Sills & Betteridge were given a fantastic opportunity by the Waterside Shopping Centre in Lincoln to have a table out offering advice and special discounts. This took place on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th September 2012 and we would like to thank everyone that came by for a chat or a free balloon!
Also a big thank you to Jo, Ellie and Grace, who manned the table and, who were without chairs on both days!
A LINCOLN legal firm has gained a mark of quality from the Law Society for residential property work.
Sills & Betteridge joined only a few Firms of solicitors in the county as members the Conveyancing Quality Scheme after rigorous assessment by the Society.
The scheme was launched by the Society last year to reinforce consistency of standards throughout the conveyancing process, reduce the risk of fraud, and give consumers peace of mind when it comes to home buying and selling.
Many banks and building societies only allow law firms with the CQS scheme to undertake conveyancing and act for the lenders.
To secure membership to the CQS firms must adhere to a strict set of good practice standards and procedures and key staff must be vetted and trained.
Firms must renew their membership each year.
Recently Santander changed the terms of its residential conveyancing panel to require all existing members to gain the CQS accreditation. In August HSBC allowed, for the first time, all firms with CQS to act on its behalf.
“Buying a house or property is a huge undertaking for families or businesses and in most cases will be the biggest and most important transaction of their lives,” said Ian Baker, partner and head of the residential property department at Sills & Betteridge.
“Consumers, mortgage lenders and others involved in the process need to be sure they are dealing with a firm that can be trusted to maintain the highest standards of integrity and carry out the transaction in a professional and efficient way.
“The process to secure membership is rigorous and challenging but we feel it is important because It establishes a level of credibility with those stakeholders.”
The CQS membership is based upon:
• the integrity of the Senior Responsible Officer and other key conveyancing staff
• the firm's adherence to good practice management standards
• adherence to prudent and efficient conveyancing procedures through the scheme protocol
This scheme creates a trusted community which will deter fraud - year on year we will drive up standards.
This September, we have had 2 new legal clinics become available in Gainsborough.
Kirton in Lindsey
Pop along to see Gareth Day for advice on all legal matters. Every Tuesday from 1pm to 4pm at:
Town Hall, Market Place, Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire DN21 4LZ.
Gainsborough Nursery School
Come visit Laura Taylor for advice on all legal matters.
Available on the first Thursday of every month from 11am - 1pm at:
Gainsborough Nursery School
North Marsh Road
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
DN21 2RR
Sills & Betteridge are sponsoring the Spilsy Town Football Club helping to provide them with training tops for their 1st and 2nd teams. We'd like to wish them well in any upcoming matches!
Sills are continuing their sponsorship of the Woodhall Spa Cricket Club for the 2013 season. Good luck to everyone next year!
Sills & Betteridge are helping to sponsor the Skegness RNLI Lifeboat Ball. They hope to raise £10,000 this year so we wish them all the best.
Lastly, we are happy to sponsor the Skegness United Golf Day on Monday 24th September 2012 at Seacroft. Good luck to all taking part!
