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Everything went smoothly from start to finis... h. Naz kept me updated regularly throughout the pr... Read more Collected on: [![ReviewSolicitors](https://www.reviewsolicitors.co.uk/widget/images/logo/horizontal-black-and-green-tick.svg)](https://www.reviewsolicitors.co.uk/berkshire/maidenhead/j-scott-co-limited) ![Charlotte Thomas](https://www.reviewsolicitors.co.uk/assets/img/avatar/profile-20.jpg "Avatar of Charlotte Thomas") Charlotte Thomas ![ReviewSolicitors Rating Stars](https://www.reviewsolicitors.co.uk/images/solicitors/stars/5.svg) 2 months ago ##### Residential Conveyancing #### Thank you Sophie! Sophie was amazing during our house selling and buying process, I’m so glad we chose to go with her! It wasn’t an easy process and we had a lot of hur... dles to get through but Sophie was reassuring, alw... 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