The office will be closed for Christmas from Friday 23 December 2011, reopening on Tuesday 3 January 2012. 

In the event of an emergency please call: 01934 862626 or 07977 899228.

We wish all our clients and professional colleagues a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Bennetts Solicitors Attorneys & Notaries are pleased to announce that Jermaine Smith has joined the firm from Osborne Clarke in Bristol and Hayley Sedlen commenced her Training Contract with the firm on 1 September 2011. Jermaine is a Trainee Legal Executive and joins the firm’s growing Trust and Probate Practice where he will augment the partners and solicitors who specialise in this area. Hayley has been a paralegal with the firm for some time and the firm is confident that she will make a valuable contribution in her new role.

We are finding that UK buyers are coming back into the Florida property market at a time when Florida property prices are so low.

In our experience it is not prudent to rely on estate agents, lenders or sellers in the conveyancing process. They will not be able to explain the differences..

We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries and instructions from UK borrowers in relation to foreclosure/deficiency judgment proceedings in the USA particularly in Florida, where lenders are now seeking to recover the shortfall between the monies realised on the sale of the property and the..

We are pleased to announce that Bennetts has opened its Cardiff office at 1 Deryn Court, Wharfedale Road, Pentwyn, Cardiff, CF23 7HA. This will allow the firm to better service the needs of..

We are pleased to announce that construction law specialist Craig Smith has joined the firm as a Partner.

Craig specialises in drafting..

We are pleased to announce that associate solicitor Hannah Wallington, who passed the New York Bar exam at her first attempt last year, has been sworn in as a member of the New York Bar. We are now in a position to assist clients..

We are pleased to announce that associate solicitor Hannah Wallington has passed the New York Bar exam at her first attempt.  This reflects great credit on her and enhances the skill base that this firm has in its specialist American practice. 

Hannah will be called to the New York Bar later this year.  Following Hannah's admission, we will be in a position to practise in the state of New York, which will complement our expanding Florida and Ohio business.

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Home owners will be familiar with the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) required as part of the HIP, and part of the government's plan to reduce carbon emissions and promote energy efficiency.

A similar certificate is to be required for..

Bennetts Solicitors & Attorneys are an independent law practice whose partners are all solicitors of the firm. We are not in partnership with, and do not act in any partnership with, non-lawyers.