Commercial Property Solicitor NQ-5 PQE - Hybrid working
Job description
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Commercial Property Solicitor NQ-5 PQE Hybrid working, Essex based. Due to consistent growth of a quality caseload this regional firm with an exceptional reputation is looking to grow their commercial team. Ideally you will have gained your experience in a highly respected firm and be familiar with:
- Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals
- Commercial leases/occupiers (grants/surrenders/assignments/ LTA 54 renewals);
- Grant of easements;
- Options and overage; and
- Property finance (e.g. debentures/charges)
Areas of responsibility for this role will also include commercial & residential development sites covering:
- conditional sale agreements
- site assembly
- ransom strips
- options
- sub-station leases
- collaboration/JV agreements
- promotion agreements
- Acting for landowners in respect of sales to developers (experience of developers requirements)
Along with a competitive salary this position offers a structured career path which is tailored to your personal goals and ambitions. For more detail please apply with a current CV, we look forward to working with you.
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Application advice
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⭐ Open your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly names your PQE level and lists freehold/leasehold acquisitions and LTA 54 renewals, as these are the first competencies cited in the advert.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 40+ commercial property matters simultaneously, including 12 LTA 1954 lease renewals in 2023.'
🎯 Dedicate a 'Key Expertise' section to development work — conditional sale agreements, site assembly, ransom strips and JV agreements are all called out separately, so mirror that structure.
🌐 Highlight the calibre of firms you have trained or worked in, as the advert specifically states the ideal candidate will have 'gained experience in a highly respected firm'.
🤝 Include a brief note on acting for landowners in developer transactions, referencing your understanding of developers' requirements, as this is explicitly listed as a distinct area of responsibility.
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Advised landowner clients on 8 conditional sale agreements with major housebuilders over 18 months, negotiating overage provisions securing an average uplift of £120,000 per plot above base price.
- •Managed a caseload of 35+ commercial property matters simultaneously, including LTA 1954 contested lease renewals and grant of easements for a mixed-use development spanning 4 hectares in Essex.
- •Drafted and negotiated JV collaboration agreements and sub-station leases for a 200-unit residential development site assembly, coordinating with 3 landowners and reducing transaction timeline by 6 weeks.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Commercial property law at a firm with a strong regional reputation and a growing development caseload is precisely where I want to take my career — which is why the Commercial Property Solicitor role at your Essex practice immediately stood out. With hands-on experience in freehold and leasehold acquisitions, LTA 1954 lease renewals and property finance matters including debentures and charges, I am confident I can contribute to your team from day one.
My background in commercial property has seen me advise on a broad range of transactions, from conditional sale agreements and site assembly work to acting for landowners in sales to developers. I understand the due diligence requirements developers expect and have drafted options, overage provisions and collaboration agreements across both commercial and residential development sites.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through how you handle a commercial lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, from initial instructions to completion.
- ›How do you structure an overage clause in a development disposal, and what are the key drafting pitfalls?
- ›Explain the difference between a promotion agreement and an option agreement — when would you recommend each to a landowner client?
- ›What due diligence steps do you take when acting on a site assembly involving ransom strips?
- ›How do you advise a landowner client on a conditional sale agreement where the developer's planning conditions are particularly onerous?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time you managed a complex commercial property transaction with competing deadlines — how did you prioritise?
- ›Tell me about a situation where a deal nearly fell through and how you resolved it.
- ›Give an example of when you had to explain a technically complex property law issue to a non-lawyer client.
- ›Describe a time you identified a risk in a transaction that others had missed — what was the outcome?
- ›Tell me about how you have developed your expertise in development site work and what steps you took to build that knowledge.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time you managed a complex commercial property transaction with competing deadlines — how did you prioritise?
Tell me about a situation where a deal nearly fell through and how you resolved it.
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