Property Support Lawyer

Property Support Lawyer
Newcastle upon Tyne – (Ref: 14650)
Permanent, Full Time (37.5)
Salary £34,200 – £48,000per annum

So who is Home Group?

We are one of the UK’s top provider’s affordable housing, as well as the UK’s largest provider of care and support services. With over 120,000 customers in 55,000 social, affordable and shared ownership properties across the UK, but many of our clients need more than a home and through our Stonham brand we work with almost 30,000 vulnerable people in over 500 supported housing, justice and health services each year.

We are a financially strong, social enterprise charity and for us to be able to deliver more for our customers and clients, financial strength is vital. We have a turnover of over £300m and assets valued on the open market in excess of £3b. Our surplus is growing us to enable us to grow too, to support the needs of future customers and clients

About the role

Working within a small team, you will provide a customer focused legal service for Home, which partners with internal customer groups to deliver and ensure effective legal support in respect of all general property matters across Home. These will include, but not be limited to, property acquisition/ disposal, funding, development, housing management and other operational support within housing, care & support

Who we’re looking for

With a strong customer oriented approach, you will have experience of working in a service environment where skill in providing customer excellence is pivotal. You will have a strong legal background covering a wide range of general property law elements, including; housing and housing association law, landlord and tenant matters and contractual disputes.

Our values

At Home Group, we live by our values every day through our colleagues to provide a great service to our clients and customers. To be a success with us you’ll need to be:

Accountable (Don’t pass the buck – own it!), Commercial (Spending wisely and working creatively), Caring (Looking after one another) and Energised (Having a positive, can-do approach)

What we’ll give you

Our ‘My home package’ includes competitive salaries, performance related pay, a contributory occupational money-purchase pension scheme with life assurance and long terms disability insurance, 25 days paid holiday a year – rising by 1 day per year up to 30 days, with the ability to purchase an extra 5 days, salary sacrifice schemes including cycle, car and childcare vouchers.