Family Law Solicitors
We offer a full range of Family Legal Services. Whether you are embarking upon living together or whether your marriage has broken down and you require advice we can help and in most cases can offer a fixed fee.
CONTACT OUR SOLICITORS IN KENDAL
We serve clients throughout the Cumbria and South Lakes area, from the centre of Kendal to Barrow in Furness. Whether you want a face to face appointment with a Solicitor in Kendal or want to deal with us remotely via email, video or telephone, we tailor our services to your needs.
HOW TO REACH OUR KENDAL OFFICE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
REACH US BY CAR
Our Kendal office is in the centre of Kendal above the Quaker Tapestry Museum. If you are driving to visit us, you’ll find parking located at Friends Meeting House car park which is free for Laker Legal clients. We shall give you a pass upon your arrival to place in your car for the duration of your appointment.
REACH US BY BUS
Our office is a 2 minute walk from Kendal Bus Station.
REACH US BY TRAIN
Kendal Train station is a 7 minute walk away.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
You can plan your journey to Laker Legal Solicitors Kendal, using this link.
ACCESSIBILITY
At Laker Legal Solicitors we are dedicated to offering accessible legal services, for each and every client. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs and we are happy to discuss how we can accommodate you.
Family Law
We offer a full range of Family legal services from private children matters, divorce, financial matters upon divorce, to drafting of bespoke legal documents such as prenuptial agreements, living together agreements and separation agreements.
Our Solicitors in Kendal frequently appear throughout the Family Courts in the Carlisle and Barrow County and Family Courts and have a wealth of experience in all family law areas. They are members of Resolution and the Family Mediation Consortium. Our Richard Hirst is very well known throughout the Kendal area and has served clients in this area for over 30 years.
Residential Conveyancing
We offer a full residential conveyancing service whether you are buying or selling a property ranging from freehold properties to leasehold properties and new builds. Whether you are buying or selling property in the Lake District or in Kendal, Barrow in Furness, Penrith or Carlisle and it`s surrounding areas, we can meet your legal needs.
Our firm is accredited with the CQS mark which stands for Conveyancing Quality Scheme
We offer a range of fixed fees for all conveyancing which is based upon the value of the property, whether you are buying or selling the property and whether it is leasehold or freehold, registered land or unregistered land.
Jessica Blacow ,Stephen Ogden and Rebecca Lord specialise in residential property and shall see your matter through from start to finish.
Commercial Property
Our Commercial Property team is headed up by Stephen Ogden and he has a wide range of experience in all commercial lease and commercial property related matters. Our team can advise on commercial lease drafting, development and finance, sub-leasing and assignment, service charge and ground rent disputes and any other commercial property related dispute.
Will Writing & Lasing Power of Attorney Services
Our Solicitors in Kendal offer a full Will writing service and can offer a range of fixed fees whether you require a single Will for yourself or a mirror will for you and your Partner / Spouse.
We also offer a fixed fees for our Lasting Power of Attorney services and can arrange these not only via telephone and email but we can also arrange an appointment to meet you at our Lancaster office or depending on your circumstance can arrange a home visit.
Probate & Intestacy
Our Solicitors and Lawyers deal with a wide variety of estate work, ranging from straightforward applications for Grants of Probate through to locating potential beneficiaries arising out of intestate estates.
Some of our Solicitors have acted for families in Kendal and South Lakes area for many decades. Our Richard Hirst who has acted for many families in the local area since the 1970`s and continues to do so to this day.
Probate Disputes
We deal with a wide variety of work in this area, from removing executors for breach of their executor duties to bringing claims on behalf of Beneficiaries pursuant to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants ) Act 1975.
We follow the ACTAPS code of conduct and our Solicitors are very experienced in these complex and highly emotional types of disputes.
Settlement Agreements
We have experienced Solicitors available who can guide you through the process of entering into a settlement agreement, review the proposed terms and provide you with confidential advice and support. All of which can be carried out without the need to set up a face to face appointment.
Our Quality Mark
You can be assured of high quality at Laker Legal Solicitors as we have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel Accredited Quality Mark for high standards of client care and practice management.
This quality mark is only awarded to Solicitor’s Practices which have undergone an external independent assessment of all their client care policies and case and file management systems.
We are of course authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales.
At Laker Legal we have obtained this quality mark because we know that all our clients want the very best quality of legal service available. We also believe that they want and deserve the best value for money.
Supporting Local Charities
We are proud to have supported a variety of local charities throughout Kendal the South Lakes areas and continue to do so as follows :
- Great North Air Ambulance
- St. John’s Hospice
- North West Air Ambulance
- Ambleside Sports Association
- Unique Kidz & Co
- Brathay Trust
