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Posted 22 July, 2026

Senior Residential Property Solicitor

Reed
Chatham, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Senior Residential Property Solicitor

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  • Annual Salary: Competitive
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  • Location: Chatham, Flexible Home Working
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  • Job Type: Full-time
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We are seeking an experienced Senior Residential Property Solicitor with circa 5+ years of post-qualification experience to join our team at our Chatham office. This role offers flexibility to work from home and involves specialising in a full spectrum of property work. The successful candidate will play a central role in establishing and expanding our residential real estate presence in Chatham.

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Day-to-day of the role:

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  • Handling the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties.
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  • Dealing with new build purchases from developers, ownership transfers, lease extensions, and re-mortgages.
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  • Leading marketing and business development efforts to successfully expand the team's presence in the residential real estate market in Chatham.
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Required Skills & Qualifications:

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  • Minimum of 5 years PQE experience in residential property law.
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  • Solid background acting for both homeowners and investors, ideally within the Kent market.
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  • Strong marketing and business development skills.
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  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
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  • Organised with the ability to prioritise workload.
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  • Commercially aware with the ability to add value to the practice.
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Benefits:

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  • Flexible home working options.
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  • Life Assurance Benefits Scheme providing 4x basic salary in the event of death.
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  • Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with total contributions of 10% of pensionable earnings.
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  • Health Cash Plan covering essential health costs and a 24-hour confidential counselling helpline.
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  • BUPA Healthcare and Dental with a contribution by the partners.
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  • Bonus schemes for both support staff and fee earners.
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  • Interest-free Season Ticket Loan after probation.
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  • Long Service Awards and additional annual leave for long service.
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  • Funded Professional Memberships linked to the role.
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  • Discounted Legal Advice.
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  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay.
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  • Employee Referral Scheme with bonus payment.
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  • Corporate discounts on gym memberships and local theatre tickets.
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  • Active Social Committee organizing charity events, quiz nights, and annual social gatherings.
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To apply for this Senior Residential Property Solicitor position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your reasons for applying and your relevant experience to Mark Watts, Your Reed Local Legal Recruitment Expert, and generally really lovely, highly experienced, friendly, honest guy!