McQueen Turner Solicitors

19/05/2025

An amazing start to the week - I am excited to start this new chapter with Blandy & Blandy.

Leading Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy Solicitors, which has offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham, has agreed to acquire the business of McQueen Turner Solicitors. 🤝

Based on Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, McQueen Turner Solicitors has been advising clients in and around the town for over 40 years.

Alexa McQueen-Turner, a solicitor with 20 years’ experience, will join Blandy & Blandy’s growing Residential Property team as a partner on 17 June 2025, whilst Sidra Ahmed will become a legal assistant in the firm’s Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts team. Both will relocate to Blandy & Blandy’s Henley-on-Thames office at 24 Thameside and be joined by their secretary, Julie Alexander.

Claire Dyer, chair and partner at Blandy & Blandy, said: “McQueen Turner Solicitors has been a prominent firm with a strong reputation in the Henley area for many years, primarily advising on residential property and private client matters.

We look forward to welcoming Alexa, Sidra and Julie to our firm in June and to working with clients of McQueen Turner Solicitors going forwards. We will be writing to them in due course but those with any enquiries can also contact [email protected] at any time.”

Alexa McQueen-Turner added: “I am very pleased to soon be joining Blandy & Blandy, one of the most established and well-respected firms in the region. I am confident that our clients will continue to benefit from excellent legal advice and client care, alongside having access to the broader range of legal services that Blandy & Blandy provides.”

Blandy & Blandy is recognised as a top tier law firm in the UK’s leading guides to the legal profession, Chambers UK Guide, Chambers High Net Worth Guide and The Legal 500. The firm is also accredited by The Law Society’s Lexcel scheme, a legal practice quality mark for client care, compliance and practice management, and the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), a recognised quality standard for firms in residential conveyancing. The firm’s successful approach is further reflected through a series of rankings and awards and in the excellent client feedback Blandy & Blandy continues to receive.

Read more: https://www.blandy.co.uk/about/news-and-insights/news/blandy-and-blandy-to-acquire-henley-based-mcqueen-turner-solicitors

05/03/2022

Private Client Solicitor

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

3 Years PQE +

Full time in the office

Salary depending on experience

A STEP qualification is attractive although not essential.

This well-established small firm in Henley on Thames is currently seeking a Private Client solicitor. The right candidate will have experience dealing with private client matters across the board and is able to run a caseload independently.

Areas of focus will include:

Wills drafting
Probate administration
LPA drafting

Duties will include:

Independently manage their own varied caseload of private client matters
Responsibility for providing high quality, timely, professional advice on Wills, Probate and Estate administration, Inheritance Planning, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and Trusts.
Promoting a compassionate and sensitive disposition client experience when dealing with the elderly or incapacitated.
Proactively networking and marketing to generate new business and reputation.
This role requires organisation, strong IT and document management skills, excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to be flexible.

Benefits:

Free parking
The opportunity to progress their career within the firm and the possibility of partnership in the long term.

01/12/2021

I would confirm that the firm will be closing for the Christmas break at 5pm on 22nd December 2021 and will re-open at 9am on 4th January 2022. The last day for completions will be 17th December 2021.

We would like to wish all of our clients and colleagues a Merry Christmas.

05/11/2020

A message to our clients regarding the November Coronavirus lockdown

McQueen Turner Solicitors are still providing a full legal service but in the interests of both our clients’ and staffs’ health, we are closing our physical offices to members of the public from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December (or until advised by the Government that we can reopen).

The housing market is still able to operate so house moves are permitted as long as Covid 19 safety guidance is adhered to, and we will all continue to be working to meet our clients’ needs.

We are collecting our post from the Post Office each day and you are more than welcome to put correspondence, documents etc through our door. We are available by phone or email as normal during our normal office hours as we remain in the office.

We will continue to review official advice on Covid-19 and provide updates via our website and Facebook.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding and please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions or concerns.

Stay safe and see you soon.

29/05/2020

We are pleased to confirm that we are re-opening our office in Henley on Thames on Monday 1st June 2020. We will be complying with the required government measures and we should be grateful if clients could please telephone for an appointment before coming to the office so that we can control the number of people on the premises at any one time.

27/03/2020

Whilst McQueen Turner Solicitors is still providing a full legal service, in the interests of both our clients’ and staffs’ health, we are closing our physical office in Henley as of 27th March 2020 until such time as the Government guidance changes.

As we are trying to apply best-practice social distancing, we are collecting post on an infrequent basis and are asking that all correspondence be conducted by email, to increase the speed and efficiency in which we can deliver our legal service.

We will continue to review the situation and official advice on COVID-19 and provide updates via our website.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding and please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions or concerns.

16/03/2020

NOTE: COVID-19

McQueen Turner Solicitors will continue to operate providing a legal service to you in accordance with guidance provided by the NHS and government. However, this could be subject to change and we felt it was a good time to warn you that legal services could be disrupted in the event of a deterioration in the situation in the UK.

Our staff are following the guidelines in respect of good hygiene as recommended by the NHS and have been discouraged from shaking hands for the time being

07/12/2018

Our Christmas tree at St Leonard's Watlington

Our poem
Cancel Christmas - Maybe Not
I don't think I will bother with Christmas this year
The dog's not well and the end might be near
I can't face the stores and shops
And the cost of it all is much too dear
I don't think I will bother with Christmas this year
It all seems too much of a chore
All the decorations are up in the loft
And I hate pine needles all over the floor
I don't think I will bother with Christmas this year
The television programmes are all repeats
I get stuck with all the washing up
And I can't believe how much everyone eats
But then again as I sit in this Church
Separated from the world outside
I think about Mary giving birth
And how I felt when I held my first child
So maybe Christmas isn't so bad
If you celebrate it the right way
Be grateful for the gift of our children
Cancel Christmas - No Way

02/03/2018

We have taken the decision to close our office at 1pm on 2nd March 2018 to allow our members of staff to travel safely home. We have not taken this decision lightly but hope that our clients will understand.

We will be open again as normal at 9am on Monday 5th March.

20/12/2017

WANTED Part time experienced Probate Legal Executive or Solicitor to work Thursday and Friday mornings with additional hours as required. This is a fee earner position and secretarial support will be provided. Please send CV to McQueen Turner Solicitors at [email protected] or deliver to 8 Station Road, Henley on Thames RG9 1AY

20/12/2017

Our offices will close for the Christmas holiday at 5.00 p.m. on Friday 22nd December 2017 and re-open at 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday 2nd January 2018.

We would like to wish all our clients a very happy Christmas and New Year.

20/12/2017

Our decorated tree at St Leonards Christmas Tree Festival at Watlington for 2017.