Careers Fair
November 8, 2017
We were delighted to be asked to take part in the Ilkley Grammar school careers fair on the 7th November 2017. It was a really well-attended event and we spoke to many aspiring young lawyers and their parents as well...
The importance of getting feedback
November 7, 2017
We all hope we are doing it right and delivering the best service to our customers and clients. But hope isn’t enough! We are all doing business in a hugely competitive world where the customer is King and keeping them...
Conveyancing factories or a personal service?
November 7, 2017
Moving home can be very stressful, which is not surprising, given the fact that this will probably one of the biggest investments any of us will make in our life time. It makes perfect sense therefore that you would want...
Newly introduced divorce form encourages naming adulterers
October 18, 2017
According to the latest statistics there were over 100,000 divorces in England and Wales in 2015. Although in nearly 47,000 divorce cases, Unreasonable behaviour was cited as the reason for the divorce, Adultery cases were not insignificant in number with...
The importance of registering land at the Land Registry
October 18, 2017
Prior to 1925 land was largely unregistered and was only registered on a voluntary basis. This changed with the introduction of the 1925 Land Registration Act. The purpose of the Act was to help simplify conveyancing and create a system...
Gifted deposits from a mortgage lenders perspective
October 4, 2017
The bank of mum and dad is now one of the main ways in which young adults fund the purchase of property. Despite BREXIT and the tightening up of the UK’s buy to let market, house prices have continued to...
Caroline Harper’s quest to raise funds for Pendleside Hospice
October 4, 2017
We were delighted to sponsor our very own Caroline Harper from the Private Client department at the Skipton office in her quest to raise funds for Pendleside Hospice. With help of Walker Foster, her other sponsors and her hard-working assistants,...
WF Macmillan Coffee morning
October 2, 2017
We are so proud of the staff at our offices in Ilkley, Barnoldswick, Skipton and Silsden who worked very hard to arrange coffee mornings at each of our offices. Lots of our lovely staff took part by baking some very...
Stray FM’s Skipton and Beyond awards 2017
September 6, 2017
We are very pleased to be a part of Stray FM’s Skipton and Beyond awards 2017. We are sponsoring the Best Farmer Category. We think these awards are a great way to recognise and thank the local and business community...
Liz Scott’s Interview with Stray FM’s Nick Hancock
September 6, 2017
It was great to be with @StrayFM’s Nick Hancock this morning for a Breakfast show ‘live’ recording of an interview with our head of marketing, Liz Scott, who was talking all things Thrive Yorkshire. We are very proud to be...