Julie Shepherd

Professional Biography
Personal Biography

Where/when you studied: CLC course - Manchester College of Arts and Technology – 2005-2009

Professional expertise before joining the firm: Wide range of residential conveyancing experience

When you joined the firm: August 2018

Committees or organisations (to support the claim of specialist legal expertise): Licenced by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers

Areas of special legal expertise: Residential Conveyancing

Buying
Selling
Cash buyers
Re-mortgaging
Equity Transfers
Probate Sales
Auction Sales and Purchases
Buy to Let
Right to Buy
Shared Equity
Family Gifts
Declaration of Trust
Freehold Purchase
New build properties
Flats and apartments

What our clients say about Julie:

KA - The time from us giving instructions to completion was 5 weeks which was excellent – it can be done!

SM - Fantastic service on both probate and selling a house.

DK - Excellent service from Julie. Would recommend to anyone.

HC - Thanks so much Julie for a quick house move despite dealing with difficult sellers!

Name: Julie Shepherd

Position: Licensed Conveyancer

Where educated: Degree in Psychology – University of Northumbria. I later returned to education to do the CLC course at Manchester College of Arts and Technology

First job: Non Legal – McDonalds when I was 16

First legal Job – Customer Advisor at Countrywide Property Lawyers in 2004

Hobbies: Hiking & Travelling. I combined the two in 2010 when I travelled to Tanzania and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Macmillan Cancer Support

Favourite food: Chinese

Favourite film: Billy Elliot / Shawshank Redemption / Star Wars

Favourite group/artist: Pearl Jam / Foo Fighters

Ultimate holiday destination: Greek Islands

Favourite sport/team: Football - Bolton Wanderers also Formula 1 – before having my little boy I went to Silverstone every year and have also been to Monza in Italy

Favourite book: Dead Man Walking by Susan Prejean

Likes: Spending time with family and friends

Travel, walking, live music events

Dislikes: Soap Operas

Personal ambition: To be the best mum I can to my little boy!

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