We provide a range of legal services to individuals and to businesses. We have experienced lawyers specialising in commercial property, residential property, wills, probate and powers of attorney. We aim to offer a personal and high quality service whilst ensuring that costs are proportionate and affordable. We offer modestly priced fixed fee interviews if you would like to talk things through with a lawyer before choosing whether or not to instruct us.
Services
The Firm was founded in 1978 by the late Jim Franklin and the present partners are Julia Kent and Helen Foreman.
Our property team handles all types of sales, purchases, mortgage and leasehold work for individuals and businesses.
Our private client work covers wills, probate, powers of attorney, deputyships, tax planning and the administration of estates.
If you come to the office, the first person you are likely to meet is our receptionist Pam Cox.
Pam joined us in 2016 after working for many years in a local GP's surgery.
Our property team handles all types of sales, purchases, mortgage and leasehold work for individuals and businesses.
Our private client work covers wills, probate, powers of attorney, deputyships, tax planning and the administration of estates.
If you come to the office, the first person you are likely to meet is our receptionist Pam Cox.
Pam joined us in 2016 after working for many years in a local GP's surgery.
Our commercial lawyer has an outstanding regional reputation for commercial property work.
John Cunliffe has a depth of expertise rarely found in high street firms, including sales and purchases of industrial and development sites, as well as a wealth of knowledge about leases of shops, offices, industrial units and commercial premises generally.
Most of his current work involves leasehold enfranchisement and lease extensions.
John became a partner in Franklins in 1978 and was for a number of years the Senior Partner, before becoming a full time consultant in 2014.
John Cunliffe has a depth of expertise rarely found in high street firms, including sales and purchases of industrial and development sites, as well as a wealth of knowledge about leases of shops, offices, industrial units and commercial premises generally.
Most of his current work involves leasehold enfranchisement and lease extensions.
John became a partner in Franklins in 1978 and was for a number of years the Senior Partner, before becoming a full time consultant in 2014.
The residential property team at Franklins is independent and offers a local, personal and professional service.
Instead, every case is handled by a qualified member of staff.
Our clients value our friendly and personal service, our considerable professional expertise and local knowledge.
Where we provide a quote for your work, that quote will have no hidden extras for, for example, dealing with a mortgage or registering the title at the land registry.
Julia Kent trained with Franklins and became a partner in the firm in 1983.
Instead, every case is handled by a qualified member of staff.
Our clients value our friendly and personal service, our considerable professional expertise and local knowledge.
Where we provide a quote for your work, that quote will have no hidden extras for, for example, dealing with a mortgage or registering the title at the land registry.
Julia Kent trained with Franklins and became a partner in the firm in 1983.
Your priorities for the people and causes dearest to you are something we endeavour to understand.
You may have in mind asset protection, the inheritance tax regulations and the use of trusts to protect vulnerable family members.
We can advise on ways in which those wishes can be formulated by will and the tax and other implications of doing so.
You may already have a will but it will be helpful if you consider the matters on the questionnaire attached and you may wish to complete this before any meeting.
You may have in mind asset protection, the inheritance tax regulations and the use of trusts to protect vulnerable family members.
We can advise on ways in which those wishes can be formulated by will and the tax and other implications of doing so.
You may already have a will but it will be helpful if you consider the matters on the questionnaire attached and you may wish to complete this before any meeting.
A power of attorney is a legal document which gives someone else the authority to take decisions and to sign legal documents on your behalf.
This can be a general power of attorney, perhaps given by a gap year child to a parent to enable the parent to look after the child's finances while they are travelling, or perhaps if someone needs to be out of the country while a house sale is in progress, for example.
More often we deal with lasting powers of attorney.
There are two kinds; one dealing with property and affairs and the other with health and welfare.
This can be a general power of attorney, perhaps given by a gap year child to a parent to enable the parent to look after the child's finances while they are travelling, or perhaps if someone needs to be out of the country while a house sale is in progress, for example.
More often we deal with lasting powers of attorney.
There are two kinds; one dealing with property and affairs and the other with health and welfare.
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