Our Team

Aash Dhand

Co-founder / Joint Head of New Build / Director

Aash is responsible for overall supervision of our Secured Lending; Part Exchange and also New Build Team (where he is jointly responsible).  Aash is an experienced Commercial and Residential Property Solicitor with more than 12 years experience in the field.  Since graduating from the University of Leeds in 2003 with a first class honours in...

Rob Thomas

Co-founder/ Joint Head of New Build / Director

Rob is joint Head of New Build and he also oversees the firm’s Business Development. Rob is an experienced Commercial and Residential Property Solicitor with more than 12 years experience in the field. Rob trained with Brabners and then worked for Eversheds before establishing PLS with Aash. Outside of work, Rob is a family man...

Dan Hickey

Managing Director

Daniel is Managing Director at PLS. As a solicitor, he has a strong background in property law and conveyancing. The past five years have seen him fast-tracking PLS as a ground-breaking law firm thanks to their focus on technology and automation, streamlining their processes, and most importantly a clear direction on client satisfaction. dhickey@pls-solicitors.co.uk

Sarah Millican

Group HR Director

“I joined PLS in May 2015 and over the last six years, I have seen the company grow with lots of change. But the one thing that has remained constant throughout, is the ethos behind our business.” Sarah is Group HR Director at PLS Solicitors and qualified to CIPD status. Sarah joined the board of...

Dean Carruthers

Group Operations Director

Dean specialises in the building of bespoke, technology orientated, dynamic processes which are purpose built to provide high volume, regulatory compliant legal services. dcarruthers@pls-solicitors.co.uk

Ruminder Chadha

Associate Director, Solicitor

Ruminder Chadha heads our London office and is a member of our Risk, Compliance and Training team. Ruminder qualified as a solicitor in 2012 at a leading firm in the South before moving to London to join a boutique residential property firm in the West End. He joined PLS as an Associate Director in 2015....

Rebecca Fulton

Associate Director, Solicitor

Rebecca is a member of our Risk, Compliance and Training (RCT) Team and is responsible for reducing risk and ensuring regulatory compliance within PLS. Rebecca is experienced in managing complaints and claims, creating and implementing new policies and procedures and provides day to day advise to our legal teams on all elements of client or...

Kieran De Vares

Associate Director and Head of Secured Lending & Real Estate

Kieran is responsible for the Secured Lending & Real Estate Department which specialises in Bridging and Commercial Finance, Development Finance and Islamic Finance. Kieran is an experienced Commercial and Residential Property Solicitor who has worked for the firm since August 2014. When Kieran joined PLS Solicitors, he was firstly involved in all aspects of residential...

Sian Jones

Head of New Build Conveyancing

Sian manages the New Build Department and also the Shared Ownership Team at PLS. Sian is a qualified Licensed Conveyancer with more than 10 years experience in residential conveyancing. sjones@pls-solicitors.co.uk

Adrienne Steatham

Head of Sales

Adrienne has worked in conveyancing for over 15 years and has worked in both residential and new build conveyancing during this time building up a vast knowledge. Adrienne studied Law at Wolverhampton University where she graduated with a BA Hons. asteatham@pls-solicitors.co.uk

Catherine Edge

Head of Business Development

I’ve come a long way since starting this job 10-years ago, but then so has the company. Together we have grown from a small team to a nationwide business, and my job is to always put our customers at the heart of it. For me personally, I’ve gone from being the first face you would...