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Helen Murphy Head of Residential Property

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Helen is a Chartered Legal Executive and is head of the firm’s residential conveyancing team.

With over 17 years’ service with Barr Ellison Cambridge Solicitors, Helen has built up a strong knowledge of the local marketplace. Helen’s focus is for her team to provide an efficient and friendly residential conveyancing service. Helen acts for private residential clients in all aspects of property work, as well as for developers in the sale of newly built properties to complement the services provided by our commercial property team.

Helen has built up extensive experience of enfranchisement applications where apartment owners extend their apartment leases individually or collectively buy their freehold from the landlord under statute.

"I cannot praise the service provided by Helen Murphy highly enough when I purchased my new home."

Wendy MacNab of Cambridge

Helen has a wealth of experience in dealing with trust property, and in the sale and purchase of properties by Deputies. Helen had the privilege of acting in a Cambridge record-breaking £3 million property transaction.

Helen has a keen interest in adopting technological and procedural advances that will improve the firm’s conveyancing systems and is proud that Barr Ellison Cambridge Solicitors has embraced the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme.

“I wouldn't go anywhere else with my conveyancing business. I have a keen interest in property and I know I can trust Helen Murphy to get the job done expediently and thoroughly. The estate agents I work with also appreciate the professional way she handles the process.”

Toni Hunter

May I say how much we appreciate all your work for us over the years, Helen. Your evident skill as well as your speedy responses are very reassuring!

Andrew Scott of Cambridge

Thank you to Helen Murphy for representing us in our first house purchase. You have kept us informed at all times and were very approachable. When things got chaotic, you handled it perfectly.

Dr Shor

Thanks for the good news about the completion of my house sale. Instead of a simple thank you Helen [Murphy], I would like to underline how grateful I am to you and Barr Ellison for all your help, advice, guidance and patience.

Laszlo Hegyi

A big thank you to Helen Murphy for all your help in this matter – particularly when things got a little hairy in October! As ever you’ve taken care of everything quickly and efficiently and have made it as easy as possible for us.

Mr and Mrs Fendius

I very much appreciate your help and steady support throughout such a stressful time when selling my house.

Mr B Lutoslawski

We were very lucky to meet Helen Murphy, who acted with legal brilliance and genuine kindness through a hugely stressful property purchase. We'd never consider anywhere else now.

Mr Bates

Thank you so much Helen Murphy for your professionalism and efficiency in the conduct of our property sale. I am particularly grateful for keeping us up to date and informed of developments as they occurred. I would recommend the services of Barr Ellison Solicitors in general and you in particular to anyone!

Mr Turner

Thanks Helen. You really are so different to other lawyers that I've met (in a good way!). You were so approachable and explained everything in plain English such that I understood all that was going on.

Mrs Browning, Cambridge

Helen, thank you! You really did go above and beyond!

Ms Raven and family, Swavesey

Barr Ellison Solicitors have provided us with consistently high service across a number of disciplines. Most recently, Helen Murphy has provided exceptional service in the sale of our property.

Sara & Daniel Aguilar-Agon

I wouldn't go anywhere else with my conveyancing business. I have a keen interest in property and I know I can trust Helen Murphy to get the job done expediently and thoroughly. The estate agents I work with also appreciate the professional way she handles the process.

Toni Hunter

I cannot praise the service provided by Helen Murphy highly enough when I purchased my new home.

Wendy MacNab of Cambridge