IBB’s Real Estate group covers a range of development and commercial property work with a number of partners ranked as leaders in their field. The group is divided into five teams:
The residential development division of the group is led by Vivien Rimmer with two further partners, two senior solicitors, three solicitors and a trainee solicitor
- The new homes division comprises two senior solicitors, five conveyancers, and eight legal administrators
- The commercial real estate team includes a specialist commercial development team headed by four partners, two senior solicitors, three solicitors and a trainee solicitor
- A large property litigation team led by two partners, a senior solicitor, two solicitors and a trainee; and
A specialist construction team comprising one partner, a consultant, one senior solicitor, one solicitor, and a trainee solicitor |
- Assisting with fee-earning work under supervision. In particular:
- Progressing open market plot sales from issue of contract pack to post completion.
- Drafting the relevant form of contracts, lease collation and preparing the contract pack including evidence of title;
- Responding to routine enquiries raised by buyers, solicitors and clients;
- Progressing sale to exchange and completion matters including liaison with solicitors and advising clients;
- Preparing completion statements and bills;
- Dealing with post completion notices and formalities;
- Acting as the primary interface with clients and all third parties managing their expectations, liaising and keeping them informed as to the progress of the transaction;
- Being responsible for the preparation of regular client reports;
- Dealing wherever appropriate professionally and articulately with client enquiries and communications demonstrating at all times a sound understanding and knowledge of the nature of the clients business and the relevant sales products.
Providing administrative assistance, as appropriate, including:
- Administering filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures;
- Preparing mail and closures for dispatch;
- Attending clients both in person and on the telephone and providing such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards for client care;
- Undertaking any specific training when required to do so and having a responsibility towards self-development;
- Ensuring the confidentiality of all the firm's and client's documentation and information;
- Dealing with enclosures, scanning and uploading of documents to the extranet site; and
Undertaking any other suitable work for the firm as and when requested |