Tim Higham

CEO

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom30 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

28 years of experience in residential conveyancing.
Expert in structuring transactions for early exchange.
Led significant growth in conveyancing offerings.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in Residential Real Estate and Conveyancing.

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Skills

Core Skills

ConveyancingResidential Real Estate

Other Skills

OptionsHouse / flat sales and purchasesReal Estate TransactionsImpressive conveyancingPrompt error free conveyancingProperty LawReal Estate DevelopmentEquity ReleaseRemortgagesWillsLeasesResidentialLandProbateTrusts

About

Exchange isn’t hoped for. It’s engineered. I work with estate agents and their clients who understand that in residential property, preparation is everything. With 28 years’ experience as a solicitor and partner in residential conveyancing, I structure every file from day one around a single objective: to be exchange-ready as early as possible — often within three weeks where all parties are engaged. Because agents don’t get paid on instruction. They get paid on exchange. That requires: • Early identification of issues — before they become deal-breakers • Tight control of enquiries — no unnecessary back-and-forth • Commercial judgement — knowing what matters and what doesn’t • Active chain management — not passive updates • Clear, consistent communication throughout I don’t progress transactions. I structure them to exchange. ⸻ Good agents progress deals. I help make sure they’re ready to exchange.

Experience

30 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Steele raymond llp solicitors

Partner

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire · On-site

I joined Steele Raymond on 18 November 2023 as a Partner in the conveyancing team.
Rare these days, but Steele Raymond have a seriously impressive reputation, both locally and nationally, with an overriding drive to always deliver first class legal services to all their clients.
With a goal to expand their conveyancing team I was delighted to accept an opportunity to join them and to help deliver this - bringing with me all my conveyancing skills and ways to successfully grow a conveyancing team.
So few law firms actually offer impressive conveyancing - but at Steele Raymond they actually do.
Expertly prompt conveyancing - it’s what they do!

Residential Real EstateOptionsHouse / flat sales and purchasesReal Estate TransactionsImpressive conveyancingPrompt error free conveyancing+3

Trethowans llp (www.trethowans.com)

Partner and solicitor

Jul 2008 – Nov 2023 · 15 yrs 4 mos · Salisbury, Wiltshire

Solicitor, Partner and Head of Conveyancing at Trethowans.
Having moved to Salisbury to be within the grammar school catchment area, I joined Trethowans as an Associate in July 2008 and also as Head of the Residential Property Team, and was quickly promoted to Senior Associate in 2010 and shortly thereafter Partner at the start of April 2011.
During that time, I oversaw the dramatic growth in the firm's conveyancing offering - almost 500%!
Year on year my goal remained to see constant growth by delivering impressive conveyancing.
However, in 2023, and with no longer any constraints of children’s schooling an opportunity arose to join leading firm Steele Raymond - where I could take impressive conveyancing to a whole new level!

Awdry bailey & douglas

Partner

Nov 2002 – Jul 2008 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Solicitor of Conveyancing Team 2002-2006 and then retrained to become head of the Wills Probate and Trusts Team 2006-2008.
Moved on after 6 years as I felt I needed a greater challenge.

B p collins llp

Associate Solicitor

Apr 2001 – Nov 2002 · 1 yr 7 mos

Full and varied residential property, landlord and tenant, mortgage financing and light commercial property.
Ending so briefly to be nearer to family upon the birth of our first daughter.

Clarkslegal llp

Associate Solicitor - Residential development

Aug 1999 – Apr 2001 · 1 yr 8 mos

Having experienced domestic conveyancing, I was interested and was recruited to act for a national house builder client in site acquisitions, and subsequent plot sales. Also a Senior Solicitor to the residential property team.
Moved on as the development work moved with the team leader on his departure. In hindsight a firm I wish I had stayed at much longer.

Reynolds parry jones llp

Solicitor

Sep 1997 – Aug 1999 · 1 yr 11 mos

My first job as a qualified solicitor. I joined the conveyancing department under Richard Hughes who was a very good mentor, and practitioner. He took no nonsense.