Overview

Dave Lavery is an Associate and Licensed Conveyancer at Vincents Solicitors. He specialises in equity release, retirement interest only mortgages and residential conveyancing. Dave has worked in the field for 15 years.

Experience and specialism

Dave’s work centres on equity release and retirement interest only mortgages. He also handles residential conveyancing, transfers of equity and independent legal advice.

Equity release is the area closest to his interests, because it helps clients who are often in challenging financial situations. He hopes to see Vincents become the firm of choice for equity release across Lancashire.

Qualifications and background

Dave holds an LLB (Hons) in Law with Criminology from Lancaster University. He qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer in 2020 and is regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.

Notable case

One case stays with Dave in particular. An elderly client wanted to remain in the family home of more than 80 years rather than move into care. She had become unwell and needed carers four times a day.

Dave used equity release to help fund that additional care, allowing her to stay in her home. Supporting her to the outcome she truly wanted in later life was, he says, genuinely rewarding.

Working with clients

Communication matters most to Dave, and he keeps clients informed of developments at every step. He believes advisers should be approachable and avoid hiding behind jargon or complex terms.

At Vincents

Dave joined Vincents as a prominent Lancashire firm whose commitment to clear advice matched his own. He values a management team focused on doing right by clients rather than profit at all costs, and the firm’s outstanding client reviews.

Outside work

Away from work, Dave is Assistant Manager at Euxton Villa, a semi-professional football club in the North West Counties Football League. The club recently achieved its highest ever league finish and played in the FA Cup and FA Vase. He would like to help with the firm’s charity events, though he jokes the sky dive is a step too far.