James Burford

Partner and Head of Property

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James Burford is a Partner and Head of the Property team at Scott Bailey LLP. He specialises in buying and selling all types of residential property wherever it may be situated around the country. He also advises on matters such as deeds of variation, deeds of easement and other areas of property law. In addition, James assists the family team in implementing court orders and is responsible for renewing the firm’s yearly CQS accreditation. James qualified as a solicitor in 2002, after studying at the University of Southampton and the Guildford College of Law. James’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the New Forest property scene means there is always a high demand for his services. He is known for the service he provides to clients and his attention to detail.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 293290

  • Based in Lymington, Hampshire
  • Licensed for 23 years

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James Burford is a Partner and Head of the Property team at Scott Bailey LLP. He specialises in buying and selling all types of residential property wherever it may be situated around the country. He also advises on matters such as deeds of variation, deeds of easement and other areas of property law. In addition, James assists the family team in implementing court orders and is responsible for renewing the firm’s yearly CQS accreditation. James qualified as a solicitor in 2002, after studying at the University of Southampton and the Guildford College of Law. James’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the New Forest property scene means there is always a high demand for his services. He is known for the service he provides to clients and his attention to detail.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 293290

  • Based in Lymington, Hampshire
  • Licensed for 23 years

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  • Scott Bailey LLP

    Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration

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  • English

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Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00 (Open)
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

63 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9ZT

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James

We are knee deep in renovations but absolutely love our new house so huge thanks to you and James for getting us here. I do miss James making me laugh

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Thank you James

Please pass our thanks on the James and all those in your conveyancing team who were involved for doing a very professional job in ensuring that the sale went through as smoothly as possible.

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Extremely grateful

You are in danger of collecting a fan club! We are extremely grateful for what you have done for us, even the agent commented that it was probably the fastest exchage of contracts he has ever known.

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Huge thank you

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you for all your efforts with our recent sale and purchase. I know we�re not the easiest clients (well, Tracy isn�t!) so thank you for your patience and for always being lovely.

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Excellent, efficient and professional

I am writing to share we are settled in our new home and this would not have happened without your help and direction, The service you provided was excellent- customer focussed, efficient,professional and yet approachable and with care. We were very impressed with the concise communications and appreciated how you interacted with the agent.

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Luke Normington

Housing & Property

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James, Molly and rest of the property team were excellent as always - have been using Scott Bailey for over 20 years and would never question about using them again!

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Dear Luke, Thank you for your great review. We are delighted that you continue to choose us and look forward to forwarding with you again!

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Ruby

Cannot thank the team at Scott Bailey enough during our house buying process. James Burford was incredibly responsive, reassuring and reliable and I would 100% recommend.

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Thank you for the great review, Ruby!

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Nigel Clifford

Housing & Property

Nigel

Scott Bailey were instructed on the sale of a house in Lymington. They were thoroughly professional, efficient and helpful from the outset until completion. I particularly appreciated the partner, James Burford's, straightforward and friendly approach.

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Thank you, Nigel, for the kind review! James is brilliant - we'll make sure your review gets back to him and the team.

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Angela Fitzhugh

Housing & Property

Angela

James Burford has been our solicitor for many years, and I cannot recommend him and his team highly enough. Most recently, he handled both a house sale and purchase for us and, once again, was incredibly professional, responding quickly to every enquiry. Perhaps more importantly, he was supportive and reassuring throughout the process. Our estate agent commented that he was “the best solicitor” — and I thoroughly agree.

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What a great review, Angela, thank you. We'll make sure James reads your positive comments!

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jacqueline

Scott Bailey is an excellent company , friendly , responsive and very helpful, I would definitely recommend and would not hesitate to use them again , Thank you to James and Elayne for all your help

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Thank you so much for the wonderful review, Jacqueline!

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