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\n\t\t\t\t\tSolicitors · Established 1987<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You will be told what it costs before we start.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Property, family, wills and employment law for people who would rather not need a solicitor at all. Written quotes, named contacts, and plain English throughout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Most people's complaint about lawyers is the bill they did not expect.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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So we quote in writing before any work starts, and we tell you when something is likely to push the cost up before it does. You will have one named solicitor and their direct line, not a case reference and a general enquiries number. If we are not the right firm for what you need, we will say so and point you somewhere that is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Four areas, done properly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We stay inside what we are genuinely good at rather than covering everything badly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Property<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Buying, selling, transfers of equity and lease extensions. Fixed fees on standard residential work, quoted up front.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Separation, children arrangements and financial settlements, with a strong preference for resolving things without court where that is possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Wills and probate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Wills, lasting powers of attorney, estate administration. Home and hospital visits at no extra charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Small, local, and here a while<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Figures for the last full year. We publish them because most firms do not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Collected after matters closed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The quote I was given at the start was the figure on the invoice at the end. After a previous experience elsewhere, that alone was worth the change of firm.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Residential purchase, Paddington<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I was talked through the options in language I could follow, including the one that was cheapest for me and least profitable for them.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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My mother’s estate was handled with real care over eight months. Every call was returned the same day, which sounds small and was not.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Probate, New Farm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Ask us what it will cost. You will get a number, in writing.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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