The Harding Property Law team pride themselves on providing high quality customer service and achieving the desired results for their clients.
Harding Property Law is a small local firm focused on transactional property law work including conveyancing and leasing.
The team assists people to buy and sell houses, apartments, commercial buildings, farms and everything in between.
They have just expanded their offering to existing and new clients in the areas of wills, estates and litigation/ disputes, with a long-term professional colleague and friend, Joshua Auld, joining them this month.
Legal Practice director James Harding said Harding Property Law goes above and beyond to assist people with their legal matters and offer personalised service.
“We answer the phone and get back to people quickly,” he said.
“Our sole focus is helping and supporting our clients whether that be achieving their goal of owning their first property, leasing a new commercial space or helping them with a property dispute they are having.
“We treat every matter like it is our only matter, so each client gets the care and attention they deserve. Property is a big deal so we are here to help and make what can be a scary process into an exciting and easy one.
“Also, we bring our dogs to work every day!”
James loves the variety his job offers. “We love that every day can be a little different, and you never know who is going to call and need us to help them,” he said.
“Buying and selling houses, especially those doing so for their first time, is a stressful and emotional time. Our clients are always so grateful for our care and support, and that makes the last two years of hard work worth it for us.”
James has been a lawyer since 2013.
For the first half of his career he worked in a small Cairns-based property law firm, with the firm joining a national company in 2018.
“I enjoyed this for a few years and it really taught me that regional practitioners like myself could compete, and sometimes exceed, the expertise and service offering of the big cities,” James said.
“In early 2022, I had decided to turn my professional focus back to Cairns and start my own practice. My wife Morgan and I both left our jobs in May 2022, got married in June, then started HPL on August 1, 2022 right after our honeymoon.
“People always think it is hard and say ‘I couldn’t work with my husband/wife’ but we think it’s a massive point of difference for us. After almost two years of spending almost 24/7 together sometimes it feels like we share a brain. Clients love that they can speak to one or both of us and know they will always get the help they need.”
James and Morgan have lived in Cairns most of their lives, having completed their schooling and tertiary study here.
“Conveyancing and property law can be very localised, so we have no plans to leave Cairns, except for an occasional holiday,” James said.
What started as a husband-and-wife team two years ago quickly expanded into a six-person team.
“We are really excited to have welcomed Josh Auld and Kes Spannenburg to our team and it feels like the right time to be expanding as we have just moved to a bigger and better office space on Spence Street.”
It’s time to meet the new team members!
Joshua Auld is a senior wills and disputes lawyer with seven years’ experience. Josh specialises in wills and estate and litigation, which complements the property practice perfectly. He will be able to support clients in what can be a very difficult and stressful time.
Kes Spannenburg, a graduate lawyer, has just joined the team. After completing her Practical Legal Training (PLT) with Harding Property Law last year, Kes worked in another local firm, however she ultimately decided she wanted to work with the HPL team. After working in conveyancing for a few years she is perfectly suited to the team and looks forward to helping clients achieve their goals.
This article is from CityLife Business Profile by Stacey Carrick
