Caroline Knowles-Ley
Caroline qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2000 and has worked in local government, commercial business and financial institutions making her well placed to provide a holistic approach to a range of matters.
Caroline qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2000 and has worked in local government, commercial business and financial institutions making her well placed to provide a holistic approach to a range of matters.
Caroline specialises in property related disputes which are often emotionally charged, aiming to get to the root cause of the issue and find a way to resolution in the most suitable and cost-effective way for the client.
Caroline’s property dispute experience includes:
- Landlord and tenant – both residential and commercial;
- Boundary disputes;
- Party Wall Act related;
- Trespass;
- Adverse Possession of both registered and unregistered land;
- Commercial 1954 Act lease renewals;
- Leasehold etc disputes;
- Lease extensions;
- Neighbour disputes;
- Dilapidation claims/disputes;
- Tenancy document Reviews
Tenancy Document Reviews
Caroline understands being a residential landlord is stressful enough, so she knows the last thing you need to worry about is whether you have all the correct tenancy documents in place before being able to use the section 21 process.
To give you peace of mind Caroline offers a fixed fee of £175+ VAT to review your tenancy documents so should the day arrive that you need to start the process to obtain possession of your let property, you can be confident that everything is already in place.
Away from work Caroline runs around after her son who partakes in rugby and cricket both inside and outside of school! She also loves to make and decorate cakes as well as grow veg and turn it all into pickles, chutneys, cakes, and dinner and then plays tennis all year round to burn it off!
Testimonials
"Caroline Knowles-Ley is an awesome solicitor and litigator, highly professional and easy to communicate with. Caroline assisted me throughout a rather lengthy and complex property repossession claim, for a property I was renting out where the tenant stopped paying rent and refused to leave. The advice and guidance provided throughout was excellent, as was the end result. I would highly recommend Cognitive Law and Caroline for anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation."
Mike Weaver
“I was planning to submit an Adverse Possession claim for a piece of land adjoining my garden but I could not find any local solicitor with the experience or willingness to help me. While searching the internet I found a page carrying some explanations of AP procedure, written by Caroline Knowles-Ley, so I made contact. Caroline helped me complete the forms with sound advice and also assisted me through the modern minefield of identity proof. The outcome was a successful claim so I am really pleased that I contacted her”
"Caroline was the height of professionalism - understanding and knowledgeable at a very testing time with a commercial lease issue. Caroline made me feel confident and at ease and I trusted Caroline and the process 100%"
Stuart