Laura Upshall
Head of Residential Property Reading
My father ran his own estate agents for many years so I had an interest in property from an early age. I now have over 20 years’ experience in property law and I’m as enthusiastic today as the day I started out. During that time, I’ve been involved in many different types of transactions, and have met some wonderful clients who have gone on to recommend me to their friends and family.
I make buying and selling houses as exciting, enjoyable and stress-free for you as possible. I treat each transaction as if it were my own, so I’ll work in the way that’s best for you.
I also work with property developers to bring sites to market and the subsequent plot sales. I’ll assess your requirements early on, so I have a complete understanding of what you may need during a sale or purchase.
Laughter is my fuel and my main passion in life is being surrounded by happy and positive people. I enjoy socialising with friends, family and colleagues and like seeing them succeed in their own personal goals and challenges.
Aquis House, 49-51 Blagrave Street, RG1 1PL
Licensed for 2 years
Practice Areas
Housing & Property
Conveyancing
Absolutely brilliant. HCR Law helped to get me through a very protracted house sale, and solve the various issues along the way.
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 18 November, 2024
We're delighted to hear that Laura and the team were able to assist you with the sale of your house, Mike. We will be sure to pass on your positive feedback and we look forward to working with you on any future transactions.
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Residential Conveyancing
I have used HCR for business acquisitions in the past and they were always fantastic, and it was an easy decision to use their residential conveyancing team for my new family home purchase. Laura (partner) was my initial point of contact who was so lovely to deal with to agree fees and talk me through the process HCR will take. Nayna; who is new to the team, conducted the majority of the work and was absolutely brilliant throughout the legal process, our sale and purchase undertook. Nayna always kept me up to date with progress, what we were waiting for and what had been completed. Nayna was extremely friendly and professional and an absolute pleasure to work with. John saw us through to exchange of contracts and completion and without his work and influence, I do not feel we would have completed on our new family home as quickly as we did. John also always kept me in the loop with progress and was such a pleasure to work with. HCR as a whole were extremely proactive and always on hand to speak to at a moments notice. I cannot commend Nayna, John and Laura enough for being so easy to get hold of. It is very rare to be able to phone for your solicitor and 9 times of out 10, be able to speak directly to them. I always felt the all had so much time for me and that was never a burden. Thank you to you all for helping my family move in to our dream home.
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 05 November, 2024
We're pleased to hear that John, Laura and Nayna were able to assist with the purchase of your new family home, Shah. We will be sure to pass on your positive feedback regarding their communication and proactive approach. Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review and we look forward to working with you on any future transactions.
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house sale
kept me up to speed at all time and was good to deal with
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 05 November, 2024
Thanks for your review, Richard. We're pleased Laura was able to help you with the sale of your house. We will pass on your feedback to the team regarding their clear communication and look forward to working with you in the future.
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Excellence comes as standard …
The service we received from Laura and her colleagues was exemplary throughout. They showed real care and concern, protecting our best interests at all times We would not hesitate to recommend Laura and her team and it was an absolute pleasure doing business with them
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 28 October, 2024
Thank you for your review, Martin. We are pleased to hear that Laura and the team were able to assist with your conveyancing matter. We will pass on your feedback regarding their caring approach and exemplary service and look forward to working with you in the future.
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House sale
Very professional and good value for money
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 28 October, 2024
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, Richard, which we will pass on to Laura and the team. We're pleased you found Laura's assistance with the sale of your house to be professional and of good value. We look forward to working with you in the future.
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House purchase
Laura was excellent for start to finish and showed such professionalism throughout. Laura was fantastic and showed care and attention during all aspect of my house purchase.
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 21 August, 2024
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, Cat, which we will pass on to Laura and the team. We're pleased Laura was able to help you with your house purchase in a professional and attentive manner. We look forward to working with you in the future, should you require our services.
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Outstanding Service
Having had some painful experiences with conveyancing lawyers previously, we were blown away by the contrast in offering, and in the first class service provided by Laura at HCR Law. Straight talking, professional, super speedy and really friendly, Laura was a delight to deal with. Her efficiency had us completing on our property purchase in less than six weeks. Laura pulled out all the stops to keep things moving along, was always available to answer queries or questions, and kept us updated every step of the way. I can't recommend her services highly enough - she was like a breath of fresh air in her approach.
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 08 August, 2024
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, Liz, which we will pass on to Laura and the team. We're pleased Laura was able to help you with your house purchase in a friendly and efficient manner. We look forward to working with you in the future, should you require our services.
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Ruislip Conveyance
Laura Upshall recently handled the conveyancing services for my property in Ruislip. She did this in a very diligent manner for which my wife and I were very thankful. . In these difficult times Laura always kept us informed of the situation and thus the sale went through very satisfactorily.
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 23 July, 2024
Thank you for your review, David. We are pleased to hear that Laura and the team were able to assist with your conveyancing matter. We will pass on your feedback regarding their communication and diligence and look forward to working with you in the future.
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House Sale
Everything was taken care of by the legal team and we were able to proceed with the sale very easily.
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 15 July, 2024
Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us which we will pass on to Laura and the team. We look forward to working with you in the future.
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Very Helpful throughout house buying process
Laura was very helpful throughout, as a first time buyer she answered all my questions
Lawyer named in this review: Laura Upshall
A representative from HCR Law responded to this review on 24 May, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are very pleased to hear that Laura and the team were able to assist in the purchase of your first house. We will pass on your positive feedback regarding their communication and professionalism and look forward to working with you in the future.
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