Our conveyancing solicitors are here to help you through the minefield that is buying or selling a property. Buying a home is one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime. It involves complex legalities and dealing with a number of different entities at once – sellers or buyers, estate agents, property solicitors, mortgage brokers, and lenders. All of whom will have different agendas and requirements. It can also be one of the most stressful and challenging times of your life.
Our experienced team is here to guide and advise you every step of the way, manage third parties, and ensure your requirements are met within the timeframe you require. Whether you need a solicitor for buying or selling a property for yourself or additional investment properties, we keep up with every aspect of property law to protect your transactions and investments.
Why choose our conveyancing solicitors?
We are a multi-office firm with offices in Bournemouth, Southampton and London. We provide conveyancing services to clients across the country and are not limited by location.
Well-trained support staff, actively involved in the day-to-day running of your transactions, assist our property solicitors. There is always someone available at the end of the telephone or email to assist with any problems or queries you may have. Our conveyancing solicitors all have direct-dial telephone numbers, so you can speak to the person handling your transaction. This provides you with continuity and the confidence that the person you speak to knows about you and your matter.
We have conveyancing solicitors with many years of experience who have come across most property law-related issues and have solutions as to how to resolve them. Between us, we have the experience to deal with almost any problem which is thrown at us.
Working with Others
We work cooperatively with the other professionals involved in your transaction, such as estate agents and mortgage brokers, so all parties are kept informed of progress and information is shared. This ensures transactions progress smoothly with no delays.
In addition to our conveyancing services, the firm can offer you a range of other legal services, both related to property law matters and to business matters, such as wills and probate, family matters and divorce, corporate business advice, tax advice, debt collection, litigation, or employment issues.
We are Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme registered and have held this designation since 2013. This provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices. Membership establishes credibility for firms with third parties such as regulators, lenders, and insurers, as well as residential home buyers and sellers. It has created a trusted community that has helped year on year to deter fraud and continually improve standards across the residential conveyancing sector.
Our conveyancing solicitors operate a case management system that assists in the conveyancing transaction, and we pride ourselves on being proactive in keeping our clients, estate agents and other interested parties updated as each transaction progresses.
What can our residential property solicitors help with?
- Buying a property
- Selling a property
- Remortgaging a property
- Property transfers between joint owners – either after divorce or death, or as gifts
- Equity release loans
If you are a landlord looking for advice on how to manage your property and tenants, please see our specialist Landlord & Tenant page.
Who do we help?
- First-time buyers purchasing their first home
- People moving up or downsizing
- Anyone moving out of the housing market
- People acting as attorneys for relatives moving into care
- Executors selling a property after a death
- Couples transferring property after divorce
- People gifting shares in property to others
- Investment buyers looking to increase their portfolio
- Developers acquiring land for development
- Developers selling new homes
Get a conveyancing quote
Conveyancing costs will be a key factor when looking for a solicitor for buying a property or any other property transaction.
If you would like a conveyancing quote, then please complete our form above by clicking make an enquiry.
For more information on our conveyancing costs, please see:
- Our fees for buying a property
- Our fees for selling a property
- Our fees for remortgaging
- Our fees for mortgaging
Our property law team members
Here at Lester Aldridge, we pride ourselves on the skills of our conveyancing solicitors. Our team members, some qualified lawyers and some yet to qualify, have many years of experience handling all aspects of property law transactions. We have set out below the names, practice areas, qualifications, and experience of our team so that you can easily identify who you would like to act for you in your particular transaction, based on their experience and practice area. If you are uncertain, please contact us, and we will be happy to point you in the right direction. We reserve the right to assign work based on the team’s expertise relative to the complexity of your transaction and their workloads at the point of instruction.
You can view a team member’s full profile or contact them directly by clicking the link on the right. You can also download our ‘Property key terms definitions’ document, which provides further detail of team member roles and qualifications.
Fee Earners
| NAME | QUALIFICATION / EXPERIENCE |
|---|---|
| Michelle Aversa | Registered Conveyancing Technician |
| Tom Axon | Senior Associate/Solicitor. Qualified in 2017. |
| Oliver Cattell | Licensed Conveyancer |
| Neeti Chauhan | Solicitor. Qualified in 2008. |
| Shelley Cole | Partner/Solicitor. Qualified in 2017, worked in the sector since 2016. |
| Kirstin Du Tertre | Associate/Solicitor. Qualified as an Attorney and Conveyancer in South Africa in 2013. Qualified in the UK in 2018. |
| Tarron Giles | Partner/Solicitor. Qualified in 2019. |
| Rebecca Green | Solicitor. Qualified in 2022. |
| Doug Irvine | Partner/Solicitor. Qualified in 2001. |
| Oliver Jarvis | Solicitor. Qualified in 2025. |
| Natasha Mallett | Senior Associate/Solicitor. Qualified in 2018. |
| Bethany O’Hare | Solicitor. Qualified in 2024. |
| Anna Perry | Associate. Qualified in 2015. |
| Andrew Slatter | Partner/Solicitor. Qualified in 1991. |
| John Townsend | Partner/Solicitor. Qualified in 2003. |
| Max Yuen | Solicitor. Qualified in 2023. |
Paralegals & Legal Assistants
| NAME | QUALIFICATION / EXPERIENCE |
|---|---|
| Aaminah Ahmed | Paralegal |
| George Alcock | Paralegal |
| Britney Allison | Paralegal |
| Aileen Avenet | Legal Assistant |
| Jess Bennett | Paralegal ACILEx |
| Tom Dooley | Paralegal |
| Lauren Coles | Trainee Solicitor |
| Ben Faulkner | Paralegal |
| Hannah Feibusch | Graduate Solicitor Apprentice |
| India Harris | Paralegal |
| Ben Hyndman | Trainee Solicitor |
| Riya Khatri | Paralegal |
| Lucy Mayne | Paralegal |
| Thomas Rea | Paralegal |
| Katie Vann | Legal Assistant |














