legal services

Our open and friendly service will take the drama out of any Legal crisis by identifying the problem, determining your objectives and explaining the law in clear and simple terms avoiding jargon. We will discuss the various stages with you at the start of the transaction, the steps to be taken, the probable costs and timescale. Within our firm we have the expertise to answer most of your queries and if not, have contacts to make referrals.

At the outset, you will be given the name of the person dealing with your work and their Assistants, our terms of business and the procedures for dealing with any complaint.

Although we are a forward-thinking firm which is ahead of the game with technological and managerial innovation, we still pride ourselves on being a traditional High Street firm providing clients with a wide range of legal and professional services.

These include:-

1.                  Conveyancing:

            Sales, purchases, mortgages, transfers and all manner of legal services relating to property including leasehold extensions.

2.                  Will writing, Inheritance Tax planning and estate planning:

            We work with a number of independent financial advisers who can advise on tax and trusts issues. 

3.                  Lasting Powers of Attorney:

            Both relating to personal welfare and relating to property and affairs and applications to the Court of Protection where someone has lost mental capacity. 

4.                  Probate and Administration of Estates:

            Administering deceased's estates and retrospectively varying Wills.

5.                  Commercial Property:

            Sales, purchases, leases and any other matters relating to commercial property.  We can also arrange Energy Performance Certificates for commercial property.

6.                  Landlord and Tenant:

            Producing leases, renewing leases and advising both Landlords and Tenants as to their rights for both commercial and residential properties.

            We can also recommend surveyors who can help with rent reviews.  We have a specialist service for helping residential landlords.

7.                  Divorce and Family proceedings (including Deeds of Separation and Rights of Access)

8.                  Personal Injury litigation (including claims for accidents at work)

9.                  Employment Law:

            Advising employers and also employees as to their rights.

10.             Mortgages and Financial Planning:

            We can put you in touch with a reliable independent financial adviser who can assist you.

11.             Debt:

            We can put you in contact with debt counsellors to help you through your financial problems.

12.             Tax issues: 

            We can recommend reliable and friendly advisers to help you with your tax problems including Capital Gains Tax, Income Tax and Corporation Tax.

13.             Planning applications:

            We have experience of assisting companies with large-scale planning applications.

            We can also recommend an architect to help with smaller scale planning applications.

14.             Equity Release:

            A complex area of law which we have been dealing with for many years. We can guide you through the pros and cons of equity release.

            If you need help in selecting a lender, we can put you in touch with Independent Financial Advisors who can assist in finding the right product, tailored for your needs.