People

Our teams have many decades of collective experience in delivering a high-quality conveyancing service across all aspects of residential property work. Each of our teams is headed up by an experienced lawyer (see below profiles) who has day to day supervisory responsibility for all active matters within their team. Regardless of which team works on your matter, all staff are ultimately supervised by Simon David, CEO of Thomas Legal.

Simon David

Group Chief Executive Officer

simon.david@thomas.legal

01452 657951

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Simon David

Group Chief Executive Officer

01452 657951

Simon is a very experienced Solicitor and is the CEO of our firm. Specialising in residential property he has ultimate responsibility for all our transactional work and coordinates all aspects of the firm’s business.

Simon qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and was previously a Partner at a large regional firm based in the South West where he headed up their residential property department before joining Thomas Legal in 2010 as a Director and owner. In 2019, together with his fellow Director Claire Barker, he negotiated a very substantial investment from private equity investors BGF into the firm as well as Equilaw (our sister company).

Simon’s remit is to ensure that Thomas Legal remain the first and best choice for consumers by exploring cutting edge IT technology and ensuring we deliver the highest standards of service. He is a member of the Conveyancing Association and spends some of his free time mentoring lawyers and non-lawyers outside the firm.

Will Coulter

Managing Director

will.coulter@thomas.legal

01452 657955

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Will Coulter

Managing Director

01452 657955

Will graduated from Sheffield University with a degree in Genetics before embarking on a career in the legal profession. Prior to joining Thomas Legal, Will spent 8 years working for a global top 20 law firm with operational and budgetary responsibility for a number of multi-million pound national practice groups. Will joined Thomas Legal in 2018 and in the role of Managing Director he is responsible for all aspects of the efficient and effective delivery of our residential conveyancing services.

Nick Fancourt

Director

nick.fancourt@thomas.legal

0207 1010 300

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Nick Fancourt

Director

0207 1010 300

Nick joined Thomas Legal in 2010 as a Legal Assistant having completed a Law Degree in Southampton and the LPC at Cardiff University.

Nick undertook his training contract with Thomas Legal, specialising in residential conveyancing, and he qualified as a Solicitor in 2013. With 10 years’ experience in property law, and having completed thousands of property transactions, Nick now leads the London residential property team at Thomas Legal.

Nick has a broad depth of specialist experience in leasehold transactions and lease extension work and was appointed as a Director of the firm in 2018.

Stacey Ballinger

Director

stacey.ballinger@thomas.legal

01452 657973

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Stacey Ballinger

Director

01452 657973

Stacey is a Director here at Thomas Legal and leads one of our very successful Cotswold focused residential property teams. She has over 25 years’ experience in property work specialising in all aspects of conveyancing.

Stacey commenced her property law journey back in 1997 having studied her ILEX qualification at Worcester Law School. She successfully qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2011 and was appointed Director of Thomas Legal in 2024. Prior to joining Thomas Legal in 2010, she worked in the property department at a large regional firm based in the South West.

Stacey has a particular passion and drive for property and under her guidance and leadership, she has enabled many lawyers to progress and have their own very successful legal careers.

Stacey regularly undertakes professional development courses in all aspects of property law

Rebecca Gillard

Director

rebecca.gillard@thomas.legal

01452 915836

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Rebecca Gillard

Director

01452 915836

Rebecca is a Solicitor and Director at Thomas Legal, leading our ‘High Net Worth, Estates, Land and Agriculture’ division.

Rebecca obtained her Law Degree from the University of Liverpool. Thereafter, Rebecca completed the Legal Practice Course with Distinction at the University of Law in Manchester combining her studies with a Paralegal position at a top 50 law firm.

Rebecca returned to the Cotswolds and joined the firm in late 2013 as a Paralegal, swiftly obtaining a Training Contract with the firm. Following secondments in litigation and corporate law, Rebecca qualified as a Solicitor in March 2018. Rebecca was appointed as a Director of the firm in 2024.

Candice Rumble

Senior Associate (Head of Remortgage)

candice.rumble@thomas.legal

01452 688091

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Candice Rumble

Senior Associate (Head of Remortgage)

01452 688091

Candice joined Thomas Legal in January 2021, immediately making an impact with her extensive understanding of the London Leasehold market. Candice began her career with a local law firm, specialising in conveyancing. Starting as an assistant, Candice worked her way up to become a highly respected lawyer in the residential property industry. To enhance her career further, Candice chose to pursue studies with CILEx, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

She strongly advocates for the CILEx route, which offers a flexible and alternative path to qualifying as a lawyer. Candice’s passion for this route is evident in her role which she holds as an Associate Tutor for a CILEx distance learning provider, where she mentors and supports aspiring legal professionals, including our own paralegals here at Thomas Legal. Candice’s dedication to her profession and her commitment to empowering others through education make her an invaluable asset to our team.

Kelly Sutton

Associate

kelly.sutton@thomas.legal

01452 657967

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Kelly Sutton

Associate

01452 657967

Kelly is an Associate who leads one of our London residential property teams.

She obtained her law degree from Birmingham City University, completing an internship in Arizona in her final year working on death penalty appeals cases. After volunteering for the free advice clinic at the Forest of Dean Citizens Advice Bureau for 6 months, Kelly joined Thomas Legal in April 2014 while completing her LPC at BPP University part-time. Kelly obtained a training contract within the firm in 2017 and qualified as a solicitor in March 2019.

With over 9 years’ experience in property law, Kelly deals with a varied caseload of mostly leasehold and new build transactions including transfers of part, statutory and mutually agreed lease extensions, and deeds of variation. Her experience also includes acting on behalf of Landlords in granting licences to assign, alter or sublet, as well as acting for Companies purchasing investment property. Kelly regularly undertakes professional development in residential property to keep up to date, particularly with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022.

Jessica Harvey

Associate

jessica.harvey@thomas.legal

01452 915857

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Jessica Harvey

Associate

01452 915857

Jessica joined Thomas Legal in 2014, after graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a 2:1 degree in Law. She undertook her Legal Practice Course at the University of Law part time whilst working as a paralegal at the firm to gain further experience, and was awarded a Distinction.

After successfully completing her training contract at Thomas Legal, Jessica qualified as a Solicitor in March 2020. Jessica handles transactions across all areas of residential property matters, including leasehold and freehold, new build, unregistered, shared ownership and Help to Buy transactions, as well as re-mortgages, lease extensions and deeds of variation. Jessica’s experience covers both London and the Cotswolds and she regularly undertakes professional development courses to ensure her knowledge and understanding of the sector is up to date.

Natalie Davies-Potter

Associate (Head of Technical Compliance)

natalie.davies-potter@thomas.legal

01452 915765

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Natalie Davies-Potter

Associate (Head of Technical Compliance)

01452 915765

Natalie qualified as a Solicitor in 2015 after gaining a First Class Honours degree in Law & Criminology and a Distinction on the Legal Practice Course. She completed her training contract at a local law firm and prior to qualification assisted barristers in the preparation of Crown Court cases.

Natalie deals with most aspects of residential property law and has experience of dealing with both regional and London property transactions. Natalie has been working in this area since she qualified and deals with a variety of residential property matters including leasehold, shared ownership and new build transactions.

Natalie regularly undertakes professional development courses in residential property and other related areas of law.

Sara Robinson

Associate

sara.robinson@thomas.legal

01452 688409

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Sara Robinson

Associate

01452 688409

Sara has worked in conveyancing for over 20 years, dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing. Sara qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2006 and has worked in property law since 1998. She is known for her friendly down to earth manner and when not at work can be found cheering her son on at rugby, or at the gym.

Laura Thomson

Associate (Head of Legal Training)

laura.thomson@thomas.legal

01452 915832

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Laura Thomson

Associate (Head of Legal Training)

01452 915832

Laura joined Thomas Legal in 2015 after achieving her Law Degree from the University of Gloucestershire earlier that year. She began her training contract with Thomas Legal in September 2019, qualified as a Solicitor in March 2021 and was then promoted to Associate and Head of Legal Training in October 2023.

Laura now has over 8 years of experience covering properties located in both London and the Cotswolds and she handles a range of residential property matters, including leasehold and freehold purchases as well as new build transactions. She also has experience in handling lease extensions, drafting new leases and deeds of variation. Laura has also carried out extensive research on the implications of the Buildings Safety Act 2022 which makes her very knowledgeable when working on high-rise London Leasehold transactions. She also undertakes regular professional development courses to ensure that her knowledge and understanding of residential property and other related areas of law is kept up to date and has now taken this to the next level becoming Thomas Legal’s Head of Legal Training. She regularly provides training courses to other staff members to ensure that their legal knowledge is exceptional.

Abigail Sanger

Associate

abigail.sanger@thomas.legal

01452 915840

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Abigail Sanger

Associate

01452 915840

Abigail joined Thomas Legal in 2015 after achieving a First Class Honours Degree in Law at Swansea University and a Very Competent grade in the Bar Professional Training Course at Cardiff University. After two years of working as an Administration Assistant and Paralegal at the firm and gaining experience in residential property matters, Abigail decided to convert her BPTC to the Legal Practice Course. She undertook this part time at the University of Law in Bristol whilst continuing to work as a Paralegal and was awarded a Distinction in 2019. After successfully completing her Training Contract at Thomas Legal, Abigail qualified as a Solicitor in March 2021 and was promoted to Associate in October 2023.

Abigail has over 7 years of experience covering both London and the South West and handles transactions across all areas of residential property, including leasehold and freehold, new build and unregistered properties.

Abigail strives to provide excellent client service in language that is easy to understand, with the aim of helping to make our clients’ conveyancing process as smooth as possible.

Jessica Crane

Associate

jessica.crane@thomas.legal

01452 657991

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Jessica Crane

Associate

01452 657991

Jessica joined Thomas Legal in 2017 as a Legal Assistant having just completed her Law Degree at the University of the West of England. Jessica was quickly promoted to Paralegal where she was able to gain exposure to a range of varied residential property matters in the Cotswolds and in London while undertaking the Legal Practice Course part time.

Jessica then undertook her Training Contract with the firm and has successfully qualified as a Solicitor in August 2022.

Jessica now has over 5 years’ experience handling transactions across all areas of residential property, including leasehold and freehold, new build, unregistered, shared ownership and Help to Buy transactions. She also undertakes regular professional development courses to ensure that her knowledge and understanding of residential property and other related areas of law is kept up to date.

Charlotte Lewis

Associate

Charlotte.Lewis@thomas.legal

01452 657981

Charlotte Lewis

Associate

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Charles Allaway

Solicitor

charles.allaway@thomas.legal

01452 657956

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Charles Allaway

Solicitor

01452 657956

Charles joined Thomas Legal in 2019 a year after successfully obtaining his Law Degree from the University of Gloucestershire before going on to study the Legal Practice Course at the University of West England. After undertaking his training contract with Thomas Legal he qualified as a Solicitor in October 2024.

Charles has extensive experience covering both London and South West transactions acting on both Freehold and Leasehold matters including high value properties, Help to Buy transactions, new builds, unregistered land, re-mortgages, transfers of part, lease extensions and deeds of variations.

Charles has a keen eye for complexity and niche matters but has taken a particular interest in the application of Freehold Restrictive Covenants and is always looking to further his understanding and technical knowledge. He strives to make the process as stress free as possible for his clients and delivers advice in an easy to understand language in order to achieve this

Paul Silk

Senior Conveyancing Executive

paul.silk@thomas.legal

01452 915847 / 07917924810

Paul Silk

Senior Conveyancing Executive

01452 915847 / 07917924810

Emily Miller

Conveyancing Executive

emily.miller@thomas.legal

01452 915846

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Emily Miller

Conveyancing Executive

01452 915846

Emily joined Thomas Legal in 2016 shortly after achieving a First Class Honours Degree in Law at the University of Gloucestershire, and was soon promoted to Paralegal. In this role she gained experience in a wide range of residential property matters.

In 2020 Emily was awarded Conveyancing Paralegal of the Year at the National Paralegal Awards.

In 2021 Emily was promoted to Conveyancing Executive.

Hannah Doshi

Conveyancing Executive

hannah.doshi@thomas.legal

01452 915843

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Hannah Doshi

Conveyancing Executive

01452 915843

Hannah joined Thomas Legal in 2018. She has worked in law firms in Gloucestershire for over 15 years and has worked her way up from Legal Secretary to her current role as Conveyancing Executive. She deals with all aspects of Residential Conveyancing. Hannah’s aim is to offer a service which alleviates the stress of buying and selling a home and to make the process as stress-free as possible.

Evie Traverse

Trainee Solicitor

ewelina.traverse@thomas.legal

01452 915831

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Evie Traverse

Trainee Solicitor

01452 915831

Evie joined Thomas Legal in 2020, having completed her LLB in European Law and LLM in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Aberystwyth University. In 2021, Evie was promoted to paralegal and started the Legal Practice Course with MSc in Law Business and Management part-time at the University of Law in Bristol, graduating with Distinction. Evie started her Training Contract in September 2023.

Evie has wide experience dealing with freehold, leasehold, new build and shared ownership purchases, freehold and leasehold sales, remortgages and transfer of equity transactions in London and in the South West region. Evie is particularly interested in leasehold matters in the London market and has experience dealing with lease extensions and deeds of variation.

Evie is committed to providing the best service to her clients and strives to make the conveyancing process stress-free through her clear communication and proactive approach.

Outside the office, Evie enjoys playing the violin and is a member of the Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra.

Charlotte Spencer

Trainee Solicitor

charlotte.spencer@thomas.legal

01452 657953

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Charlotte Spencer

Trainee Solicitor

01452 657953

Charlotte is a Trainee Solicitor known for her skill and responsiveness, specialising in remortgages and transfers of equity. With a proven track record of meeting deadlines and a keen understanding of clients’ financial concerns, Charlotte is a reliable professional you can depend on.

She understands the importance of timely communication, ensuring all parties are kept well-informed throughout the process. Her dedication to providing prompt updates and addressing concerns swiftly has earned her excellent feedback from both satisfied clients and trusted industry partners.

Diana Bludzina

Trainee Solicitor

diana.bludzina@thomas.legal

01452 915854

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Diana Bludzina

Trainee Solicitor

01452 915854

Diana joined Thomas Legal in 2022 after graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Law. She completed her Legal Practice Course and Master’s in Law and Business part-time while working at Thomas Legal and began her training contract there in September 2024.

Diana specialises in leasehold transactions within the London property market, regularly handling high-rise properties affected by the Building Safety Act, as well as new builds and lease extensions.