Caroline Smith, Senior Consultant Solicitor (Residential and Commercial Property) | Setfords Solicitors
Caroline Smith

Caroline Smith Senior Consultant Solicitor (Residential and Commercial Property)

Caroline qualified in 2004 and spent 9 years within large regional private practices before moving to head up an internal legal department within a property company.

Caroline has experience in all aspects of property law and specialises in the following:

Commercial Property:

  • Acquisitions and disposals of commercial property
  • Sale and purchase of development property/land (including multiple plot sales/purchases)
  • Commercial leases
  • Buying and selling at Auction

Landlord and Tenant:

  • Large/small scale ground rent portfolio management
  • Reversionary ground rents
  • Freehold acquisitions and disposals including the drafting and serving of section 5 notices
  • Lease extensions
  • Enfranchisements
  • Licences (alter, underlet and assign)
  • Drafting new leases in accordance with changing legislation

Residential Property

  • Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
  • Registered and unregistered land
  • Sales and purchases of units within new developments
  • Transfers of Equity and matrimonial transfers
  • Lease extensions
  • Buying and selling at auctions

Interests:

Caroline lives in Cheshire but acts for clients throughout the UK.

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Ray & Caroline were excellent. All paperwork dealt with efficiently through digital dialogue. Updates provided as we stepped through the conveyance, no fuss, with contracts executed in accordance...

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Very competent solicitors. Kind and friendly. You can speak direct to the solicitors handing the transaction. They aways answer the phone, and always get back to you.

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Fantastic service.

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I am very happy with Setfords' conveyancing service. The transaction went smoothly and communication had been clear and concise. Once the vendor solicitors replied to enquires raised, the process...

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During the sale Setfords dealt with each problem efficiently and helped me stay focused on the main outcome.

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Concise communication , knowledgeable contacts all round support

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Excellent service. I am very pleased.

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You don’t often hear great praise for Conveyance Solicitors but we found Caroline Smith & her team at Setfords exceptional. Their no nonsense approach and excellent communication made for a stress...

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Excellent communication at every step. Throughout gave the impression that had the Client's interests at heart, wanting to move things forward speedily and efficiently. Would strongly recommend, and...

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Great service very accommodating. ( Caroline Smith ) really looked after us. GOOD JOB ! Kind regards Dillip & Pam

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We were extremely satisfied with the service that we received during our house move from Caroline Smith and Jo King and would definitely recommend Setfords to friends.

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Absolutely brilliant service from Setfords! I had the pleasure of working with Caroline and Ray during the sale of my flat and purchase of a new one, and I genuinely couldn’t have asked for better...

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Caroline and Ray from Setfords were so helpful from point one to exchange and completion.They were sympathetic to our situation and super quick and helpful in response.We'd recommend them to...

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Incredibly informative to the point and helpful.

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Effective conveyancing, completed right on timeline with good communication throughout.

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Once the selling process had started Setfords were very diligent and helpful in the house selling process

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Working with Ray Smith has been a total pleasure He has been helpful and responsive in a timely manner from the very start and has made this process for my Dad very stress free. Thank you Ray. We...

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I've recently sold my apartment in Deansgate, Manchester. I would like to place on record my appreciation and thanks to both Caroline and Ray, for their ability to combine both a professional...

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A really great experience buying a house with Setfords doing the conveyancing. Caroline and Ray made each step clear and carried out everything professionally and efficiently. They took so much of...

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Caroline Smith and her team were marvelous. They handled my case with incredible efforts paid. Though it was considered a difficult case that included some complicated issues, they tried everything...

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