsibilities

As the In-House Commercial Property Solicitor - Land Team Lead, you will manage the day-to-day activities of the Legal Land team in Exeter, supporting regional offices and providing legal advice across a range of property-related matters.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Team Management: Oversee the day-to-day management of the Legal Land team in Exeter, helping to ensure the effective delivery of legal support.
• Regional Relationships: Develop and maintain strong working relationships with regional offices across the Group, travelling between locations when required.
• Affordable Housing and Investor Sales: Handle property-focused legal work specialising in affordable housing transactions and investor sales.
• General Land Matters: Provide legal advice on a range of land-related matters, supporting the wider requirements of the business.
• Property Disposals: Assist with property disposal matters, providing legal support throughout the relevant processes.
• Planning and Infrastructure: Undertake work involving planning and infrastructure matters, including relevant agreements where required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need to be a qualified legal professional with the communication skills and technical knowledge required to support a busy housebuilding business.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Professional Qualification: Be a qualified solicitor or fully qualified legal executive.
• Affordable Housing Experience: Experience in affordable housing sales would be beneficial.
• Property Law Knowledge: Familiarity with Section 106 agreements, infrastructure agreements, property due diligence and reporting on title would be advantageous.
• Housebuilding Experience: Previous experience working for a housebuilder, either in-house or in private practice, would be an advantage.
• IT Skills: Be computer literate and comfortable working with relevant computer systems.
• Communication Skills: Have good interpersonal and communication skills, alongside a confident telephone manner.

Benefits of Joining Persimmon Homes

As a Commercial Property Solicitor for Persimmon Homes you would be entitled to a competitive benefits package, providing a range of financial, health and lifestyle benefits.

• Competitive Salary: A salary package designed to attract and reward experienced legal professionals.
• Company Car or Car Allowance: Support for travel requirements associated with the role.
• Healthcare: Access to healthcare benefits.
• Life Cover: Financial protection through life cover.
• Contributory Pension: Support towards your long-term financial future.
• Bonus: The opportunity to benefit from a bonus as part of your overall package.
• Employee Benefits Platform: Access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support and additional offers.
• Career Development: Join an established FTSE 100 housebuilder committed to diversity, inclusion and supporting employee development.

Take the Next Step in Your Legal Career

If you are a qualified solicitor or legal executive with an interest in property law and experience in, or exposure to, the housebuilding sector, this is an opportunity to take on a team management role within an established Legal Team.

As an In-House Commercial Property Solicitor - Land Team Lead, you will work across a varied portfolio of property matters, develop relationships with regional offices and contribute to the legal support provided throughout the Group.

Apply today to explore this opportunity with Persimmon Homes in Exeter.