The Law Society is considering the potential sale of the historic townhouse it owns around the corner from its headquarters in Chancery Lane. In an interview with The Times, new president Nick Emmerson said he personally is ‘committed to getting rid’ of the listed 18th-century three-storey townhouse in Carey Street.

A Law Society spokesperson said: ‘We are currently considering our options for 60 Carey Street and a decision will be made in due course.’

Presidents House was built in 1731-2 as a business and townhouse for Richard Foley, an MP and bencher of Lincoln’s Inn. The house now acts as the official London residence of the President of the Law Society. Emmerson described the house as unsuitable for families - it is also reputed to be haunted.

60 Carey Street was bought by the Society in 1929.

 

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