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Lucy joined the firm in 2019 and has qualified as a solicitor through the Solicitor Apprenticeship route at the end of 2025. She is a part of our Litigation / Landlord and Tenant team, assisting [...]

A new solicitor has joined the expanding residential conveyancing team at law firm Rawlins Davy Reeves. Mum of girls aged six and two, Katie Owen graduated from the Legal Practice Course at [...]

Katie qualified as a Solicitor in March 2018 after studying and training in Dorset. Prior to her qualification, she had five years of previous experience in residential conveyancing. Katie deals [...]

Our Complaint Procedure Data Breach/GDPR   Our Policy You have the right to complain to us in the event you consider our Firm has breached the UK GDPR. You will not be charged for any time [...]

Residential tenancies – Section 8 notices  As landlords and tenants will be aware, as of 1st May 2026, Section 21 notices for eviction have now been abolished under the Renters’ Rights Act [...]

Martin Davies who has just marked one year as chair of the Poole Museum Foundation says it has been “a brilliant” 12 months and that he has “absolutely loved it.” In 2025 the Rawlins Davy Reeves [...]

  Rawlins Davy Reeves chairman Martin Davies has helped to launch a new report highlighting the significant investment that has been going into Bournemouth town centre. ‘Believing in [...]

On 27 January 2026, the UK government published its draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill, announcing various changes to the leasehold system in England and Wales. One of these changes is [...]

The end of ground rent AST traps The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 finally received Royal Assent and became law on 27 October 2025. This new legislation has been long awaited and will see [...]

Your Guide to the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 On 27 October 2025, the long-awaited Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent, officially making it law. This Act brings significant changes to [...]