Claire is a very experienced residential property solicitor. Her main focus is to provide a bespoke and friendly service to private clients.
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Claire is a very experienced residential property solicitor. Her main focus is to provide a bespoke and friendly service to private clients. No two transactions are alike, with Claire you can be assured each transaction is tailored to the needs of the individual client.
As Partner and Head of Residential Conveyancing, Claire is responsible for ensuring her team deliver the highest standards of service across the department.
Experience
- High value residential property sales and purchases
- Complex title issues
- Private drainage and water supply arrangements
- New build properties
- Purchase and sale of freehold property portfolios.
- Lease extensions and purchases of freehold reversions.
- Transfers of Equity
- Estate set-ups and plot sales for smaller developers.
- Remortgages
Awards, memberships & accolades
- LLM
- Trustee of The Customs House South Shields
Out of the office
Claire enjoys going to music festivals such as Glastonbury and Coachella and socialising with friends and family.
Claire qualified as a solicitor in 2003.
Client
Client
“I thank you Claire most sincerely for your expertise, support and guidance, this has been appreciated and valued very much by myself.
“We just wanted to say a really big thank you for your professionalism and diligence throughout the whole house purchasing process. It has been really seamless for us, and the service has been very professional. We will certainly continue to use Hay & Kilner moving forward and will be recommending you to others!
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