
Real Estate: High Value Residential
High Net Worth Guide 2025 : National Leaders (outside London)
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About
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Our Residential Real Estate team, who is accredited with the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme, specialises in high-value properties, including agricultural land, listed buildings, and prestigious London residences.
We act for a broad range of clients, in particular high-net-worth individuals, property business owners, property investors and developers, amongst others.
Specialising in Leasehold Enfranchisement, our team (one of the biggest outside Central London) achieves exceptional client results in this complex and niche area. We're actively involved in leasehold reform, advising on the new 2024 Act and are active members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners and the Association of Residential Managing Agents.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Sale and purchase (conveyancing)
- Equity release
- Joint ownership
- Mortgages and remortgages
- Pre-auction advice
- Right to buy and shared ownership
- Loan agreements
- Transfer of equity
- Living together and cohabitation
- Property tax advice
- New build
- Agricultural land
- Acting for Freeholders
- Acting for Leaseholders
- Freehold Disposals
We actively collaborate with a trusted network of professionals (including accountants, agents, bank managers, IFAs, and surveyors) to provide our clients with a holistic advantage. By combining our in-depth market knowledge with their specialised experience, we ensure our clients’ property transactions are seamless and strategically sound.
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Strengths
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The Thackray Williams team has good communication and is fast and efficient in its service, handling high-value and complicated property transactions without fuss.
Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net WorthThackray Williams have the attention to detail to cut through issues to come up with solutions.
Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net WorthThe Thackray WIlliams team are responsive, efficient and pragmatic. Tricky questions are dealt with calmly and their advice is clear.
Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
Notable Practitioners
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Claire Josef
Claire Josef is a partner and head of the Bromley residential conveyancing team at Thackray Williams. She regularly works with wealthy clients on property transactions across leasehold and freeholds.
Claire is the best solicitor I know.
Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net WorthClaire Josef is experienced and very able.
Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net WorthWe have had good experiences with Claire whenever she is directly involved in a transaction.
Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
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Claire Josef
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Thackray Williams has rankings in the following guides
Band 2 High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Real Estate: High Value Residential
Location: National Leaders (outside London)
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