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Well Done to Team PT for taking part in this year's Keswick to Barrow, 40 mile walk for charity.  Every member of Team PT achieved a personal best.  First home for the team was Matthew Beecham at a time...

On August 4th, Poole Townsend’s Barrow based Sales Negotiator, Danielle Pattinson will take to the skies for her first charity skydive.  Danielle comments: “This year I have already completed the 40 mile Keswick to Barrow walk...

Q I have found out that my uncle left a Will and that my brother and I are executors. What do we do now? My brother lives away and doesn’t want to get involved in the estate. A:   You and your brother can deal with the estate together,...

Poole Townsend are proud to sponsor, Kidsfest 2012 .  Kidsfest 2012 is a charity event taking place at Crofters, Holbeck Park Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness on Monday 4th June from 2.00 pm.  A number of live tribute bands will...

Team PT, hope to raise over £500 for local charities at this year's 46th annual Keswick to Barrow, 40 mile walk.   Ten members of local solicitors, estate agents and financial advisors, Poole Townsend are preparing to...

The Director and staff at GWH Ltd would like to thank Lindsey Bayles for her prompt attention and judgement on the details of our request and the outcome.  We have used Peter's team on several areas of legal work and find...

Q. My uncle died recently. I have been asked to deal with his estate. Is it difficult to do? A.   Dealing with someone’s affairs when they die can be complicated, confusing and take months to complete. Some estates are easier to deal with...

Spring is traditionally the best time to market your home.  Selling a property does remain a challenging proposition but fortunately there are some things you can do to maximise your chances of finding a buyer quickly.  Susan Pyne, Head of...

We are still waiting for the Department of Health Review.  It was due to be published at the end of March 2012.  We are hoping this review will tell us whether or not PIP implants are less safe than other implants and...

Sue Pyne, Residential and Commercial Conveyancing specialist and Partner, Poole Townsend, comments on the Ministry of Justice’s response to the recent consultation proposals to criminalise squatting.  The Government is proposing to make...

Q: My widowed aunt went into a care home last year.  Her daughter told me yesterday that she now has to sell her mum’s home to pay for her care fees.  Surely this can’t be right?  My aunt and her husband worked all their lives...

Asbestos victims’ claims delayed – maybe there is now some light The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling which could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos. The court placed insurance...

The current position is that we are still waiting for the Department of Health Review which was due to be published at the end of March 2012.  Among other things this should advise whether or not PIP implants are less safe than other implants and...

We are still waiting for the Department of Health Review which was due to be published at the end of March 2012.  Among other things this should advise whether or not PIP implants are less safe than other implants and whether or not it is recommended...

Poole Townsend’s conveyancing is quality, and that’s official as they have been accepted for membership of the Law Society’s new quality standard, the Conveyancing Quality Scheme. The Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation is only...

  Local Property Developer, Roger Hughes adds a modern twist to a classic Ulverston town house with his refurbishment project – Park Drive, Brogden Street. Park Drive, Brogden Street, Ulverston, may look like a typical South Lakeland...

Q: There has been a lot in the papers recently about changing the way cost of care is paid for.  How will this affect me? A: At present, it is only a report that has been published.  There have been 4 commissions who have made reports over the...

Budget comment from the IFAs at Poole Townsend…..   So we’ve had another budget and the news and the papers will be full of what has happened and how much we are either going to be better off or, more likely, worse off! As usual the...

Looking for a stylish, modern 3 bed property on the edge of the Lake District!  Join us this weekend to view a superbly refurbished 3 bed town house in the heart of the popular market town, Ulverston, Cumbria.   Poole Townsend are delighted...

WHIPLASH Just what will the Insurance Companies and the Government decide ! The Prime Minister recently met with motor insurers to discuss whether it would be possible to reduce the number of whiplash claims and in particular to consider whether there...

Following the recent rate increase from Santander and the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender, will from 1 st May raise its standard variable rate (SVR) rate from 3.50 per cent to 3.99.  This increase will add...

As published in the North West Evening Mail, 5 March 2012  Solicitors have slammed a bank’s decision to prevent mortgage lenders from using their chosen law firm. HSBC mortgage customers will no longer be able to use a Cumbrian law firm for...

The Legal Services Consumer Panel recently published a report about Will writing – and the results were not good.  The Panel was so horrified by its findings that it issued a statement insisting that Will writing services must be properly...

Are you currently on a Halifax Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgage and not happy with the recently announced rate increase? If so, contact Caroline McDowall on  (01229) 811811 or Lyn Liness on (01539) 734455 and let them search...

The best recommendation of all is a recommendation from a friend.  That’s why, if you recommend a friend or family member to use the services of Poole Townsend, the area’s largest firm of Solicitors, Estate Agents and Independent Financial...