
Laura Smith Consultant Solicitor
Laura Smith qualified as a solicitor in 2006. Prior to joining Setfords in September 2016 she worked in a central London Firm and has over 10 years’ experience dealing with a wide range of residential and commercial property work for all manner of clients.
Her areas of specialisms include:
- Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases varying from the sale or purchase of a home to the acquisition and disposal of large scale property portfolios
- Remortgages and equity release schemes
- Transfers of equity and matrimonial transfers
- Leasehold enfranchisement (residential lease extensions and tenant acquisition of freehold reversions)
- Sale and purchase of newly built property
- Acting for developers in setting up residential estate paperwork and selling off individual plots
- Business leases
- Licences to assign, underlet and licences for alterations;
- Option, overage and pre-emption agreements; and
- Scaffold licences.
Laura prides herself on offering a tailor made service to suit the individual client. She appreciates how stressful moving house can be and for that reason always tries to ensure that the legal process runs as smoothly as possible. Clients have praised her on her excellent communication and for always ensuring that they are kept fully up to date throughout the transaction. She is calm, approachable, pragmatic and always prepared to go the extra mile to make a transaction happen.
Laura lives with her family in Wanstead, East London and has two young children.
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Laura R Smith made selling my Mum's property so easy. She was professional, courteous and pro-active at all times. My questions were answered quickly and the sale went very smoothly.I would have no...
efficient and thorough.
Efficient, fast and very informative and helpful throughout the surveying process. I’d definitely recommend.
Laura handled our house sale brilliantly. Efficient and friendly and always helpful and communicative. Highly recommended
Laura was excellent at dealing with our sale and purchase. Super efficient, very accommodating and made the process as stress free as possible. Would highly recommend Laura.
From start to finish, the buying and selling of houses was managed superbly by Laura at Setfords. Great communication, transparency with regards to costs, but above all, still a personal touch....
This is the 3rd time I've employed Laura Smith at Setfords and each time she has done an excellent job. She is incredibly detailed in her approach, was very patient with us and was availible whenever...
Really happy we used these solicitors to deal with our sale and purchase. There was a lot of pressure on Laura but she was efficient and very knowledgeable which helped us complete on our new...
Laura Hopps-Smith is the best property solicitor we have ever had the pleasure of working with. Smart, commercial, sensible, pragmatic and speedy. I could not rate her more highly. Setfords are lucky...
Laura was wonderful at talking us through every step of the way, as 1st-time buyers, we had a lot of questions but Laura reassured us the whole way through the process. She came highly recommended by...
Laura Smith was brilliant throughout the purchasing process. She was really efficient and kept us informed at every stage. We had a relatively tight deadline which she ensured we made. I would highly...
Excellent service on selling my house and all provided whilst I was out of the country. Was good to have the reassurance of feeling in safe hands.
Very efficient and professional
I cannot rate Setfords highly enough! Laura Smith was an excellent solicitor on our sale and purchase, handling everything calmly, professionally and in a timely manner. I would not hesitate to use...
Laura and Setfords were excellent - commercial, pragmatic and determined. Not the simplest sale and purchase, Laura was efficient with great communication and robust in representing our interests....
Laura Smith represented me during the sale of my property and she was always approachable, prompt and honest. The sale went through in record time and Laura always tried to ensure that my concerns...
I operate an independent estate agency in Essex and recently had the privilege of working with two Setfords solicitors (on separate sales). Georgina Lingard and Laura R Smith. I can honestly rate...
Amazing, will use every and anytime needed.
Laura offered us a fantastic service with quick and precise replies to any questions. We have already recommended Setford to many people.
Laura Smith was brilliant managing our sale and repurchase. Providing good counsel and lots of momentum. I would definitely recommend Laura and Setfords.
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