Temple Heelis Wins Quality Conveyancing Scheme (CQS) Re-Accreditation
Leading Lakeland law firm Temple Heelis has achieved re-accreditation for the quality of the firm’s conveyancing services. The firm has held the accreditation since 2012. Run by the Law Society, the Quality Conveyancing Scheme (CQS) is recognised as the leading quality standard in the UK’s legal profession. The Scheme sets out standards of competence, levels of client service and management of risk.
Commenting on the re-accreditation, Temple Heelis’s Head of Residential Conveyancing Lizzie Priestley says: “The CQS is the legal profession’s quality mark and means that we are achieving the highest standards for our clients. When we are assessed for re-accreditation, there is a strenuous review of our approach, our service standards, our clarity and transparency about costs, and our legal expertise. Assessment is done at a national level and applying criteria which all firms undertaking residential conveyancing work must meet – and exceed.”
Law firms with the CQS accreditation have demonstrated that they have considerable expertise in delivering high quality residential conveyancing advice, communicate clearly to clients what is involved in conveyancing and how much the costs will be, and apply standard processes to manage and reduce risk.
Lizzie Priestley adds: “Here in the Lake District, we have a wide variety of residential property sales and purchases on which we advise. They range from local occupancy homes to some of the UK’s most expensive estates. Our four-strong team has a wealth of experience and receives continuous training and development to ensure we are always providing the very best service and experience for every client we advise.”
“The firm’s residential conveyancing services include purchases and sales of primary homes, second homes, investment properties, and retirement properties. We are very familiar with both freehold and leasehold arrangements, local occupancy clauses, restrictive covenants, sheltered accommodation, private roads, rights of access, easements, unregistered land and Chancel issues. The nature of the Lake District is such that we come across every possible scenario in the residential conveyancing process!”