Simon Bacchus

Solicitor - Solicitor

SRA ID: 144707

I qualified as a Solicitor in Birmingham in 1989 and have held positions as Head of Conveyancing with a number of high-profile firms including 5 years with a Legal 200 firm in Reading, a Legal 500 firm in Oxford where I worked for nearly ten years and 6 years as Head of Property Services for a well-respected law firm with 9 offices across the south-east. Although I have had experience in other aspects of law – notably divorce, litigation, wills and probate – I have for the last 25 years specialised in property work, and specifically residential property. I also have a slightly unusual academic background in that my degree is in Applied Linguistics rather than law. I think this sometimes helps to give me a much broader view of certain situations which has certainly come in useful during my career. I act for all sorts of clients including first-time buyers, families on the move, property investors, small developers and even charities. I deal with a wide range of properties from one-bedroomed flats through to executive family homes and country estates. As well as excellent technical knowledge, I am known for my patience, kindness, sense of humour and meticulous attention to detail. Most of the work I do comes from clients I have acted for before or as a result of recommendations by those clients. In some cases I still act now for clients I acted for 30 years ago which I consider to be a privilege and a testament to their confidence both in me, and the work I do on their behalf.