Zoe studied a Bachelor of Arts in English and History at Nottingham Trent University between 2018 and 2021 where she gained First Class Joint Honours. Zoe has gone onto complete a law conversion course and the Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School obtaining a Distinction. Zoe specialised in Commercial Property, Commercial Law and Civil Litigation as well as focusing on “A Critical Analysis of the Welfare Principle: Reform or Reinterpretation?”

In the Commercial Property Department, Zoe deals with a range of areas which include:

• Drafting fee estimates to potential clients.
• File creation.
• Complying with money laundering and compliance regulations.
• Drafting and submitting applications to the Land Registry for Transfers, Transfer of Parts, Leases etc. This extends to complying with requisitions raised within a sufficient time manner.
• Ordering searches for residential and commercial properties as well as applying for indemnity insurance policies.
• Preparing and completing files for exchange and completion.
• Answering internal and external calls to assist with colleagues and clients.
• Assisting with Legal Research in relation to a variety of issues.
• Drafting legal documentation such as Leases, Rent Deposit Deeds, Transfers, Licences.
• Reporting to clients on legal documentation and the result of the client’s searches as well as reporting on enquiries.
• Preparing letters to inform clients of exchange and completion.

Accreditations and Qualifications:

English and History BA Joint Honours – First Class

Graduate Diploma in Law – Distinction

Legal Practice Course – Distinction

Outside of work, Zoe loves to travel the world to experience different cultures, a bit of retail therapy and attending concerts of her favourite artists.

When Denise originally joined the Practice as an Office Junior in 1985 she had dreams of one day standing up in Court shouting “Objection your Honour”!  However she soon realised that the reality of Advocacy wasn’t much like L A Law and she quickly shifted her focus to Conveyancing.  Over the years Denise’s in house training and studies with the Institute of Legal Executives have given her an enviable wealth of experience and knowledge to make her an expert in her field.  Denise feels that she provides a very Client focused service which never forgets that the Conveyancing “process” involves real people moving house.

Outside of the office Denise enjoys spending her time with her family.  She is very fortunate that her daughter is an avid music fan and they often attend concerts together.

Jo is an Associate Partner in the Bespoke and Commercial Property team having qualified with the firm in 2003.

Jo deals with a wide range of bespoke and commercial property matters which include:

• Commercial leasehold transactions;
• Break Notices;
• Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals;
• Probate sales
• Auctions
• Lease variations and extensions;
• Lease scheme set ups
• Property financing;
• Deeds of Variation;
• Purchases of additional / final shares in shared ownership transactions
• Right to Manage applications
• Collective Enfranchisement applications
• Claims for Adverse Possession
• Option Agreements
• Promotion Agreements
• Conditional Contract
• Overage Agreements

Jo acts for a variety of clients from large property developers setting up new leasehold development schemes to small owner-managed businesses either looking to buy or sell their premises or to assign, surrender or extend their premises leases.  Jo prides herself on her efficient and pragmatic approach and she has a high degree of commercial awareness which is essential for any type of commercial or bespoke property transaction.  Jo is proud to act for a significant number of returning clients each year.

Away from the office Jo enjoys travelling the world and is aiming to have completed her Scratchable World Map before she retires!  Jo is also an active member of the Northampton Musical Theatre Company.