Hart Reade are very pleased to announce that Tina Ripley qualified as a Solicitor on 5 January 2009.  Tina joined Hart Reade in 1998 and qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in July 2004.  Tina works in the Civil Litigation Department in the Eastbourne office undertaking general civil litigation work.  The Partners and staff congratulate Tina on her achievement and wish her well in her future career with the firm.

Hart Reade are very pleased to announce that Guy Brown qualified as a Solicitor on 15 December 2008.  Guy joined Hart Reade in 1999 and qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in June 2005.  Guy specialises in all aspects of matrimonial, family and children law and is located in the Eastbourne office.  The Partners and staff congratulate Guy on his achievement and wish him well in his future career with the firm.

On the anniversary of the full scale implementation of Home Information Packs, Hart Reade are delighted to announce a reduction in the cost of our HIPs.

Hart Reade HIPs now start from just £195 plus VAT in the Wealden area and £250 plus VAT in the Eastbourne area.  The Pack includes Official Searches which will be of value to your buyer together with the all important Energy Performance Certificate, produced by a local Domestic Energy Assessor.

Unlike some HIP providers, we will provide you with a HIP with no obligation for you then to instruct us in the conveyancing.  However, if you do choose to instruct us, you will receive a Loyalty Reward Voucher redeemable against our fees on completion.

For more details, please contact one of our Property Lawyers Jan Hollands or Andrew Rannie.

Hart Reade are pleased to announce that Ben Grover has been appointed Assistant Solicitor in the firm’s Property Department in the Eastbourne office.  Ben qualified as a Solicitor in October 2007 and has recently relocated from Hertfordshire to East Sussex.  Ben deals mainly with commercial matters – property, business advice, business transfers and Landlord & Tenant work.  Away from the office Ben is interested in film, books, running and swimming.

Congratulations are due to Rachel Cox, Legal Assistant in our Family and Matrimonial Department on qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in October.