Recognised by financial advisers across the UK for our depth of knowledge and experience in later life legal matters, Equilaw is widely acknowledged as a leading firm in this sector. As a specialist firm of solicitors, Equilaw is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (number 525526).
Award-winning.
Since 2008 we have been consistently winning awards for our Equity Release service. Our most recent award was for Best Law Firm Innovator 2024, awarded by The British Conveyancing Awards.
Why should you choose to work with a specialist equity release conveyancing firm?
Every case is handled by our in-house team, made up of expert lawyers and legal professionals. We offer clients in-depth guidance on the equity release product which has been recommended to them. To meet our team, click here.
Matt is our Business Development Director and has worked at Equilaw since 2016. Prior to joining Equilaw, Matt has worked within the regulated Financial Services sector for most of his career.
Matt heads up the Business Development team, and is responsible for developing the Equilaw brand across the Equity Release market.
Having exclusively worked within a sales environment, Matt understands the complex requirements that advisers and clients may face and enjoys finding solutions to unique problems.
Since joining Equilaw in August 2019, as a Case Assistant, Dan has progressed through various roles and is now a Team Manager. He has obtained a law degree and is currently studying CILEX to qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive.
Each day Dan manages his own client cases and supports his team of Case Manager’s. He also supports his team with individual career progression and manages their performance. Dan is very passionate about his team and enjoys seeing them thrive, resulting in positive feedback from our clients. The biggest reward for Dan is hearing that customers have enjoyed their journey with us and the difference this has made to their lives.
Dan is a keen a horse-rider and has enjoyed this since he was 7 years old, he has competed in many show jumping events.
Natasha is a Chartered Legal Executive and has worked at Equilaw since graduating from the University of West of England in 2015.
During this time, she progressed from working as a Case Assistant to being a Team Manager and is now an Associate and Operations Manager. She enjoys supporting members of the teams with their studies and provides technical supervision on their cases alongside managing the team day to day.
Natasha has helped complete many hundreds of cases, building upon her experience in property law and expanding her product knowledge across the Equity Release sector and other conveyancing transactions.
Sarah is our Operations Manager. Joining in 2007 Sarah is a long standing member of the team and has a wealth of experience dealing with Equity Release clients.
Having worked in a variety of roles across the business, Sarah understands the complex legal requirements of an equity release transaction. She manages the transactional teams on a day to day basis, ensuring that they are consistently meeting the needs and expectations of our clients.
Sarah is adept at building relationships with her peers and her team members, consistently adapting her managing techniques to the needs of the growing business.
Simon is a very experienced Solicitor and is the Group 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 Equilaw in 2010 as a Director and owner.
Simon’s remit is to ensure that Equilaw 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.
Josie is one of our experienced Team Managers and has been with Equilaw since 2015.
Josie manages one of our transactional teams, providing supervision on complex cases and building relationships with our introducers.
At Equilaw Josie thoroughly enjoys coaching her team members and supporting the Business Development team.
Working with the best.
We work with over 500 independent advisers providing services from established and trusted brands including Aviva, Liverpool Victoria, JUST, Legal & General, Canada Life, Julian Hodges Bank, Pure Retirement, More2Life and many more. If you are an IFA and would like to use us, please click here for more information.
Each year we support a local charity. This year our chosen charity is Age UK.
Age UK is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to supporting older people. Their mission is to help everyone make the most of later life by providing expert advice, direct support, and services that address loneliness, poverty, health challenges, and discrimination.