Melissa is a Chartered Legal Executive who joined the residential property team in the Witney office in September 2023. Melissa has worked in residential property since graduating from university in 2003 and qualifying in 2008. She has a wealth of experience in all aspects of conveyancing and really enjoys the contact with clients and professionals that conveyancing brings.

Melissa wanted to specialise in residential conveyancing to help people through what can be a stressful and uncertain time but also to see the joy a new home brings every time. She also enjoys the varied nature of the work, as every transaction is different and no two weeks are the same. Melissa prides herself on providing an excellent, friendly, and efficient service and is known to deliver.

Areas of expertise

  • Freehold and leasehold residential sales and purchases, both registered and unregistered
  • Transfers of equity
  • Re-mortgages
  • First registration applications, including based on lost or damaged deeds
  • Adverse possession claims
  • Granting residential leases
  • Acting for developers on new build plot sale transactions

Recent work

  • Acting successfully on projects with very short and strict timescales
  • Acting for clients on the restructuring and refinancing of large property portfolios
  • Acting for the developer on the site set up and then sale of each plot on small/ medium size housing projects
  • Acting for clients on long distance relocation projects

Personal interests

Melissa enjoys spending time with her husband, little girl, and their dog, preferably off exploring in their camper.