Specialist Property Lawyers
About Us

Our firm was established in September 2009 and our focus has always been on providing an excellent service that ensures your interests are protected.

Buying and selling a property is a major undertaking and, for most of us, a big life event – so make sure you instruct a conveyancing firm that suits you - at Specialist Property Lawyers you will have a dedicated lawyer acting for you, throughout the transaction, supported by a support team that you will get to know from the moment you instruct us. You will be a person, not just a case number and you will be able to speak the same people every time you contact us.

We encourage you to visit our office – meet the team and put faces to our names and we like to do the same with you.

We aim to meet you face-to-face before an exchange of contracts to explain any complexities but also to make sure you are happy to proceed with the transaction.

Don’t take our word for it… with a stated focus of providing a conveyancing service that incorporates excellent customer service we are delighted to say that since 2009 we have built a reputation for just that. The result is that we have an increasing number of clients that have used our services before or that have been recommended by friends, family and colleagues. If you would like to know what previous clients say about us – look no further…just click here:

THE TEAM

We have three members of staff who may be acting for you in your transaction – they will be supervised by Simon West, our Head of Practice.

SIMON WEST – Head of Practice
Simon qualified as a solicitor in January 2010 and has since acquired considerable experience in property law. Simon joined Specialist Property Lawyers in September 2013 and became a Director in 2015 before becoming Head of Practice in December 2016 having shown exceptional service to our conveyancing clients.

LORRAINE DOWN – Licensed Conveyancer
Lorraine initially joined Specialist Property Lawyers in 2012 in the capacity of administrator having gained a law degree in 2008 and post-graduate diploma the following year, she subsequently trained and qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer while working for us. In 2016 Lorraine was appointed a Director of the company.

In addition to the staff members detailed above we have a number of support staff to assist in the progress of your property transaction:

ALLISON SMITH – Paralegal
Allison joined our team in 2020 and has many years of experience in the conveyancing sector. Allison’s role is predominantly based in the area of pre-exchange and post completion work, although she regularly supports our fee earners and clients more generally in all aspects of their buying and selling process.

ALEX JULIAN – Assistant to Simon West
Having gained his degree in law from the University of Brighton Alex joined our team in 2019 and has gained considerable experience since then – Alex assists Simon West with his files while providing clients with support during their property transactions.

ALISHA DAYANANDAN – Assistant to Lorraine Down
Alisha joined our team in 2021 following the successful completion of her law degree at Royal Holloway University of London. Alisha assists Lorraine Down with her files and provides clients and agents with support and updates during the course of their property transactions.

Heidi and Alex are often the first people you will see when you call into our offices with ID documents and initial forms, both have a working knowledge of all transactions as they progress through the conveyancing process so please feel free to ask them for updates at any time.

HEIDI WELLER – Legal Support Assistant
Heidi has worked for our firm since August 2010 and is the main point of contact for clients at the start of their transactions – she ensure all relevant information is in place for the timely opening of files.

DEBBIE HARVEY – Post-completion administrator
Debbie joined the team in February 2022 having worked in conveyancing for many years. She works on post-completion matters relating particularly to purchase transactions as well as assisting with the preparation of financial statements.

JAYNE BRADY – Unregulated Director