Whether you are a first-time buyer or an investor, we are here to take the stress out of buying and selling a home. We will guide you through each step of the transaction and tailor our service to your specific requirements, so you get exactly what you need.

When it comes to selling a property, there are important decisions you need to make, and we are here to ensure that all your legal obligations are met. There are lots of boxes to tick, and we want to assist you in selling your house quickly and efficiently, leaving you free to move on to your next property.

We have an experienced team that understands the stresses involved in selling property. Our approach is simple – we provide a first-class service from our expert team who make the difference by taking care of all the important legal details and removing any confusion and uncertainty from the process of selling a property.

Whether you are selling your property through an estate agent or privately, we will make everything as clear as possible. Our team comprises highly qualified professionals with the legal and technical "know-how" to resolve issues as they arise professionally and efficiently.

We also recognise that communication is key, especially when dealing with complex issues, so we will ensure you are always kept up to date and that you get answers to your questions in plain English.

We want you to feel confident that you are a priority, and we aim for any member of the team to be available to speak with you when you need clarity and certainty at any stage of the process. We feel this provides reassurance and gives you an outlet for any concerns that you may have. We know property is often the biggest investment you have, so we want to offer a reliable, first-class service to protect that investment, while giving you value for money with no hidden fees.

We are proud to hold the CQS Accreditation, issued by the Law Society, which ensures we maintain high levels of client care.

A trust once 'up and running' can be a difficult thing to manage, not least because of the onerous obligations placed on trustees. We can give assistance in terms of advising trustees what they can and cannot do, offering them advice on the best way to manage the trust in years to come, and providing them with the necessary precedent material they need to run the trust privately long term.

With discretionary trusts, it is important that the trustees do actually use their discretion on at least a yearly basis, and with this in mind, we can advise on the best way of recording such details.

We can assist with the following:

• Removing, adding or changing trustees
• Deeds of Appointment Out
• Deeds of Termination
• Minutes of trustees
• Registration of Trusts via the Trust Registration Service

When people purchase a new home or an investment property, it is often the case that there are not intended to be completely equal interests in the property, because, for example, one person (or their parents) has provided a deposit. Alternatively, only one party might be on the mortgage to the property for some reason, despite the fact that two people intend to pay all the outgoings and the mortgage equally.

In these kinds of situations, it is important to evidence your agreement at the start of the matter, so that if there is a relationship breakdown, bankruptcy, or death in the future, the Declaration of Trust will evidence your intentions and agreement, and will protect the interests of the person who has contributed more / does not have their details on the mortgage to the property. Without a Declaration of Trust, upon any relationship breakdown, etc., any dispute would need to go to Court, and the party wishing to benefit from the property would have to provide evidence that he/she has an interest in the property, which can be extremely difficult and costly. A Declaration of Trust sets out your intentions from the start, and is a contract between the parties buying the properties, which can be relied on in Court if things break down following the purchase.

If you would like to discuss a potential matter or would like any further information, then please contact one of our team.

If you don't leave a Will, your estate will be distributed in accordance with the Rules of Intestacy. These rules are complicated and seem bizarre to many people, and very often do not give the result that would have been desired.  The cost of making a Will is low and could save much expense down the line in terms of tracing relatives and potential challenges to the distribution of a person's estate. Don't put it off any longer!

If you would like to discuss a potential matter or would like any further information, then please contact one of our team using the details shown on this page.