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About Alison Nicholls

Alison is a Partner and Residential Conveyancing Team Leader at Stephens Scown. She is also a Notary Public, holds a diploma in Town Planning as well as a NVQ level 5 in Management and is a Member of the Institute of Management. Alison has over 20 years experience in all types of property transactions including residential property sales and purchases; option agreements; equity release plans; grants of rights of way and other such property rights; landlord and tenant matters both residential and commercial; small business sales and purchases.

Is now the time to buy?

Easter has traditionally been the time when the housing market picks up as we emerge from our winter hibernation and the emerging Spring starts to make us think of a new start, a new home. However, this year has provided …

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New year – new house?

Early indications are that it has been a good start to the year for house sales. This has been borne out in the number of enquiries we have received as well as feedback from estate agents, which both show an …

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The pitfalls of student lettings

As the new term is about to start at colleges and universities around the country, a leading South West property lawyer is urging local parents to be careful about renting property for their children. Renting a house with a group …

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Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common?

You may think there is only one way of owning a property, but as Stephens Scown’s Alison Nicholls explains, there are two distinctly different legal forms of ownership…. Admittedly it’s not something that people give very much thought to, but …

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Lawyer wins outstanding contribution award

Alison Nichollls, based in our St Austell Office, has picked up a top accolade at the Cornwall Law Society’s annual awards. Alison is a partner and residential property team leader, received the Outstanding Contribution Award for 2011 at a prestigious dinner on …

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