Residential Property for Individuals

Residential property legal services, tailored and designed to meet your unique lifestyle and housing needs.

Seamless property transitions – expert support from our property solicitors

Peace of mind whether you are a first-time homebuyer, an individual upgrading your home, buying for your family, a real estate investor or a business making strategic property investments.

We understand that moving home can be a stressful experience, but will make the process as straight-forward as possible. Our advice is accessible and understandable so that you can make sense of any unfamiliar terminology. We’ll cater to your specific requirements, ensuring a seamless and tailored experience.

When guiding you through sales, handling purchases, shared ownership, or remortgages, we make sure we get it right for you by providing a proactive, efficient, and expert service to give you peace of mind.

Our Residential Property Team will work closely with you to understand your concerns and priorities, and will progress things efficiently to deliver a smooth and effective service.

To get an immediate estimate of the cost of your move, click here.

If you are own a company which needs help with a residential property transaction, please visit our Residential Property for Businesses to see how we can help you.

Our areas of expertise

  • Sales and purchases
  • Investment sales and purchases
  • New build properties
  • Shared ownership sales and purchases
  • First time buyers
  • Re-mortgaging
  • Transfers of ownership
  • Declaration of trust
  • Equity release lifetime mortgages
  • Lease extensions

Click here to view our Pricing Policy on Freehold or Leasehold Sale, Freehold Purchase or Leasehold Purchase.

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Residential Property Team

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Our services

We can advise you on a variety of residential property matters.

Sales and
Purchases

Investment Sales
and Purchases

New Build Properties

Shared Ownership Sales and Purchases

First Time Buyers

Re-mortgaging

Transfers of Ownership

Declaration of Trust

Equity Release Lifetime Mortgages

Lease Extensions

Meet the Residential Property for Individuals Team

Meet the Residential Property for Individuals Team

What our clients say

Clients tell us how we deliver peace of mind.

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Vicky Lee is a credit to your business, she was extremely professional, efficient and understanding throughout the process of selling my second property. I decided to use GL again because of Vicky and the fantastic service she provides.
Client of Vicky Lee
Excellent service - everything was explained every step of the way of the sale/purchase.
Client of Vicky Lee
Vicky was great in dealing with the purchase of our first property. We were kept up to date and had any questions answered very quickly. Vicky was very prompt and dealt with our case very professionally. Gardner and Leader came recommended to us by a friend and I would happily recommend them myself.
Client of Vicky Lee
Great service, great communication, which was always outlined and explained, quick replies and very good pricing.
Client of Stuart Durrant
The people we dealt with were very clear, concise and extremely helpful throughout this process. We would highly recommend GL and really valued their input. GL were always on hand and provided more than 100% service!
Client of Cate Beavis
Gardner Leader were the perfect partner in helping to execute the sale of our cottage. Exceptional care and service!
Client of Stuart Durrant
With Stuart and his team, you know you're in the safest of hands. Knowledgable, approachable, incredibly helpful and always reassuring - consummate professionals! We wouldn't want anyone else dealing with conveyancing on our behalf. We're ever so grateful thank you.
Client of Stuart Durrant
Gardner Leader were absolutely fantastic with us during our home purchase. We were really grateful for their attention to detail and making sure we were aware of every step along the home buying process.
Client of Sheyi Lawale
Gardner Leader were outstanding in helping with the sale of the property, from the outset, I took all the paperwork in, met with the person dealing with our case and explained our situation. Sheyi was extremely efficient, kept me updated and offered additional help and advice when needed.
Client of Sheyi Lawale
Gardner Leader was highly recommended to me by a good friend, and I too think of them as a real asset! They are reassuring, patient, accurate, diligent, thorough, persistent, and kept me in the picture throughout the sales process. I highly recommend GL to anyone considering selling their proper
Client of Sheyi Lawale
Sheyi has been very supportive, positive and efficient throughout the three year saga of selling the cottage and I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a house!
Client of Sheyi Lawale
Having previously used Gardner Leader I was very happy to use them again. First class service, efficient, friendly and highly recommended.
Client of Michelle Challis
For all your legal needs choose Gardner Leader - just do it!
Client of Michelle Challis
Lauren was proactive through out. Realistic and open with communication. Her extra effort ensured a pressured timeline was achieved even with poor efforts from other parties involved. I believe Lauren was the difference in ensuring the sale completed. I can recommend Lauren!
Client of Lauren Blackman
Superb from start to finish from Lauren. Have had the pleasure of dealing with Lauren before on a previous sale and would have gone nowhere else when it was time to buy again. She is so efficient, proactive and amazing with communication which is so difficult to find with solicitors.
Client of Lauren Blackman
Lauren and her team were excellent from start to finish making to whole process as a first-time buyer completely stress free! The communication was amazing and Lauren provided instant answers to our many questions. I will be recommending Lauren to anyone looking to buy their first home or move house
Client of Lauren Blackman
I would not hesitate to recommend Lauren Blackman and her team. Communication was swift and the service provided exemplary. The whole process was outstanding and as stress free as it could be!
Client of Lauren Blackman
Lauren was professional, efficient and approachable throughout the property selling process. She was instrumental in expediting the sale when other parties were slower paced! I would recommend Lauren without reservation.
Client of Lauren Blackman
We received excellent service throughout the selling process. Very clear communication at all times and always personable and responsive. Even when our initial buyers dropped out, picking up the process when a new offer was received was seamless. We would highly recommend Gardner Leader.
Excellent service once again. Very responsive and personal service. Really felt they prioritised my interests. Will definitely use their services again.
I cannot recommend GL highly enough. I will not select a single individual as everyone that I have had dealings with have been superb. Always helpful and willing. 100% recommended.
Client of Emma Jones
Absolutely first rate service from beginning through to final completion of my property purchase. I have never had a conveyancer before who acted so promptly and yet so thoroughly too.
Client of Emma Jones
Emma is an absolute credit to Gardner Leader and I could not be more pleased with the service she provided. I would not hesitate to use Gardner Leader's services in the future and would recommend others to do the same.
Client of Emma Jones
Thanks very much for your assistance with our purchase. I am impressed with both your services and I will recommend and use in the future. You were attentive, communicative, and most of all very human and empathetic in what is a big process for a first time buyer.
Client of Emma Jones
We just wanted to take the time to thank you, and your team, for an absolutely stellar job in selling our property and purchasing our new home. I was incredibly impressed with the quality of customer service Cate provided.
Client of Cate Beavis
Amazing work, thank you so much for your hard work Cate! You've been a consistent presence of calm during a crazy few months. we are so so grateful to you and the team at Gardner Leader.
Client of Cate Beavis
I would like to thank you all for the amazing service, patience and help throughout our acquisition of our home. Every step of the way you have all been so helpful and prompt, giving us both a lot of confidence that we were in safe hands.
Client of Cate Beavis
We had wonderful service from all involved with our property sale at Gardner Leader. The whole process was managed very efficiently from first enquiries to completion.
Client of Cate Beavis
We were incredibly happy working with Cate and her team. Great communication and we felt we could ask everything we needed and felt very involved with the whole process. Would highly recommend Gardner Leader.
Client of Cate Beavis
The Gardner Leader team worked extremel hard for us on what was a somewhat complicated sale and purchase process including moving out before we could move into the new house. Throughout we felt that our solicitors were much more conscientious, timely and available than the other firms.
Client of Cate Beavis

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