Ben James
Ben specialises in all areas of residential conveyancing.
About Ben
Ben deals with a wide variety of residential property matters including purchases, sales, transfers of equity, remortgages, lease extensions, shared ownership leases, registration of unregistered land and Right to Buy purchases. He also offers expertise with new build properties and is familiar with the Help to Buy scheme as well as the Lifetime ISA scheme.
Ben assists a range of clients in guiding them through what can be one of the most stressful times of their life and ultimately their biggest investment when it comes to a purchase. Ben is known for his pragmatic, friendly and efficient approach and he tries to help his clients make sense of what can be a complex process.
"Wright Hassall is small enough so that they are very personable and approachable yet large enough to have all the expertise needed"
Experience
No two properties are the same and some of the more unusual transactions Ben has been involved in include the sale and purchase of a church, sale and purchase of farm land, and staircasing in shared ownership properties.
"Wright Hassall LLP’s work is ‘on a par with the big London firms’."
Career
After reading English Language and Linguistics at Lancaster University and graduating in 2010, Ben undertook the GDL law conversion course and then the LPC at The College of Law in Chester. He completed his training contract at Higgs LLP, qualifying as a solicitor in 2015.
He has since specialised in residential property working at firms in Worcestershire and Solihull, including heading up a small department at the latter, before joining Wright Hassall as a Senior Associate in 2022.
Memberships
- Deputy Chair – Birmingham Law Society Property & Development Committee
Interests
Outside of work, Ben enjoys going to the gym, writing (he is the author of two books), reading, playing golf (badly), learning Spanish and travelling.
