Legal Assistant - Right to Buy

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

 

Legal Assistant - Right to Buy

 

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

 

£26,982 - £28,402 per year

 

35 hours per week

 

We have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join the Right to Buy team within Sanctuary’s in-house Legal Services department. The department provides legal assistance and support to the Group to ensure compliance and regulatory requirements are met.

 

The role of Legal Assistant - Right to Buy will include:

• Supporting the timely processing of applications including right to buy, voluntary right to buy, right to acquire and voluntary sales policy applications
• Providing a range of support and guidance services to relevant third parties concerning the above applications and subsequent resales
• Reviewing shared ownership affordability assessments
• Communicating with different teams to request and gain information to then report this back to stakeholders
• Coordinating an effective legal administrative service, ensuring relevant activity is accurately recorded and maintained in line with corporate compliance
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with stakeholders

 

Skills and experiences:

• Proven experience within a similar administrative role is essential
• Excellent knowledge of housing regulations and legislation
• Recent experience in a customer service background is essential
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workload
• Outstanding communication and customer care skills
• Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook

 

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

 

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools