General Information
Hours of Business
The normal hours of opening are 9.00 am - 5.15 pm on weekdays but appointments can be arranged outside these hours when it is both in the interest of a client and practical.
Car Parking
Visiting clients may use car parking spaces at all three offices while attending for appointments.
Cost Estimates
We intend that you should have as much information as possible about our charges and will therefore provide details of our Terms of Business as well as estimates of likely final cost.
Client Identification
Money laundering regulations require that we obtain evidence of identity, not only in the case of clients who are new to the firm, but also for existing clients.
We therefore ask you to produce to us your passport or photo driving licence and a recent (within the last three months) utility bill to provide evidence of your address. If you are unable to produce these, there are alternatives we can discuss with you. It is important that we see the originals and we will take copies and return them to you. It would also be helpful if you can bring these with you on your first appointment as it will help speed up the initial process.
Free Diagnostic Interviews
We offer this service for you to check if we can help and so that we can give details of our likely charges. Those who require a free diagnostic interview must make it known at the outset.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
As Solicitors we carry adequate insurance so that you can feel entirely confident in placing your affairs in our hands. Note that the same is not true of many non- professionals!
Specialist Panels
We belong to specialist panels for Family Law, Lawyers for Business and Children and are members of Resolution - first for family law and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Publicly Funding
We are happy to act on a publically funded basis for those who are eligible. This is something we will check with you at an early stage.
Welfare Benefits
Our firm has staff specially qualified to give advice in this area.
Safe Storage
The firm provides a safe custody service to clients in respect of Wills, Deeds and other securities and no charge will be made to clients unless prior notice in writing is given of a charge to be made from a future specified date.
Legal Services
Hart Reade Solicitors specialise in Legal Services. For detailed information on the different areas of legal services we offer please follow the links below.
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