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Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP

01524386500
5.0/5
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We work hard to get to know you in order to deliver timely, individual advice on how to deal with your legal issues and, where relevant, improve and protect your business and personal lifestyle. BSG (Blackhurst Swainson Goodier) is a result of a number of mergers between Blackhurst Parker and Yates, Swainson Son & Reynolds and Oswald Goodier & Co. Our services are available through both offices in Lancaster and Preston. We now offer fixed fees in many areas of law including divorce, residential conveyancing, and Wills. Read more...

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5 Winckley Street
Preston
PR1 2AA

5 Winckley Street
Preston
PR1 2AA

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Available lawyers at Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP

Rose Metcalfe

5.0 out of 5
(37)
Licensed Conveyancer

Rebecca Lauder

5.0 out of 5
(32)
Solicitor

Pippa Weld-Blundell

5.0 out of 5
(15)
Solicitor

Emma Jane Edwards

5.0 out of 5
(13)
Solicitor

Amanda Williams

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Senior Conveyancer

Barbara Richardson

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Solicitor

Sara Williams

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Chartered Legal Executive

Hannah Forsyth

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Amy Nash

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Paralegal

Alison Moore

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Fiona Jolleys

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Partner

Joe Aylward

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Kathryn Dawson

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Solicitor Apprentice

Laura Poole

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Suzanne Willey

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How Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

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Nationally

Company & Commercial
2nd / 14
332nd / 4363
Housing & Property
1st / 14
163rd / 4238
Family Law
2nd / 12
144th / 3838
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 13
93rd / 3498
Commercial Property
1st / 11
277th / 3311
Regulations
1st / 10
149th / 2565
Money & Tax
2nd / 9
200th / 1837
Professional Negligence
2nd / 4
151st / 1197
Dispute Resolution
2nd / 4
198th / 1031
Welfare & Benefits
2nd / 5
105th / 819
Banking
1st / 1
56th / 701
Agriculture
1st / 6
162nd / 595
Charities
1st / 5
87th / 564

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

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Client Reviews

5.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    227

  • Very Good

    2

  • Average

    0

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

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Chris
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Chris

February 15, 2025

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Smooth Transaction

I used BSG for an investment property purchase and was very happy with the service offered. Our conveyancer Rose was approachable and professional and worked efficiently on the transaction making the whole process smooth and painless.

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Elizabeth
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Elizabeth

February 14, 2025

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Revising a Will

Because of a change in family circumstances, I wished to revise my will. A very helpful conversation with Rebecca Lauder clairified both my ideas about the changes proposed and about the best way of incorporating them in new will. A few days later a revised will arrived, and careful reading established that all my proposed changes were there and it reflected accurately both my present situation and my wishes in respet of the new elements to be included. Throughout the process Rebecca put me at ease, explained any issues that might not have been immediately clear and helped me through what can be a difficult situation to consider and to get through. Her professoinal knowledge and easy manner were a truly winning combination.

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Angela Whalley

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Angela Whalley

February 12, 2025

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Excellent Service

Both my sale and purchase have proved to difficult but the service I received from Rose has been helpful and informative.
I have been answered promptly when raising any queries and all questions answered .
The cost I felt was not excessive .

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Michael
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Michael

February 07, 2025

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Purchase & Sale of our home

Rose & BSG were fantastic we could not prasie them enough, everything went smoothly & all our requests & wishes were fulfilled for us in a timely manner.

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James
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

James

February 04, 2025

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Property Purchase

Rose and the team were fantastic! I was always kept up to date with progress and talked through the whole process. Very proactive and quick to get back to me to answer any questions or give advice. I would highly recommend and I will definitely use them again. Thank you all!

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Gillian
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Gillian

January 31, 2025

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Excellent experience concerning wills and trusts

I consulted Emma at BSG to see if we needed new wills and whether to put an investment into trust for our daughters. Emma was so approachable and immediately put me at my ease. She was wonderful and her advice invaluable which allowed me to make my decisions.
Emma is extremely pleasant, professional and knowledgeable and I can’t praise her enough.
She made the whole process easy for me and I’ll highly recommend Emma to family and friends for her excellent service.

Thank you Emma

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Andrews
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Andrews

January 20, 2025

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Updating our wills and setting up Legal Power of Attorney

Whilst setting up the wills was a fairly straightforward the process. Legal Power of Attnorney was much more time consuming and difficult for us. Rebecca was exctremely helpful throughout explaining everything and dealing withs us in a friendly and often amuzing manner. It was all much more difficult than we antiipated and couldn't have found our way through it all without the patience of the solicitor.

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Viv M
Family Law

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Financial Matters

Viv M

January 16, 2025

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Exceptional Service Provided by Wonderful People

My case involved both a divorce and a somewhat complicated (due to my circumstances) financial settlement. My contact with this company was with Barbara (My Solicitor) and Vicky. I can honestly say two exceptional people. Professional, compassionate and considerate. This for me was quite a emotional process and Barbara and Vicky took the time to reassure me with a level of kindness, I will always remember. I would have no hesitation using or recommend this company, but more so these two wonderful people. Finally one person I have missed, the wonderful lady on reception, thank you for your compassion, during my somewhat frantic phone calls to the office.

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Viv M
Family Law

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Divorce

Viv M

January 16, 2025

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Outstanding service with a personal touch

Barbara and her team have been working on my stressful divorce settlement for some time. Her help, professionalism is exceptional, but more importantly to me was her empathy and kindness, when at times, my emotions and frustration were apparent, but Barbara took the time to explain and reassure, which will always stay with me. I started this legal process as a client, but at the end Barbara felt like a a reassuring friend. Barbara is incredibly talented and guided me to a very successful outcome. I truly can't thank both Barbara and Vicky enough. Thank you so much.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

January 08, 2025

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Excellent Service

We asked for our wills to be reviewed. Rebecca helped us with the process from start to finish with care and professionalism. Excellent service.

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Gillian
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Gillian

January 31, 2025

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Gillian

I consulted Emma at BSG to see if we needed new wills and whether to put an investment into trust for our daughters. Emma was so approachable and immediately put me at my ease. She was wonderful and her advice invaluable which allowed me to make my decisions.
Emma is extremely pleasant, professional and knowledgeable and I can’t praise her enough.
She made the whole process easy for me and I’ll highly recommend Emma to family and friends for her excellent service.

Thank you Emma

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Christopher
Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

Christopher

August 09, 2024

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Christopher

Barbara Richardson's guidance was invaluable. Her excellent communication skills, legal knowledge and the practical advice provided throughout led to a successful resolution.

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Leander
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Trusts

Leander

July 13, 2024

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Leander

Hired BSG to help with mortgage, declaration of trust and wills.

The service is prompt and professional, with good communication.
The work was carried out diligently, with no stones left unturned.

They were always happy to have a phone call whenever we needed something explaining in more detail.

Thank you for your help!

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Andy

Andy

January 29, 2024

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Andy

Very pleased with their service in helping us write our wills. We had a few things that needed amending after the work had been completed and they did this at no extra cost. They were friendly, helpful and worked with us to establish our needs clearly. Would recommend and use them in future if needed.

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Claudia
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Claudia

December 02, 2023

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Claudia

Rose helped us through the process of buying our first home. She was very patient and attentive with all our questions and doubts. It was a very positive experience for us as first time buyers.

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Practice areas

We work hard to get to know you in order to deliver timely, individual advice on how to deal with your legal issues and, where relevant, improve and protect your business and personal lifestyle. BSG (Blackhurst Swainson Goodier) is a result of a number of mergers between Blackhurst Parker and Yates, Swainson Son & Reynolds and Oswald Goodier & Co. Our services are available through both offices in Lancaster and Preston. We now offer fixed fees in many areas of law including divorce, residential conveyancing, and Wills.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • 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
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Slander
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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