Claire Colborne

Chartered Legal Executive and Senior Associate

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Claire is a Chartered Legal Executive and Senior Associate in our Residential Property Team. She jointly leads our Bridport office and is also based at our Poundbury, Dorchester office. Claire focusses exclusively in helping clients with residential conveyancing, specialising in all aspects of buying, selling, re‑mortgaging and transfers of equity, including shared ownership and Help to Buy schemes. Claire qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2010 after completing her CILEX studies through distance learning. Since starting at Battens in 2020, Claire has progressed internally to become a Senior Associate within the Residential Property team. She has more than 25 years’ experience working in property conveyancing and has established a good working relationship with local estate agents and other solicitors, building up a network of valuable contacts in the Somerset and Dorset area. Her attention to detail and calm, efficient approach enable her to meet tight deadlines in a demanding property market while keeping clients clearly informed throughout. Examples of cases that Claire has worked on include: Successfully reconstituted a title where the deeds had been misplaced and subsequently acted in the sale of the property Assisted a client with the first registration of their title at the Land Registry Dealing with transfers of equity following divorce or separation Assisting an elderly lady in selling her property and purchasing a retirement home

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Based in Dorchester, Dorset
  • Licensed for 1 years

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Claire is a Chartered Legal Executive and Senior Associate in our Residential Property Team. She jointly leads our Bridport office and is also based at our Poundbury, Dorchester office. Claire focusses exclusively in helping clients with residential conveyancing, specialising in all aspects of buying, selling, re‑mortgaging and transfers of equity, including shared ownership and Help to Buy schemes. Claire qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2010 after completing her CILEX studies through distance learning. Since starting at Battens in 2020, Claire has progressed internally to become a Senior Associate within the Residential Property team. She has more than 25 years’ experience working in property conveyancing and has established a good working relationship with local estate agents and other solicitors, building up a network of valuable contacts in the Somerset and Dorset area. Her attention to detail and calm, efficient approach enable her to meet tight deadlines in a demanding property market while keeping clients clearly informed throughout. Examples of cases that Claire has worked on include: Successfully reconstituted a title where the deeds had been misplaced and subsequently acted in the sale of the property Assisted a client with the first registration of their title at the Land Registry Dealing with transfers of equity following divorce or separation Assisting an elderly lady in selling her property and purchasing a retirement home

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Based in Dorchester, Dorset
  • Licensed for 1 years

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    Chartered Legal Executive and Senior Associate

    February 2020 - Present 6 years and 8 months

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Ansbury Annexe, Pendruffle Lane, Poundbury, DT1 3WJ

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Michael and Nicola Lloyd

Housing & Property

House Purchase

Service was first class from start to finish, no hidden costs, timely responses, pleasure to deal with, would totally recommend.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about our Residential Conveyancing team based in our Dorchester office. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Battens Solicitors

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House purchase

Very good. Claire was the only competent solicitor in the whole chain and we are very grateful for that. She made the situation a less stressful.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Claire from our Residential Conveyancing team based in our Poundbury, Dorchester office. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Battens Solicitors

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Efficient and courteous

Our transaction was dealt with quickly and efficiently and Battens were helpful and reassuring throughout.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about our Residential Conveyancing team. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Battens Solicitors

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unbelievable service

this was our second time buying a house, the service we received from battens was head and shoulders above our first time. our searches come back promptly, and queries we had were promptly and professionally dealt with. from the sale of our house to us being ready to exchange was less than 12 weeks#.

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anonymous

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Great solicitors! Would use again

Great service by Claire C. who handled both our sale and purchase. We have already recommended her to others. We would use the agency in the future.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Claire from our Residential Conveyancing team based in our Poundbury, Dorchester office. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards, Battens Solicitors

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Great service by Claire C. who handled both our sale and purchase. We have already recommended her to others. We would use the agency in the future.

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