Legal Services for Individuals | Setfords Solicitors

Are you in need of straightforward and reasonably priced legal advice?

Setfords offers a comprehensive range of legal services in all major areas of law. We act for thousands of clients across the UK from all backgrounds, all with differing needs, and we understand that delivering a personal, tailored and professional service is the key to providing you with the best solution to your legal problem.

In order to provide such a service Setfords is different. Only lawyers give legal advice at Setfords – you are not passed over to an under qualified, inexperienced junior.

Moreover Setfords’ lawyers are supported in such a way that they are able to provide that personal, tailored and professional service to all their clients, but at a reasonable price. Setfords’ clients do not have to compromise. They always get the best.

We can help you with

Property

Buying and selling, property litigation, leasehold, enfranchisements & tenancies, buy to let, remortgaging, auctions, transfers of equity

Employment

Employment tribunal proceedings, settlement agreements/termination of employment, discrimination, redundancy/business transfers, employment documentation, restraints of trade/restrictive covenants

Family Law

Children, cohabitation (living together), divorce, financial disputes, mediation, pre-nup, separation, parental alienation

Wills and probate

Change of name, enduring power of attorney, general power of attorney, IHT and trusts, lasting power of attorney, probate, wills

Landlord and Tenant

Possession proceedings against squatters and trespassers, drafting tenancy agreements, pre-contractual advice to landlords and tenants on the terms of tenancy agreements

Criminal Law

Whether you’ve been summoned to attend a magistrates court, asked to attend a police station voluntarily, or if you’ve been arrested, you can be confident that a Setfords solicitor will be able to offer you both the expertise and reassurance you will need at this critical time of your life.

Personal Injury

Road traffic accidents, accidents & illness at work, accidents in a public place, brain injuries, spinal and other serious injuries, medical negligence, holiday claims, asbestos claims, defective product claims, vibration white finger, claims against uninsured or untraced drivers, noise induced hearing loss, cycling claims.

Higher Education Law

When things go wrong, Setfords’ Higher Education team is here to provide legal support, advice and representation. We can advise students and their parents on all legal issues relating to higher education, including academic appeals, complaints, unfair practice, withdrawals from study and student discipline.

Dispute Resolution

Contentious probate & trusts, property disputes, insolvency, professional negligence, contract disputes

Real Estate

Development, investment, landlord and tenant

Clinical Negligence

Orthopedics, cancer, accident and emergency, general practice, urology, spinal injury, anaestetics, brain injury, surgery, cerebral palsy

Professional Negligence

Claims against solicitors and barristers, claims against financial advisers and accountants, claims against doctors and medical professionals

Serious Fraud

Setfords’ Serious Fraud team provide clients with total support and a 24/7 service throughout the country on complex cases and serious fraud matters.

Immigration

Whether you are planning to visit, reside or extend your stay in the UK, our expert immigration lawyers will guide you through the various application processes from start to finish.

Road Traffic and Motoring Offences

Speeding offences, unsafe/overloaded vehicles, drink-driving and tachograph offences, offences involving cars, horse-boxes, trailers, articulated or HGV’s

Equine Law

The steps you need to take when you acquire or own a horse, the custody of a horse (for example, is it on loan or on trial, when it should be vetted, liability for expenses and other terms which should be committed to writing), the terms of purchase at auction (including soundness and the rights of examination)

Housing and Regeneration

Our property team has worked in the housing and regeneration sector for over 20 years, acting for registered providers of social housing, housing action trusts, local authorities and also for national housing developers.