Our People

Nazneen is a first class honours law graduate and LPC qualified with over seven years' experience in residential conveyancing. She has experience in dealing with a range of transactions including freehold, leasehold, shared ownership, staircasing, lease extension, re-mortgage and transfer of equity transactions.

In her spare time, Nazneen enjoys travelling, staying fit and spending time with family and friends. E-mail Nazneen: NAhmed@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Natalie read Law at London Guildhall University and went on to complete the Legal Practice Course shortly after. She qualified as a solicitor in June 2014 and has worked in residential conveyancing for many years. Natalie has been with CTW since September 2011 and is pleased to have started her career as a solicitor with the firm.

Outside of work, she enjoys socialising and spending time with family and friends. She enjoys watching films and going to the cinema. She also enjoys reading when she has the time.
E-mail Natalie: nanderson@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Danielle joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in 2020 after working in a local law firm which specialised in Re-Mortgages. Danielle has her own caseload handling Remortgages and Freehold and Leasehold transactions. She is currently studying CLC and in her my spare time she enjoys going to the gym, reading and spending time with family and friends as well as working as a Swimming Teacher. E-mail Danielle: dcapocci@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Jenny graduated from University with a Business and Events Management degree in 2013 and shortly after began work at a local law firm as a Trainee Legal Secretary. After 5 years’ experience as a Legal Secretary, Jenny started at Cook Taylor Woodhouse in July 2019 progressing to a paralegal role. 

Jenny is keen to progress in her career and widen her knowledge in conveyancing. She enjoys travelling and attending wedding events and fairs with her cousin as she is a wedding planner. E-mail Jenny: jchan@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Carla joined the firm in 2005 and specialises in Leasehold Enfranchisement. She has amassed considerable experience advising leaseholders seeking to exercise their right to extend their leases or acquire the freehold of their building. She also has particular expertise in obtaining the various Licences associated with leasehold properties and the granting of consent from landlords. In her spare time, Carla enjoys travelling and spending time with her family and friends.
Email Carla: cfigueira@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Reuel joined CTW in May 2019, as part of the Residential Conveyancing Department. He read Law at De Montfort University in Leicester and graduated with First Class Honours in 2018. Reuel is currently completing his LPC and Master’s degree in Legal Practice at the University of Law.

In his spare time, Reuel plays an active part in an educational foundation based in Ghana.  He also enjoys playing football, reading books and spending time with family and friends.
E-mail Reuel: rhackman@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Kerry joined the firm in February 2023 as a Solicitor/Supervisor. 

Having qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 prior to which, she was a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives,  Kerry has many years experience including within an in-house legal team, high street firm and niche shared ownership firms based in London and Kent.  Whilst shared ownership, newbuild and residential conveyancing have been her main focus, Kerry has also handled some commercial property transactions along with wills and probate.

She has previously managed large teams and has been a Partner of a niche firm enjoying both the challenges and rewards of those roles, especially the mentoring and training of staff and seeing them grow and achieve their goals.  She also loves the interaction with clients and colleagues alike.

An avid animal lover, Kerry volunteers at the weekend at Second Chance Animal Rescue which only serves to increase her pet numbers at home!  She is also a qualified beautician although rarely has time to practice save on her friends and her daughter!  She lets off steam at the gym and loves socialising with friends and family and tries to maintain a positive attitude at all times as she firmly believes that most issues can be overcome with the right attitude and some determination.  This led to her being a nominated mental health responder in her previous role. E-mail Kerry: khicks@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Rob has over 30 years’ experience in dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing and has been with the firm since 2011 after working for many years in central London. This has included acting for first time buyers as well as repeat clients and property investors in both leasehold and freehold transactions. Rob has also, in the past spent some years as a foster carer looking after young children which he found immensely rewarding. Over the years Rob has enjoyed playing many sports, in particular rugby and cricket, and although he admits, his playing days are well and truly behind him, he is still very much involved in supporting both clubs.
E-mail Rob: rkidd@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Kirsty joined the firm in December 2015 as a legal secretary after looking for a new career. She quickly developed a love of conveyancing and now handles her own case load. In her spare time she enjoys shopping and spending time with both of her daughters and partner.
Email Kirsty: kmcmahon@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

After gaining her CILEX Legal Secretarial Certificate, Kim started her conveyancing career in London, dealing predominantly with Shared Ownership transactions. She joined CTW in 2011 and now has her own caseload of residential conveyancing transactions

In her spare time Kim enjoys spending time with her son, going on city breaks, walking, reading and cooking. E-mail Kim: kmorris@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Andrew has gained over thirty years of experience working in the conveyancing profession and throughout that time he has been employed within the north Kent area. Specialising in residential transactions, Andrew still gets a buzz from the satisfaction that the job generates. Outside of the office Andrew keeps active playing squash, football and visiting the gym as regularly as his time will allow. In addition, he clocks up the miles most weekends following Southampton Football Club home and away with his family.
E-mail Andrew: aprater@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Shaf has been a qualified solicitor since July 2015. He undertook his training in a London firm; before joining Cook Taylor Woodhouse in February 2016 to join the Residential Conveyancing Department. Outside of work, Shaf enjoys going to the gym and – though no longer playing as much as he would like – Shaf is a keen follower of football (being another London based Manchester United fan).
Email Shaf: squreshi@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Yvonne is an associate solicitor at Cook Taylor Woodhouse Dartford branch. She joined the firm in April 2013. She currently heads a small team focusing on residential leasehold and freehold acquisitions and sales. Yvonne is an avid supporter of Chelsea football club and enjoys Formula One motor racing.
E-mail Yvonne: yreindorf@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Elizabeth joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in 2021 after working as a Housing Law Advisor in a Legal Aid clinic. She graduated from the University of Westminster achieving a first class law degree. Since then has completed her LPC with Masters. Outside of work she volunteers for her Local Council and  spent the lockdown providing support to vulnerable people.

Elizabeth is a keen traveller and in her spare time is learning French as well as the piano.

E-mail Elizabeth: eroyle@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Abby has been with Cook Taylor Woodhouse since July 2021. She has a first class law degree followed by a masters in law and LPC qualification. She runs her own caseload of freehold and leasehold properties. Out of work she enjoys weightlifting, trying new restaurants and watching documentaries.

Email Abby: asmith@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Sinead started her career in conveyancing in a London firm in developer plot sales in 2013 and after having her first daughter moved to a local firm specialising in residential conveyancing. Sinead then joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in October 2018.

Sinead is experienced in an array of property transactions including domestic freehold and leasehold purchases and sales and transfer of properties. She has undertaken various training courses to keep up to date with the changing property laws. Sinead prides herself on the relationships she builds with clients and colleagues through her welcoming and friendly personality. She strives to make the conveyancing process as least stressful as possible for all involved.

In her spare time, Sinead has a young daughter who takes up her time at ballet lessons; she also enjoys spending time at social events and activities with friends and family.
E-mail Sinead: stroy@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Lucy joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in 2019 after a successful 6 years in property sales. She specialises in Leasehold Enfranchisement, advising Leaseholders that are seeking the right to extend their Leases. Lucy joined the firm as a Legal Secretary and within a few months, began handling her own caseload. She has always had an interest in Law and decided to fulfil her ambition to pursue a career in the industry. She enjoys the variety of challenges that her role and each day brings and is keen to learn new aspects and progress in her career. Lucy has a positive outlook, a drive for success and is very determined to assist her clients every step of the way. In her spare time, she likes to travel to new destinations, spend time with her friends and family, as well as heading out to the countryside for dog walks.
Email Lucy: lwhite@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Zara started working for CTW in September 2018 in the Residential Conveyancing Department. She completed her Law Degree in 2016 at the University of Lincoln, and then completed her LPC and Masters in Law and Business Management in 2018 at the University of Law Guildford. Zara has recently completed her training contract and is excited to be a Qualified Solicitor. Her main hobby is reading fiction books and playing with her French Bulldog puppy. Lastly, she has an interest for significant criminal trials. Email Zara: zwilkins@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Louis started his education in law with a Law degree at The University of Essex. He then continued his academic journey, achieving a Master of Laws and completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law. Louis joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in November 2021, and is on track to complete his training contract and become a qualified solicitor in August 2024.

Louis has developed expertise in Residential Freehold and Leasehold Conveyancing, with a focus on matters such as Shared Ownership, Retirement Leaseholds and Equity Release Mortgages.

During lockdown, Louis qualified as an accredited civil and commercial mediator and successfully completed his Level 6 CLC exams to strengthen his knowledge in conveyancing, demonstrating his commitment to his career and ongoing professional growth. E-mail Louis: lanastasi@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Gillian qualified as a solicitor in 1986, and specialised in working for housing associations. In 1990 she joined a firm in South London and was made the first female partner in the history of the firm. Gillian gained considerable experience in housing association work, acting for housing associations setting up the sales of new developments and drafting the leases and documentation. She was also involved in drafting the 2010 version of the Homes and Communities Agency model leases for use by housing associations. Gillian joined the firm in 2013 and now deals with primarily non-standard conveyancing, such as transfers of equity, housing association matters, new builds, sales of part of titles and assignments of contracts.

In her spare time Gillian enjoys running (slowly!) – She has run 57 marathons and after a break of a few years, hopes to start running marathons again later in the year; going to the theatre, opera and ballet, dining out and reading good literature.
Email Gillian: gcalliste@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Kacy joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in June 2019.  She started out as a legal secretary and progressed to a Paralegal in November 2019.  In her spare time Kacy goes to the gym and enjoys spending time with her boyfriend and friends.  Email Kacy: KCole@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Peter qualified as a solicitor in the 1980s and spent much of his career practicing in the Medway area before joining Cook Taylor Woodhouse at Dartford in 2017. Peter deals with all aspects of residential conveyancing and specialises in new build purchases.
Email Peter: PLowe@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Tina McIntyre joined Cook Taylor Woodhouse in August 2006, as a conveyancer and specialises in domestic freehold and leasehold conveyancing transactions. Tina has been in the conveyancing business for 16 years. Outside of the office Tina is kept very busy by her two girls. Tina particularly enjoys film nights with her family and loves eating pizza.
E-mail Tina: tmcintyre@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Ben rejoined the firm in 2023 having been a Partner and Head of Conveyancing of a medium sized Law Firm. Ben is a qualified Solicitor who specialises in all aspects of Residential Conveyancing including Freeholds, Leaseholds, New Builds, Shared Ownership and remortgages. Ben has a wealth of experience in the London and Kent areas and enjoys acting for a variety of clients from first time buyers to High Net Worth clients including sports stars, athletes and celebrities.

E-mail Ben: bokeeffe@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Charlie started her career in law originally as an apprentice in 2016 and progressed to a legal secretary, assistant, paralegal and is now in the process of completing her Licensed Conveyancing qualification. Charlie has been with Cook Taylor Woodhouse since January 2021 and puts every effort into her caseload. In her free time, she enjoys reading and all things food-related.

E-mail Charlie: csullivan@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Ellis joined in June 2012 and specialises in residential conveyancing of both freehold and leasehold property. Prior to CTW Ellis worked for 5 years at a reputable regional firm gaining experience in various roles. He enjoys the variety and challenges that conveyancing can offer and aims at delivering the best possible service to his clients.

In his spare time Ellis is kept busy by his 2 children and can be seen making the most of his English Heritage and National Trust memberships. Ellis also enjoys travelling to new cities and countries and spending time with family and friends

E-mail Ellis: ethake@ctwsolicitors.co.uk

Lavinia has been with Cook Taylor Woodhouse since November 2020 and qualified as a solicitor in January 2023. Her original degree was in Philosophy, and she followed it with an MA in Philosophy and Religion, both at Heythrop College, University of London. This led to her doing an MA in Medical Ethics and Law from Kings College London. Lavinia built on the interest she had in Law by studying for the GDL and the LPC/LLM at the University of Law. 

In her spare time Lavinia enjoys reading and watching Sci-Fi and Fantasy, playing board games, and painting board game miniatures. E-mail Lavinia: lthompson@ctwsolicitors.co.uk