Dawsons provides a very personal residential property service, carefully tailored to the particular needs of the individual client. Each transaction is dealt with speedily and efficiently and is given the close and detailed care and attention that you are entitled to expect. We not only seek to carry out our clients' instructions and keep them fully informed of the progress of their matters throughout, but also analyse the client's needs, using the wealth of experience in the department of residential work for a wide variety of clients. We can offer advice geared to the particular client's requirements, for example structuring the transaction to maximise the tax advantages.

Within the field of residential property work, we act for a wide variety of clients. We deal with properties at all levels of the market but primarily our clients will be private individuals, landed estates, charities, companies, firms providing accommodation for senior staff and property investment companies. The matters on which we act and advise include not only the sales and purchases of freehold and leasehold properties, but also landlords and tenants on the grant of leases and licences, and owners wishing to make planning applications to extend or alter their homes. We also advise on rights of way, covenants, service charge obligations statutory compliance matters such as tenancy deposit schemes, HMO's and a wide area of other property-related matters.

We have particular expertise in dealing with the purchase of lease extensions or enfranchising freeholds and Martin Codd in particular is widely known as a leading practitioner in this field.