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Commercial mortgages
Sarah,
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Poor service
Disappointing, time consuming and frustrating.
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Milners
01325 466461
Enjoy affordable, no-nonsense legal advice from expert Yorkshire and County Durham solicitors. Offices in Leeds, Harrogate, Darlington and Pontefract. Seeking legal help isn't an easy decision. You might be going through a difficult time in your personal life, or dealing with legal issues that threaten to undermine your business. We understand. That's why we pride ourselves on delivering approachable expertise. Read more...
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- www.milnerslaw.com
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Janet
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Sale & Purchase
Great service and communication from Sarah. I would highly recommend Close Thornton.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Linda
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Selling of house
Sarah handled the sale diligently and kept us updated all through the procedure. We are more than happy with the level of service provided.
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 12 July, 2024:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Anonymous,
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House sale
Have dealt with this firm of solicitors for a number of years and they have always been very helpful
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 27 June, 2024:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Anonymous
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Services for flat sale
Sarah Booth was our primary adviser throughout the process of selling our flat. She was always available for advice, easily contactable via phone and email, and worked through the process efficiently and calmly. An excellent service and helped take a big weight of our minds. I would recommend her to friends very willingly.
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 24 June, 2024:
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Matter Type:
Wills
Oriole,
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Will
Very professional ….. made it easy to understand .
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 24 June, 2024:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Donna
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Simply the Best !
Brilliant solicitors completed on my sale and new home together which I didn’t think would happen . Very informative and kept me up to date with everything. Sarah and her team made this sale so stress free . Thank you for everything!!
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 24 June, 2024:
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Residential Conveyancing
Michael,
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Would highly recommend
Used recently for probate and conveying. Iain and Sue are very professional and knowledgeable
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Matter Type:
Wills
Ian,
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Dealings with Close Thornton (Close Thornton ) Solicitors
Close Thornton (Milners) dealt with an agreement over my house and arranged land registry. Also looked after my Will and Power of Attorney details.
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 20 June, 2024:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Bob
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Excellent!
Very professional and always there to answer any questions I had.
A representative from Milners responded to this review on 28 May, 2024:
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Lynn
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Lynn
Accident claim dealt with for both myself and family member. Nothing too much trouble. Also dealt with probate matters and Wills. Highly recommend.
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Mr
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A client
I have dealt with Close-Thornton Solicitors for over 20 years. Using their litigation, conveyancing and Employment Law specialists. Having referred numerous satisfied customers to them over the years, I will continue to recommend them with the utmost confidence. A professional team.
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Tori
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Tori
Dermot has been amazing throughout the process and has saved me a small fortune!
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MAL
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MAL
Close Thornton acted for me in my house sale and purchase. Exemplary service from start to finish. Highly recommended.
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Terry
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Terry
An old established law firm who I've dealt with for over 30years
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It won't cost the earth. At Milners trading as Close Thornton, we truly believe that legal expertise should be available at a sensible price. It's been this way for 120 years – and counting.
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Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- Litigation - Breach of contract
- Litigation - Insurance disputes
- Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
- Litigation - Product liability claims
- Litigation - Property litigation claims
- Litigation - Trust and pension issues
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Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Disciplinary Hearings
- Discrimination at Work
- Employee Team Moves
- Employment Contracts
- Equal Pay Disputes
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Part Time Workers
- Pension Law
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Professional Discipline
- Redundancy
- Restrictive Covenants
- Senior Executives
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- Stress at Work
- TUPE
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- Unfair Dismissal Claims
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Family Law
- Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
- Change of name
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- Child Arrangements Following Divorce
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- Child Law
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- Child Relocation After Divorce
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- Children
- Children Act proceedings
- Civil Partnership Dissolution
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- Cohabitation agreements and disputes
- Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
- Collaborative Law
- Divorce
- Family Mediation
- Family law
- Financial Matters
- Grandparents' Rights
- High Net Worth Divorce
- Injunctions
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- Matrimonial finance
- Out Of Court Divorce
- Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Separation
- Separation Agreement
- Social Services
- Unmarried Couples' Rights
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Housing & Property
- Anti-social Behaviour
- Boundary Disputes
- Buying at auction
- Declarations of trusts
- Deeds of Gifts
- Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
- Dilapidation Claims
- Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
- Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
- Extending your Lease
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- Housing Associations
- Housing Management
- Housing disputes
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- Landlord and Tenant
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- Leasehold properties
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- New home purchases and sales
- Option agreements and conditional contracts
- Possession and repossession proceedings
- Property Disputes
- Purchase and Sale
- Remortgaging
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- Residential Conveyancing
- Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
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- Service Charge Recovery
- Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
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- Transfers of parts of land
- Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
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Money & Tax
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- Trusts
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Personal Injury
- Accident At Work
- Against The Council
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- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
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- Personal Injury Law
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- Serious Injury
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Professional Negligence
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
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- Disputed Wills
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Agriculture
- Agricultural land for sale or development
- Buying and selling a farm
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Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- Finance
- Investment purchases and Buy to Let
- Landlord and tenant
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- Purchase of development land
- Rights of way issues
- Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
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Company & Commercial
- Agency agreements
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Asset Tracing
- Business structures and joint ventures
- Commercial Contracts and Agreements
- Commercial Law
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- Competition law
- Contract law
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- Corporate finance
- Data Protection
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- Franchising
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- Management buyouts
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- Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- Partnership and LLP law
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- Setting up a business
- Share option schemes
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- Small businesses
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- Unfair Loan Charges
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Construction
- Building contracts and professional appointments
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- Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
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