{"id":912,"date":"2026-09-26T07:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/hallward\/home-dark\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:37:54","slug":"home-dark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/hallward\/home-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Home (dark hero)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Solicitors · Established 1987<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You will be told what it costs before we start.<\/em><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Family, property and employment law for people who would rather not need a solicitor at all. A written quote before any work starts, and we tell you if something is likely to push the cost up before it does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1987<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Solicitors and legal executives<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Unquoted fees, ever<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What we do<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Where most of our work sits.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Family law<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Separation, parenting arrangements and property settlements, with a strong preference for resolving things without a hearing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Property & conveyancing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Buying, selling and transfers, with a fixed fee quoted up front and no surprise items on settlement day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Employment law<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Contract review, workplace disputes and settlement agreements, explained in plain English before you sign anything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A bill you did not expect is most people’s actual complaint about lawyers.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Fixed fee, in writing<\/strong> — Standard property, wills and estate work is quoted before anything starts, so you agree the number, not just the hourly rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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One named solicitor<\/strong> — The person you meet at the start handles the matter throughout, not whoever is free that week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Told before it changes<\/strong> — If something in family or employment work is likely to push the cost up, we say so before it happens, not after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Four steps, and the first is a free chat.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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STEP 1<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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First meeting<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Twenty minutes on the phone or in the office, no charge, to see whether we can help and roughly what it will cost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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STEP 2<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Written quote<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A fixed fee or a capped hourly rate, set out in writing, before anything is instructed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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STEP 3<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The work<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Regular updates in plain English, and a call before any decision that could change the cost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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STEP 4<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Close-out<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A final letter confirming what was done and what, if anything, still needs following up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The quote I was given at the start was the figure on the invoice at the end. After a previous experience elsewhere, that alone was worth changing firms for.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Residential purchase, PADDINGTON<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ask us what it will cost.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You will get a number, in writing, before anything is instructed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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