Cara Chambers

Cara joined Birketts in September 2019 and qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in November 2017.

She further qualified as a CILEx Conveyancing Practitioner in 2023 in order to obtain additional Practice Rights.  She is an Associate in our Residential Real Estate Team.

Cara has specialised predominantly in new build property work for over 25 years and has acted for a number of National House Builders and Registered Social Landlords in both the purchase and sale of private and shared ownership properties including part exchange related transactions.  She has successfully dealt with the acquisition of approximately 36 and 31 individual plots on recent respective developments.  She has dealt with overseas exhibitions held in KL, Hong Kong and Singapore and also acted for various overseas banks as well as UK banks. 

She has experience in dealing with many government assisted schemes including First Time Buyers Initiative, London Wide Initiative, Home Buy Direct, First Buy, Help to Buy and the First Homes Scheme.  She is also experienced in dealing with Forces Help to Buy, Help to Buy ISA and Lifetime ISA drawdowns.

Cara also acts for several different Councils across the country dealing with the acquisition and buybacks of properties in respect of Council temporary accommodation needs and relocation schemes.  Other work includes standard residential transactions including ecclesiastical purchases for the Church.

Cara is based in our Chelmsford office.

Experience & education

2019 joined Birketts

2017 qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive