Ben James

Solicitor, Conveyancing & Notary Public

Tel: 024 76531532

Email: ben.james@bttj.com

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Areas of practice

Conveyancing

Notarial Services

Notarial Services for Business

Ben joined BTTJ in March 2024 as a Solicitor within our busy Residential Conveyancing team, based out of our Coventry office.

Ben qualified as a Solicitor in 2015 having completed his Training Contract with a Legal 500 firm in the West Midlands.

He has worked for a range of firms across the Midlands and specialises in all aspects of residential property with clients returning to him for his calm and efficient approach.

Ben is also deputy chair of the Birmingham Law Society’s Property & Development Committee.

In September 2024, after years of hard work, Ben was appointed as a Notary Public and a member of The Notaries Society. Ben’s position as a Notary Public provides services to both businesses and individuals.

Ben spends 80% of his time on residential property matters and deals with all types of residential property matters, he spends the remaining 20% of his time on Notary matters.

View Ben’s ReviewSolicitors profile here to see what our clients say about him

Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Notaries Society

"I would like to thank you and Clare for all your help in the sale of my property. The whole process I feel went very smoothly. I will be in touch again when we find a property in Anglesey."

"Very happy with Ben & his team. Good contact, always quick responses to my questions. Handled our case very quickly, thank you."

"Ben & team responded efficiently to all queries & correspondence. Ben took stress out of all processes & came up with situations to address any issues. very smooth transaction (house sale)."

"Top quality service from a top-quality legal firm & Solicitor Ben James. 10 out of 10."

"Both Ben & Clare were so helpful with any queries I had, very professional and efficient."

"Professional, courteous, kept us informed."

"Ben was brilliant from the start. Clear about what was needed from us, approachable and very knowledgable. Kept us in the loop about what was going on and timeframes. Would highly recommend. Was very easy to make contact."

"Ben kept in touch with me, gave me good advice and explained things I did not understand. It all went very smoothly."

"Thank you so much for the efficient and professional service we received, we will definitely be recommending you in future. I know that my daughter in law will be too."

"Thank you Ben. Really appreciate your time and dedication to getting this through as quickly as possible from our initial conversation all the way through today in a little over 2 months. You have been nothing but excellent! So thank you so much for your help, and I look forward to getting ***** **** **** over the line in the coming days, and then working with you again in the future!"

"Thank you for all you have done. We have used BTTJ in the family for very many years and have always been very happy with the service."

"Thank you Ben you have been tremendous and I wouldn't hesitate in referring anyone to you. Really appreciate all your assistance."

"Very informative & efficient. Really pleased with all the work Ben did - Great Solicitor."

"Thank you for sorting out the remortgage, I’m glad it’s all sorted now as it’s been a lengthy process with the Agent and *********. My son is currently buying a house and is due to move shortly, I have therefore passed on your details to him as I said what a good service we received."

"All was dealt with thoroughly - no stone unturned! Passing from one Solicitor (who retired) to another was all done smoothly & efficiently."

“Perfect professional service!! Ben was well supported by Clare Edwards.”

Latest blog posts...

Chancel repair indemnity policies – a thing of the past?

21st August 2025

A consultation paper was recently published by The Law Commission on reform of chancel repair liability (CRL). Residential Conveyancing Solicitor Ben James discusses the proposed changes below.... Dating back to feudal times, more particularly the reign of King Henry VIII, chancel repair liability concerns the cost of maintaining church chancels – the eastern end of the church, where the...

What changes are on the horizon in the property world?

17th February 2025

Ben James, Solicitor in our Residential Conveyancing team outlines the upcoming changes below: Stamp Duty From the 1st April, the SDLT nil rate band threshold will fall from £250,000 to £125,000 (returning to 23 September 2022 rates) and SDLT will (as before that date) be chargeable at 2% (or where the higher rate on additional dwellings and/or non-UK resident surcharge applies, an...