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Charles French - Managing Director
Charles is the firm’s Managing Director.
Prior to managing the firm, Charles specialised in Commercial property.
Charles’ family have been practising law in Cornwall since the mid-1950’s and he is the third generation of his family to do so.
Allison Bunney - Director
Allison is a Director, Solicitor and the Head of Commercial Property.
Allison advises on a wide range of commercial property transactions including landlord and tenant matters, freehold and leasehold acquisitions and sales, business transfers, property refinance and mortgages.
Allison also advises on the acquisition of commercial and residential development land, including options and overage agreements, development set ups both freehold and leasehold and infrastructure agreements for roads, utilities and management companies.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250902
Email: allison.bunney@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Commercial Property
Nicola Lovegrove - Director
Nicola is a Director, Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) and is also accredited under the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
Nicola is also the Head of the Residential Property.
Nicola deals with sales and purchases, re-mortgages and transfers of equity.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 67712
Email: nicola.lovegrove@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Sarah Dell - Director
Sarah is a Director, Solicitor and the Head of Dispute Resolution.
Sarah deals with a wide variety of contentious law including contentious probate, property disputes (including TOLATA claims), landlord and tenant disputes, contract disputes, partnership disputes and professional negligence.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 839002
Email: sarah.dell@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Dispute Resolution
Joeli Norman - Director
Joeli is a Director, Solicitor and the Head of Private Client.
Joeli specialises in all private client matters including Wills and Inheritance Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Trusts work, Elderly Client and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Joeli is an accredited member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers and heads up the Private Client Department.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250905
Email: joeli.norman@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Wills, Probate and Trusts
Paula Dunkley - Director
Paula is a Director and a Solicitor within the Commercial Property department.
Paula deals in all aspects of Commercial property including selling and buying freehold and leasehold property, acquisition of development land including infrastructure agreements for road, services and planning, options and conditional contracts, landlord and tenant, business transfers and bank refinancing.
Paula also has corporate experience working on company sales or acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder’s agreements and articles of association.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250908
Email: paula.dunkley@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Commercial Property
Ben Birkett - Director
Ben is a Director within the Commercial Property and Residential Property departments.
Ben deals with all aspects of commercial property and residential conveyancing transactions and has a particular interest in residential development work, where he has acted for a number of developers on medium to large developments.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250909
Email: ben.birkett@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Kathy Carr - Director
Kathy is a Director and a Licenced Conveyancer within the Residential Property department.
Kathy is our in-house residential locum, and deals with all areas of residential conveyancing including sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, affordable housing and equity release mortgages.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 67660
Email: kathy.carr@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Helen French - Director
Helen is a Director and Solicitor, and is part of our Private Client department.
Helen carries out Wills, Probate and Trusts work and is particularly interested in assisting with elderly clients and lifetime Tax planning.
She has experience in winding up complicated estates and negotiating Inheritance Tax claims with the Revenue.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 67660
Email: helen.french@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Wills, Probate and Trusts
Lisa Brewer - Senior Associate
Lisa is a Senior Associate and a Conveyancing Executive within the Residential Property department.
Lisa deals with sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, and affordable housing.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 719490
Email: lisa.brewer@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Helen Sennett - Senior Associate
Helen is a Senior Associate Solicitor within the Commercial Property department.
Helen advises on all aspects of commercial property including freehold and leasehold acquisitions, property led business transfers and real estate finance (including bridging).
Helen has a particular focus on development work and can offer valuable advice at all stages of the development lifecycle from acquisition to disposal, including option agreements, overage agreements, development finance and infrastructure agreements.
Helen advises a wide range of clients including developers, landowners, investors, and owner-occupiers.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250900
Email: helen.sennett@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Commercial Property
Rianne Crowle - Associate
Rianne is an Associate and a Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) as well as being accredited under the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
Rianne is part of our Residential Property department.
Rianne deals with sales and purchases, development set up and plot sales, affordable housing, re-mortgages, and transfers of equity.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 842911
Email: rianne.crowle@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Nancy Gasser - Associate
Nancy is an Associate and a Conveyancing Executive within the Residential Property department.
Nancy deals with sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, and affordable housing.
Office: Newquay
Direct Line: 01637 817385
Email: nancy.gasser@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Gemma Ellison - Associate
Gemma is an Associate within the Residential Property department.
Gemma deals with all areas of residential conveyancing including sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity and affordable housing.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 839001
Email: gemma.ellison@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Michelle Gilbert - Associate
Michelle is an Associate and a Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) within our Residential Property department.
Michelle deals with sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, and affordable housing.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250901
Email: michelle.gilbert@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Jackie Rudge - Solicitor
Jackie is a Solicitor within our Family department.
Jackie has a wide experience of acting for clients in all aspects of family matters including divorce, all financial aspects arising from family breakdowns, separation agreements, pre and post nuptial agreements, all matters relating to children and emergency remedies including occupation applications.
Jackie is long standing member of Resolution.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 67660
Email: jackie.rudge@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Family, Separation and Divorce
Jane Stewart - Chartered Legal Executive
Jane is a Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) within our Residential Property department.
Jane deals with sales and purchases, leaseholds, re-mortgages, and transfers of equity, specialising in all forms of affordable housing, shared ownership, staircasing and Right to Buy.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 719492
Email: jane.stewart@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Helen Keeping - Probate Executive
Helen is a Probate Executive within our Private Client department.
Helen specialises in preparing Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney and administering estates.
She also speaks fluent french and has in the past helped clients with the translation of documents.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 67660
Email: helen.keeping@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Wills, Probate and Trusts
Emily Hunkin - Newbuild Executive
Emily is a Conveyancing Executive within the Residential Property department.
Emily specialises in new build conveyancing and heads up our Newbuild Team.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 839005
Email: emily.hunkin@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Specialisms: NewBuild
Rachael Ash - Conveyancing Executive
Rachael is a Conveyancing Executive within the Residential Property department.
Rachael deals with sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, and affordable housing.
Office: Newquay
Direct Line: 01637 818311
Email: rachael.ash@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Rosie Saddington - Trainee Solicitor
Rosie is a Trainee Solicitor within our Private Client Department. Alongside her training, Rosie is currently studying the LPC (Legal Practice Course) with the University of Law, having completed the LLB (Bachelor of Laws) at Cardiff University.
Olivia Laskowski - Trainee Solicitor
Olivia is a Trainee Solicitor within our Commercial Property department.
Alongside her training, Olivia is currently studying the LPC (Legal Practice Course) with the University of Law, having completed the GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law). Olivia has also completed an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Philosophy.
Hannah Doherty - Paralegal
Hannah is a paralegal within the Residential Property department and assists Nicola Harrison.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01726 67670
Email: hannah.doherty@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Tanya Paris - Paralegal
Tanya is a paralegal within the Private Client department.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 250907
Email: tanya.paris@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Wills, Probate and Trusts
Joanne Sullivan - Paralegal
Joanne is a paralegal specialising in residential property and assists Gemma Ellison.
Office: St Austell
Direct Line: 01872 250904
Email: joanne.sullivan@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Katie Atkin - Paralegal
Katie is a Paralegal within the Residential Property department and assists Ben Birkett.
Office: Truro
Direct Line: 01872 719488
Email: katie.atkin@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Georgia Riley - Paralegal
Georgia is a Paralegal within the Residential Property department and assists Lisa Brewer.
Kahrn Sanderson - Paralegal
Kahrn is a Paralegal within the Dispute Resolution department.
Office: Newquay
Direct Line: 01726 67660
Email: kahrn.sanderson@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Dispute Resolution
Leeoni Clare-Holme - Paralegal
Leeoni is a Paralegal within the Residential Property department and assists Nancy Gasser,
Office: Newquay
Direct Line: 01637 818409
Email: leeoni.clare-holme@charlesfrench.co.uk
Service(s): Residential Property
Hayley Kirkby - Practice Coordinator
Hayley is our Practice Coordinator, and assists with the business management of the firm.
