Solicitor at Crane and Staples LLP

Crane and Staples LLP

Chris Brewis

Solicitor

SRA ID: 420511

I joined Crane & Staples in 2006 and qualified as a solicitor in 2008. In April 2015, I became a Partner. I specialise in all aspects of residential and commercial conveyancing, including: • Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases • New build purchases • Transfer of equity transactions • Commercial property sales and purchases • Commercial leases • Commercial refinancing • Option agreements I approach each matter with professionalism, patience and good humour, in order to reassure my clients during the conveyancing process.

Longcroft House, Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6TU

Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas

Housing & Property, Regulations, Commercial Property, Company & Commercial

5.0/5 36 Client Reviews 36
36 Client Reviews

5.0/5

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge

Reviews summary

  • Excellent
    35
  • Very Good
    1
  • Average
    0
  • Poor
    0
  • Awful
    0

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March 29, 2025 20250329171149

Exceptional and Simply The Best Solicitors in the Business

5

We have used this firm of solicitors on quite a few occasions and every time the service and professionalism exceeds expectations. Focusing on the conveyancing department headed up by Chris Brewis and Tracey Fenner and their team, they always go above and beyond to ensure all matters are dealt with professionally and quickly and efficiently making all the legal transactions easy and straight forward to deal with. Also what stands out is the communication, they respond very quickly to questions and matters without delay which ensures there are no delays.
As the title says here - SIMPLY THE BEST SOLICITORS IN THE BUSINESS.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 31 March, 2025

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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Matthew,
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April 23, 2024 20240423113829

real estate transaction

5

Crane & Staples acted for me as POA for my Mum on the sale of a property.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 26 April, 2024

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Smith Paul,
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July 11, 2023 20230711110655

First Class Service

5

Chris Brewis provided me with first class advice for my purchase and sale house transactions. The entire conveyancing process was dealt with very professionally with efficient and easy to understand advice provided throughout the entire transaction with excellent support from Tracey Fenner. I would not hesitate to use Crane and Staples in the future.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 14 July, 2023

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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Stephen
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September 15, 2022 20220915122822

Excellent conveyancing service.

5

Chris and Tracey provided excellent service to sell our house. Easily contactable, quick responses and timely communication.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 10 October, 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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Ivan
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December 03, 2021 20211203165307

Residential property conveyancing

5

We are in the process of relocating to another part of the country and would highly recommend Chris Brewis and Tracey Fenner in property conveyancing. They have been very prompt, efficient and always helpful throughout this once in a lifetime move. They have very much acted in our best interests throughout. I look forward to using them again very soon once we find a permanent property to purchase in our new location.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 31 January, 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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Anna
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September 27, 2021 20210927123930

House Sale

5

Crane & Staples worked so hard to sort out the endless problems with such courtesy and kindness especially Tracey Fenner who kept me calm and went to so much trouble to sort it out.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 08 October, 2021

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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Edna
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September 18, 2021 20210918085914

Assisted Living Flat

5

Very complicated sale made easier with good legal representation. Both Chris and Tracey went the extra mile to push this sale forward. They faced many challenges and overcame them all. I have used these guys on many occasions and their work is exemplary. Friendly and approachable which is always very helpful.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 08 October, 2021

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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Ian,
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September 08, 2021 20210908152121

Conveyancing

5

Chris Brewis & Tracey Fenner have been excellent in carrying out my conveyancing, in particular they have had to deal with a not responsive and inefficient lawyer who acted on behalf of the other party.
They kept me informed and ensured the process kept progressing.

Highly recommend them.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 13 September, 2021

Thank you for taking the time to write this lovely review for Chris and Tracey. We are so pleased that you were happy with the service and we look forward to working with you in the future.

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Iona
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September 02, 2021 20210902214337

House sold!

5

Crane and Staples were extremely professional and friendly. Tracey was superb - thank you for your wonderful service and great communication.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 13 September, 2021

Thank you for writing this positive review. We are so pleased that you were happy with the conveyancing service provided by Chris, Tracey and the team. We look forward to working with you in the future.

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Anne
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August 27, 2021 20210827124601

House sale and subsequent purchase

5

Excellent team felt very supported and I would thoroughly recommend them

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 13 September, 2021

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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Stella
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November 19, 2024
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Stella

5

Crane and Staples are truly amazing. Chris Brewis and Tracey Fenner in particular have worked so hard and efficiently with the sale of my mother's property. All the way through the process they have kept me informed on the progress and what information I had to submit. Any unexpected hurdles along the way (there are always a few) were dealt with speedily and with advice that was superlative.
An absolute first class service. Thank you so much.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 21 November, 2024

Thank you very much for writing this lovely review for Chris, Tracey and the team. We are so pleased you were happy with the service and we look forward to working with you in the future.

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Dave
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November 01, 2024
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Dave

5

Chris Brewis assisted by Tracey Fenner and Jessica Dance provided an excellent service on our probate house sale. I found them to be very responsive and helpful throughout the process. We wanted to exchange quickly and Chris and the team worked diligently and met our target date. The web portal for completing the forms and uploading documents is very convenient. You don't have to use it, but I thought it worked well and saved a lot of faffing around. Happy to recommend.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 04 November, 2024

Thank you very much for this lovely review. We are so glad you were happy with the service from Chris, Tracey, Jess and the team. We are also pleased that you made use of our web portal. We wish you all the best and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Stephen
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May 31, 2024
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Stephen

5

I am so grateful to Chris Brewis and his team for their outstanding advice and service. They really helped us through a tricky house purchase.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 03 June, 2024

Thank you for taking the time to write this lovely review for Chris and the team. We are so pleased you were happy with the service and we wish you all the best in your new home.

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Stuart
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Stuart

5

Crane & Staples have been my family solicitors for many years now and I have dealt with them for both family and business matters. I can honestly say that their level of service is superb. I have recently been dealing with Tracey Fenner and Chris Brewis regarding some property conveyancing and everything was dealt with smoothly and efficiently. They are a pleasure to deal with and I would not hesitate to recommend Crane & Staples for assistance with any legal matter.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 01 February, 2024

Thank you for taking the time to write this great review for Chris, Tracey and the team. We are really pleased that you have been happy with our family and business services over the years and we look forward to continuing to work with you. Kind regards, Crane & Staples

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Debbie
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Debbie

5

Chris Brewis and the residential conveyancing team have been superb throughout our move. Chris always came back to us quickly and gave us clear, sensible advice. We always felt assured they were acting in our best interests and had everything under control. We cannot recommend them highly enough.

Lawyer named in this review: Chris Brewis

A representative from Crane & Staples LLP responded to this review on 19 October, 2022

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely review for Chris and the team. We are so pleased you were happy with the service provided and wish you the best with your move. Kind regards, Crane & Staples

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About Chris Brewis

I joined Crane & Staples in 2006 and qualified as a solicitor in 2008. In April 2015, I became a Partner. I specialise in all aspects of residential and commercial conveyancing, including: • Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases • New build purchases • Transfer of equity transactions • Commercial property sales and purchases • Commercial leases • Commercial refinancing • Option agreements I approach each matter with professionalism, patience and good humour, in order to reassure my clients during the conveyancing process.

Languages Spoken: English

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Crane and Staples LLP

Longcroft House

Fretherne Road

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL8 6TU



Phone 01707329333

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