Solicitor at Judge And Priestley LLP

Kavitha Rajah

Solicitor - Partner

SRA ID: 203427

Kavitha studied at Liverpool University and graduated with an honours degree in Law in 1996. She attended Chester Law College and qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and was articled to Leslie Trevor of Burtons Solicitors. Kavitha began her career at Tinklin Springall Solicitors where she gained valuable experience and became a partner in Residential conveyancing. Kavitha then joined Thackray Williams as a partner in 2007 and in 2008 she started her own practise in Shortlands, which she successfully managed providing legal services to her clients. She then merged with another firm based in Crystal palace where she ran their Bromley office. Kavitha joined Judge & Priestley as a partner in 2019 to enable her to fulfil her ambitions. Kavitha is experienced in all aspects of freehold and leasehold conveyancing, pre-auction advice and review of Legal Packs, re-mortgages, transfers of equity transactions, and lease extensions by agreement.

Justin House, 6 West Street, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1JN

Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas

Housing & Property

5.0/5 92 Client Reviews 92
  • Housing & Property 100%
92 Client Reviews

5.0/5

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  • Very Good
    3
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Anonymous Added 1 week ago Report to admin
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December 13, 2024 20241213075126

Outstanding support for conveyancing

5

I'm writing this review, unusually, to give a bit of praise to the team who helped us through our property sale and purchase.
I picked Kavitha Rajah from the Law Society website and wanted a firm that had a physical presence locally. Both of these decisions paid off. Our costs were a little higher than originally anticipated but this is definitely a case of "you get what you pay for."
Our transaction was protracted and became extremely stressful, due to delays by others in the sale and purchase chain, but Kavitha Rajah and her team were always on hand to respond and support. Indeed, she went over and above her legal responsibilities with reassuring emails even at the weekend. Her personal care and attention were very much appreciated.
II would recommend Kavitha to anyone looking for a local conveyancing solicitor.

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Nalinika
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December 12, 2024 20241212112242

Timely, responsive service

5

I can highly recommend Kavitha and her team based on my experience. They were responsive and kept the communication alive throughout the process which made it easier to follow. Made the huge difference to the process. Thank you.

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Caroline
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November 22, 2024 20241122080725

Sale and Purchase of Property

5

The whole team at J&P have always been wonderful and I’ve always used them in sales / purchases of properties - I wouldn’t use anyone else and recommend them to everyone.
What should have been a straightforward purchase ended up being stressful and extremely time consuming (not for my purchase) but the team were ready to answer any queries from other solicitors in order not to hold up the process further, contactable and patient with all my questions!

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Patrick
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November 10, 2024 20241110161607

Completion of buy and sell of residential properties

5

The whole team at J&P have done a fantastic job helping us with the completion of our sale and purchase of our next property. As we were also acting as landlords in our old property this added a layer of complexity and James and Kavitha both provided a great service helping us to progress issues quickly.

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David
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October 24, 2024 20241024163529

Purchase of residential property with a quick completion

5

Kavitha Rajah and her team gave me excellent support in acquiring a property quickly before a deadline. Everything that was needed was done properly and professionally.

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Jo
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October 16, 2024 20241016172108

Moved heaven and earth to get completed on time!

5

Kavitha and her paralegals Susana and Hayley were incredibly supportive, communicative, thorough and prompt in helping me get the house purchase completed on time - can't praise them enough.

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Rod and Sue
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October 15, 2024 20241015130755

High quality conveyancing

5

We chose Judge & Priestley to deal with the sale of my late mother's flat. From first to last we received impressive, friendly and high quality support from Kavitha Rajah and her team. James Pullen was our main point of contact and he offered first class communication throughout. We had a very good experience.

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Amelia
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October 10, 2024 20241010133119

The best team we could ask for

5

This is the second time we have used Kavitha and her team, first time buyers to now, second time buyers and sellers!
We cannot fault the service we have received. Kavitha and her team are honestly amazing. Heather setting up our file, Hayley dealt with the completion so quickly and Susana sorted out the proof of funds so we could collect our new keys. We are unbelievably grateful for everything you have all done for us, not been the most straightforward purchase and sale but you guys worked your magic and always gave us the right advice and knew what to say to keep us calm! Thank you all endlessly and we wish you all the best! Who knows, may be back to see you one day again!!!!

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Anjlee
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September 30, 2024 20240930133218

Excellent service & prompt responses

5

I was recommended to use Judge & Priestley by my mortgage advisor for my first property purchase. Never having gone through the process before, I wanted to make sure I had a competent and trustworthy solicitor. From the very start, Kavitha and her team walked me through the conveyancing process and what to expect. Documentation was sent over to me quickly and my queries were always responded to promptly. I ended up not having a smooth buying process due to issues down the chain, but James in particular, was extremely patient and understanding. I always felt supported in my decisions. He worked tirelessly to reassure me when needed and to make sure that things were moving forward where possible.

Really can't thank you guys enough for making the last 3 months in particular more bearable and for not showing any frustrations that you undoubtably must have felt at times.
Thank you!!

Lawyer named in this review: Kavitha Rajah

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 01 October, 2024

Dear Anjlee, thank you so much for posting your 5* review and your detailed experience of the services that you received from Kavitha and James. We are thrilled that you have been satisfied and we look forward to working with you again in the near future.

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Amanda
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September 18, 2024 20240918084407

Kavitha & team are brilliant

5

Recently bought and sold with Kavitha and the service was excellent. She was always there for a phone call to answer any questions, and with vendors' solicitor (who was achingly slow), she was determined and persistent in her communications. I genuinely believe we wouldn't have got everything completed on time if it wasn't for her and her wonderful team – thoroughly recommend!

Lawyer named in this review: Kavitha Rajah

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 01 October, 2024

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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January 29, 2022
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Bryony

5

We were so happy with the service provided by Judge & Priestly. Kavitha was extremely efficient and exceeded all of our expectations. She was always contactable and got back to us straight away. Would highly recommend!

Lawyer named in this review: Kavitha Rajah

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 09 February, 2022

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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adele
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July 14, 2020
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adele

5

Excellent service from Judge and Priestley handling my recent house sale and purchase. My solicitor, Kavitha Rajah, went the extra mile to progress a complex sale to completion at a particularly difficult time (during lockdown). I can’t thank her enough for her support during this challenging time.

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Devon
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December 27, 2019
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Devon

5

Kavitha Raja from Judge & Priestly was absolutely fantastic during my recent sale of my property in Chislehurst and I could not recommend her more!

Professional, understanding and always going the extra mile, I am so very grateful for all the help I was given to have the transaction sorted just in time for Christmas.

Thank you Kavitha!

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A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 03 January, 2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are pleased to learn of your positive experience with J&P.

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About Kavitha Rajah

Kavitha studied at Liverpool University and graduated with an honours degree in Law in 1996. She attended Chester Law College and qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and was articled to Leslie Trevor of Burtons Solicitors. Kavitha began her career at Tinklin Springall Solicitors where she gained valuable experience and became a partner in Residential conveyancing. Kavitha then joined Thackray Williams as a partner in 2007 and in 2008 she started her own practise in Shortlands, which she successfully managed providing legal services to her clients. She then merged with another firm based in Crystal palace where she ran their Bromley office. Kavitha joined Judge & Priestley as a partner in 2019 to enable her to fulfil her ambitions. Kavitha is experienced in all aspects of freehold and leasehold conveyancing, pre-auction advice and review of Legal Packs, re-mortgages, transfers of equity transactions, and lease extensions by agreement.

Languages Spoken: English

Contact Kavitha Rajah

Address

Judge And Priestley LLP

Justin House

6 West Street

Bromley

Kent

BR1 1JN



Phone 020 8290 0333

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Acquired

Updated

United Kingdom

Currently Registered

01/09/99

01/07/20

We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor

WORK EXPERIENCE

Title

Name

Duration

SRA-approved manager - Member

Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws

?-01-10-2019

Non-member Partner

Judge And Priestley LLP

?-present