5.0 / 94 on ReviewSolicitors Henley · Lexcel accredited · CQS conveyancing 64 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames 01491 570 900
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Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire Since 1991 5.0 / 94 on ReviewSolicitors

The Henley solicitors with two doors on the high street.

THP, trading as The Head Partnership since 1991, keeps two town-centre offices in Henley five minutes apart: 64 Bell Street, north of the Market Place, and 2 Duke Street, near Henley Bridge. Four named partners run the practice: Richard Rodway heads Divorce and Family, Rachel Gaylor heads Residential Property, Frances Watts heads Commercial Property, and Julia Drury is Partner in Family. Joint Heads of Wills, Trusts and Estates: Victoria Baker TEP and Emma Harrison. Across the two Henley offices and the original Lower Earley head office, the firm holds a clean 5.0 rating across 94 ReviewSolicitors entries on the Henley page alone.

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5.0 / 94 ReviewSolicitors, Henley page
Lexcel Law Society practice standard
CQS Conveyancing Quality Scheme
Resolution Family law association
Henley-on-Thames riverside on a summer morning, looking towards Henley Bridge and the Town Hall, around the corner from the THP offices on Bell Street and Duke Street
Henley-on-Thames · RG9 Two THP doors on the high street, five minutes apart: Bell Street is two minutes north of the Market Place, Duke Street is two minutes from Henley Bridge.
2 Henley offices · Bell Street and Duke Street
5.0 Across 94 ReviewSolicitors reviews, Henley
1991 founded by Malcolm Head, Jill Dean and David Watson
4 named partners across the practice areas
What we do

Four practice areas. One firm. The head of each area is the partner who runs your file.

A Henley practice deliberately built around named partners by area rather than a list of two dozen solicitors. The combination of Divorce and Family with Commercial Property and Corporate in the same firm is what lets us handle Thames-Valley work where the two overlap (a riverside divorce, an owner-managed share sale alongside a separation) without referring out.

01 / Divorce & Family

Divorce, financial settlement, children. Resolution member, Law Society Family Law Accredited.

Richard Rodway, Partner & Head of Family

Divorce and the financial settlement that follows it, including pension sharing and divorces involving Thames-Valley businesses and riverside-property valuations. Children arrangements, pre and post-nuptial agreements. Six named solicitors across the two Henley offices and Reading: Richard Rodway leads, with Partner Julia Drury, Sophie Perry, Alasdair Poole, Zak Routledge and Ruby Tufail. Collaborative law and Resolution-aligned processes are offered for couples who want the separation to stay out of contested court applications.

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02 / Residential Property

Conveyancing held to the Law Society CQS audit. Henley sub-specialism in riverside and listed-building purchases.

Rachel Gaylor, Partner & Head of Residential Property

Residential conveyancing held to the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme audit: sale, purchase, transfer of equity, remortgage, leasehold and freehold, new-build. The Henley sub-specialism is riverside and listed-building purchases (the Mill End, Wargrave Road, Remenham and Mill Lane catchments), where the title deeds, river-access easements and listed-building consent paperwork need a solicitor who has seen the pattern before. Recent public reviews record completions on straightforward purchases in as little as two weeks.

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03 / Wills, Trusts & Estates

Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, estate administration, probate, inheritance tax.

Victoria Baker TEP and Emma Harrison, Joint Heads

Will drafting and reviews when life changes (marriage, children, second marriages, blended families, the sale of a business). Both Lasting Powers of Attorney drafted in the same appointment as the will, and registered at the Office of the Public Guardian in-house. Full estate administration after a death, including obtaining the Grant of Probate, dealing with HMRC on Inheritance Tax, and distributing to beneficiaries. Victoria Baker is also a Notary Public. Four members of the team hold the STEP qualification.

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04 / Commercial Property & Corporate

Commercial leases, real-estate finance, owner-managed-business M&A, founder share schemes.

Frances Watts, Partner & Head of Commercial Property

Commercial property end-to-end: leases, real-estate finance, selling land for development, building a property portfolio, retail and office acquisitions across Henley and the wider Thames Valley. Corporate and commercial work for owner-managed businesses, including share-sale exits, founder share schemes, SaaS contracts and supplier paperwork. The 1991 founder Malcolm Head remains on the firm as Solicitor / Consultant, Corporate & Commercial, alongside Donna Wade (Senior Solicitor) and Associates Jessica Blackwell and Sanjay Soni.

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Since 1991

Three founders, two offices in Henley, one firm. Thirty-five years on the Thames Valley.

The Head Partnership opened in 1991 at 9 Chalfont Court in Lower Earley, Reading, founded by three partners: Malcolm Head, Jill Dean and David Watson. The firm name comes from Malcolm Head, who is still on the team page in 2026 as Solicitor and Consultant for Corporate and Commercial.

As the practice grew through the 2000s, two Henley offices were opened in central Henley-on-Thames: 64 Bell Street, two minutes north of the Market Place, and 2 Duke Street, two minutes from Henley Bridge. Both within a five-minute walk of each other. No other solicitor in Henley keeps two doors on the high street. The firm rebranded as THP Solicitors in 2020 and converted from an LLP to a limited company in 2024 (Companies House 15367192).

A clean 5.0 across 94 ReviewSolicitors entries on the Henley page, and another 103 on Reading. Two town-centre Henley offices five minutes apart. Four named partners. The Head Partnership has been on the Thames Valley since 1991. From the firm, /about-us/
The specialism, in detail

Two THP doors in central Henley, five minutes apart. Pick whichever is closer to where you are parking.

No other solicitor in Henley-on-Thames keeps two town-centre offices on the high street. The Bell Street door sits on the main retail spine of Henley; the Duke Street door sits closer to the river. Both are within five minutes of the Market Place. Three reasons the twin presence matters.

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Bell Street: 64 Bell Street, RG9 2BN

Two minutes north of the Market Place, on Henley's main retail spine between the Catherine Wheel and Waitrose. Easiest door to walk to from the Market Place car park, the Greys Road car park, and from the bus stops on Bell Street. Direct line on 01491 570 900. The door most Henley residents already pass on the school run.

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Duke Street: 2 Duke Street, RG9 1UP

Two minutes from Henley Bridge, near the foot of Duke Street where it meets Hart Street. Easiest door to walk to from the river-side car park, from the Hart Street parking, and from anyone arriving by river or train. Direct line on 01491 570 909. The quieter of the two doors for a Family or Estates conversation that wants a measure of discretion.

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One firm, one email, two doors

Same partners, same matter-management system, same fees, same standards. The Henley email henley@thpsolicitors.co.uk reaches both offices. When you book an appointment we will say which door to come to; if it does not matter for the matter, pick whichever is closer to where you are parking. Reading clients use the original head office at 9 Chalfont Court, Lower Earley.

The founder, still on file

Malcolm Head

Solicitor / Consultant · Corporate & Commercial

The "Head" in The Head Partnership. Founded the firm in 1991 with Jill Dean and David Watson and still on the team thirty-five years later. Corporate and commercial enquiries: office@thpsolicitors.co.uk

The credential, on file

5.0 across 94 ReviewSolicitors entries on the Henley page. 103 more on Reading.

ReviewSolicitors publishes a public, audited star rating for every solicitor's firm in the UK, built from individual client reviews submitted after a matter completes. The Henley page for The Head Partnership Solicitors sits at a clean 5.0 across 94 reviews; the Reading page at 5.0 across 103. Client praise patterns: prompt communication, helpful guidance on the cost-effective options, residential purchases closed inside two weeks, partners named individually rather than the firm in general. The rating is not a footer logo; it is the firm's most-public independent commitment to service.

Send an enquiry

Tell us briefly what you need. The enquiry goes to the right partner.

One short form, routed by practice area to Richard Rodway, Rachel Gaylor, Frances Watts, Julia Drury, or the Joint Heads of Estates. We reply by close of the same working day Monday to Friday, or you can phone Bell Street on 01491 570 900 or Duke Street on 01491 570 909 during 9am to 5pm. Initial conversations are confidential and free of charge.

  • Reply by close of the same working day, Monday to Friday.
  • Or speak to either Henley office: Bell Street 01491 570 900, Duke Street 01491 570 909.
  • Conflict-check, engagement letter and fee estimate before any work begins.
Richard Rodway Partner, Head of Family
Rachel Gaylor Partner, Residential Property
Frances Watts Partner, Commercial Property
Julia Drury Partner, Family

Enquiry

By sending this enquiry you agree we may store it for the purpose of replying. Nothing here forms a retainer; that only happens after a conflict-check and a written engagement letter.

Henley · Bell Street

64 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames

64 Bell Street
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 2BN

Office 01491 570 900

Email henley@thpsolicitors.co.uk

Walk two minutes north of the Market Place, on the main retail spine between the Catherine Wheel and Waitrose

Park the Greys Road and Market Place car parks are both a short walk

64 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames RG9 2BN. Two minutes north of the Market Place. Open in Google Maps ↗
Henley · Duke Street

2 Duke Street, Henley-on-Thames

2 Duke Street
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1UP

Office 01491 570 909

Email henley@thpsolicitors.co.uk

Walk two minutes from Henley Bridge, near the foot of Duke Street as it meets Hart Street

Park the Hart Street and river-side car parks are both a short walk

2 Duke Street, Henley-on-Thames RG9 1UP. Two minutes from Henley Bridge. Open in Google Maps ↗
When we answer

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm at all three offices. Appointments by arrangement outside those hours.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm · both Henley offices and Reading answered
Saturday and Sunday Offices closed · enquiry form triaged Monday morning
By arrangement Evening and Saturday appointments for clients who cannot make working hours
Remote Video and telephone appointments as standard for clients outside the Henley and Reading catchments
Reading The original 1991 head office at 9 Chalfont Court, Lower Earley, Reading · 0118 975 6622

The numbers reach the office, not a switchboard. 01491 570 900 routes to Bell Street, 01491 570 909 routes to Duke Street, and 0118 975 6622 routes to the original Reading head office at 9 Chalfont Court, Lower Earley. Both Henley numbers are answered locally during working hours and put you through to the right partner, or to a named member of their team if they are with a client.

The team

Four named partners and a thirty-five-year founder, photographed on file.

Richard Rodway, Partner and Head of Divorce and Family at THP Solicitors
Richard Rodway Partner · Head of Divorce & Family
Rachel Gaylor, Partner and Head of Residential Property at THP Solicitors
Rachel Gaylor Partner · Head of Residential Property
Frances Watts, Partner and Head of Commercial Property at THP Solicitors
Frances Watts Partner · Head of Commercial Property
Julia Drury, Partner in Divorce and Family at THP Solicitors
Julia Drury Partner · Divorce & Family
Victoria Baker TEP, Joint Head of Wills, Trusts and Estates, and a Notary Public, at THP Solicitors
Victoria Baker TEP Joint Head · Wills, Trusts & Estates · Notary Public
Emma Harrison, Joint Head of Wills, Trusts and Estates, and a Chartered Legal Executive at THP Solicitors
Emma Harrison Joint Head · Wills, Trusts & Estates
Malcolm Head, founder of The Head Partnership in 1991 and current Solicitor and Consultant for Corporate and Commercial work
Malcolm Head Founder · Solicitor / Consultant · Corporate & Commercial
A view of the Henley shopfront where THP Solicitors keeps the Bell Street and Duke Street offices
Bell Street and Duke Street The two Henley town-centre doors, five minutes apart
Frequently asked

Five questions worth answering before you instruct.

Why does THP have two offices in central Henley five minutes apart? Which one do I visit?

The two Henley offices were opened separately as the practice grew, and we kept both: 64 Bell Street (RG9 2BN), two minutes north of the Market Place, and 2 Duke Street (RG9 1UP), two minutes from Henley Bridge. In practice we use both interchangeably for client meetings; you can pick whichever is closer to where you are parking or which way you are walking from. If the appointment is matter-specific we will say which door to come to when we book the slot. The two town-centre doors are the most visible commitment to Henley that any solicitor in the area makes.

Will the partner I meet at the first appointment run my file?

The firm is deliberately structured around named partners by practice area: Richard Rodway for Divorce and Family, Rachel Gaylor for Residential Property, Frances Watts for Commercial Property, plus Partner Julia Drury in Family, and the joint heads of Wills, Trusts and Estates Victoria Baker TEP and Emma Harrison. The partner you meet at the opening conversation is the partner responsible for the file. Day-to-day work may be supported by a solicitor, a chartered legal executive or a paralegal from the same team, but the partner stays on the file and signs off every milestone.

Can THP handle a divorce that involves a riverside property or a business interest in a Thames-Valley company?

Yes, this is exactly the work the firm is built for. Divorce and Family sit in the same firm as Commercial Property and Corporate, so a settlement involving a riverside or listed-building home (with the river-access easements that complicate the matrimonial-finance order) and a settlement involving an owner-managed limited company (with share-valuation and pre-emption-rights questions) can be handled jointly across the two practice areas without the file being referred out. Richard Rodway leads the Family side; Frances Watts and Malcolm Head cover the corporate side.

Do clients have to travel to one of the offices in person?

No. The Henley offices on Bell Street and Duke Street and the Reading head office at 9 Chalfont Court are all available for in-person appointments, including evenings and Saturdays by arrangement, but every head of practice also takes video and telephone appointments as standard. Estate-administration clients living elsewhere in the UK, separated couples now living apart, and commercial clients across the Thames Valley all routinely instruct without ever coming into the office.

How committed is THP to Henley specifically?

Two ways. First, the two town-centre offices on Bell Street and Duke Street, both within five minutes of the Market Place; no other solicitor in Henley keeps two doors on the high street. Second, THP sponsors Henley Festival, the firm publishes an Insights hub and a Legal Lowdown podcast aimed at Thames-Valley clients, and the partners are publicly named and photographed alongside the original 1991 founder Malcolm Head who is still on the team as Consultant after 35 years. The firm is local in a way that a national chain is not.