Areas of practice:

Rachel is Head of the property team and advises on a wide range of commercial and residential property matters, with particular specialisms in family investment portfolios and the holiday park industry. She acts for a diverse client base including investors, property development companies, private individuals, rail operators, and landed estates. 

Rachel has extensive experience across the full spectrum of commercial and residential property work, including, but not limited to:

• Sales and purchases of all types of commercial property, including office, industrial, and retail sectors.
• Advising on the acquisition of development sites and preparing them for onward unit sales, including drafting and negotiating section 106 agreements, easements, utilities agreements, and other ancillary documents.
• Providing commercial property due diligence support on corporate sales and purchases.
• Overage agreements and conditional contracts.
• Licences, easement and wayleaves.
• Sales and purchases of high value and complex residential properties.
• Financing arrangements for both commercial and residential property.
• Providing property input on wider private client and estate planning matters where property assets form part of the overall strategy.

Rachel is known for her clear, commercially focused advice and her ability to guide complex transactions efficiently from instruction to completion. She leads a collaborative team recognised for delivering high‑quality, pragmatic solutions and maintaining strong, long‑standing client relationships.

Career:

Rachel qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and joined Wrigleys the same year. She became a Partner in 2013 and now also serves as the firm’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

Accreditations and Accolades:

Accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme.

Testimonials:

“Professional and very well‑informed.” — Legal 500

“Rachel Meredith has exceptional knowledge of the legal framework surrounding the rail industry.” — Legal 500