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Local Land Charges Officer

Employer
Carrington West
Location
South East
Salary
£30 per hour
Closing date
4 Mar 2025
Reference
56143
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Sector
Local Authority
Contract Type
Interim, contract & temporary
Hours
Full Time
Job Level
Officer
Specialism
Other

Job Details

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client in London in the search for a Local Land Charges Officer, to join their Town Planning Department on an initial 3 month rolling contract, then rolling. This role can be offered on a FULLY REMOTE basis.
 
The main purpose of the role is to is to assist in the day to day running of an efficient and effective Local Land Charges service providing search results and making sure deadlines are met.
 
1.Responsible for the overall delivery of a high quality, good value and at speed advanced and detailed knowledge of all tasks and operations relating to the functioning of the Local Land Charges service. To direct, advise, co-ordinate and implement the role of the Local Land and Property Gazetteer Custodian.
2.Responsible for the Local Land Charges register, ensuring the data is accurate, the correct legislation is applied (Local Land Charges Act 1975) and up to date, this is crucial to the house buying process. The Local Land and Property Gazetteer in the creation, maintenance and implementation of the Local Land and Property Gazetteer and Local Street Gazetteer as the Corporate Property database. To ensure its integration with each of the Council's property databases, also to promote it with other Council systems and to ensure it is managed and maintained to all agreed standards and procedures at the highest level.
3.Advising and supporting with in-depth knowledge as part of the naming and numbering of major developments, or renaming and renumbering of single units or land.
(Full job description attached)
 
The successful candidate must have previous experience in a similar role and must have the ability to come in and hit the ground running whilst supporting and providing guidance to other members of staff. A list of responsibilities are highlighted below:
 
-The role holder will register and assess land charges searches interpreting the search request against records held on the land charges register and other planning systems.
-The role holder will be responsible for dispatching the completed search result documents integrating information supplied by other departments.
-The role holder will also be responsible to updating and maintaining the land charges register with new land charges and removal of charges where required.
-The role holder will also be responsible for providing exceptional customer service to all of our customers.
-The role holder will also help support the team and junior members of staff
 
The council are looking for candidates who will be able to hit the ground running with previous experience.
 
Our client is looking for someone to start almost immediately, so if you are interested in going forward for the role then please don't hold back.
 
Carrington West Pay Rate - £30per/hour (DOE)
Job Ref - 56143
 
Please call Cameron de Wit on 02393 876014 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
cameron.dewit@carringtonwest.com
planning@carringtonwest.com

Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.

Company

Carrington West has a dedicated team offering town planning jobs in the UK town planning sector. Our Town Planning Team operate within the interim, contract and permanent employment markets within town planning. Our town planning candidates benefit from many years’ experience of placing professionals into local authorities UK wide.

As well as our council client base, Carrington West service some of the most desirable town planning consultancy jobs available. We have considerable experience in recruiting for town planners, development management officers, policy planners, regeneration planners, conservation officers, project managers and urban designers from entry level through to Director / Head of Service. For a discrete conversation or to find out about the latest town planning jobs we have available, please contact our Town Planning Team today on 02392 704037.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
02392 704 037
Location
Building 1000, Lakeside
North Harbour
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3EZ
United Kingdom

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