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Teams from the junior section of the Weekley & Warkton Cricket Club recently attended their annual presentation evening which was held at the clubs main ground at Boughton Park in Weekley, Northamptonshire at the end of the 2019 season. Sponsored by Lamb & Holmes, the thriving youth...

We all have different interests and ambitions in life, but it's not always possible to pursue these as fully as we'd like if we have other financial priorities. That's why more and more people who've owned their homes for a number of years are choosing equity release. Equity...

Lamb & Holmes Solicitors and chartered accountants Moore Stephens in Corby have recently combined their cookery expertise in order to raise money for a local charity. Staff from both companies put their baking skills into practice and donated homemade cakes and treats selling to staff, clients...

Year six pupils from St Brendan’s Primary School in Corby have been thinking about future career options recently after the primary school invited local businesses to visit the school in order to talk to the students about their companies and what they do. Lamb & Holmes Solicitors was one...

We have received some lovely feedback from several clients recently, who have praised the professionalism and service of our staff within the conveyancing departments at both the Kettering and Corby offices. Some of the comments are highlighted below: “Communication and timelines were...

Exciting changes have taken place in the Private Client department at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors, with two new appointments at the local firms Kettering and Corby offices. Staff are pleased to welcome Richard Dundee and Carol Marshall to the team. Due to the nature of the Private Client...

It was great to be part of the Northamptonshire Business Expo on Thursday 16th May, meeting many new and some familiar faces at this brilliant event. With many of the counties leading business people in attendance, this lively event is regarded as one of the best local exhibitions in the...

Lamb & Holmes Solicitors are one of the main sponsors of the Rockingham International Horse Trials, which are due to take place from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th May 2019. This exciting event is located within the 145 acres of spectacular parkland within the stunning grounds of Rockingham...

Lamb & Holmes Solicitors will be exhibiting at the Northamptonshire Business Expo which is taking place on Thursday 16th May 2019 at the Holiday Inn, Geddington Road, Corby NN18 8ET from 10.00am to 3.00pm. The Northamptonshire Business Expo is a business to business networking exhibition and...

In October 2015, the Deregulation Act 2015 came into force. This Act introduced new regulations that Landlords must comply with. These new regulations only applied to tenancies that began after 2015. In October 2018, the regulations changed and the new rules now apply to all tenancies,...

If you own your own home, you may wish to consider Equity Release as a way of releasing some cash (equity) from the value of your property, while you continue to live there. Equity Release is an important decision and we advise that you consider this carefully and obtain specialist advice from an...

Michael Reed, a Senior Partner and Solicitor at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors in Kettering has retired after over fifty years’ service, having joined the locally based firm back in 1965. During his career Michael has provided an enormous contribution to the local community, through not only...

Lamb & Holmes will be exhibiting at the Corby over 50’s Lifestyle Event and Seniors Fair which is due to take place on Friday 12th April 2019 from 10.00am to 2.00pm at The Core, George Street, Corby NN17 1QG. This event is free to attend with local companies offering information on...

Staff at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors are looking forward to the arrival of not one, but three new babies over the next couple of months! Three staff members who are all based at the Lamb & Holmes Corby office are expecting their first babies in March, May and June respectively. As a...

Local Authority Searches are an essential part of any residential conveyancing purchase. Vital information can be revealed on the searches which can be extremely useful to people who are looking to move home. So what is a Local Authority Search? A Local Authority Search is made up of two parts....

Wonderful to see Lamb & Holmes featured in the Focus on Corby section of this month’s copy of Business Times. To read the full article please click on the following link: https://www.business-times.co.uk/articles/focus-on-corby/modern-firm-founded-on-long-tradition

Parents typically want to be sure that in the possible (though unlikely) event of their both dying before their children reach 18, people they approve of will take care of the children. Appointing guardians to do this gives the parents peace of mind. Normally appointments are straightforward but...

Mr Edward Lamb, a Senior Partner at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors has reached an incredible milestone in his remarkable career, having recently accomplished fifty years after starting his work in the legal profession back in January 1969.   Founded in 1813 by Mr Henry Lamb, Lamb &...

Lamb & Holmes Solicitors recently attended the KSA Careers Fair which was held at the Kettering Science Academy on Deeble Road in Kettering. The event was accessible to all students and was attended by around 20 other companies ranging from solicitors, the armed forces, the emergency services,...

Buying or selling a business can be a disheartening prospect and if you are in the position of having no previous experience of this, it can be an extremely daunting time. There are two main ways in which a business can be sold: An asset sale, in which all (or only some) of the assets and...

The Partners at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors are always keen to support local sports teams and community groups within the Corby and Kettering areas and have just become one of the latest sponsors at Weldon United FC. Weldon United FC plays in the Northants Combination League and has three adult...

Spring is traditionally the best time to put your home on the market, as this is a popular time to sell and it is a lovely idea to think that you could be moved into a new home by the time the summer months arrive.  Starting to prepare now for a move in 2019 will certainly help, in order to...

At the recent Northamptonshire Business Expo which took place on Thursday 22nd November, staff from Lamb & Holmes ran a competition offering the chance of winning a luxury M&S Christmas Hamper to all of those people who visited the Lamb & Holmes stand. The competition was indeed not...

Lamb & Holmes Solicitors are looking forward to exhibiting at the Northamptonshire Business Expo which is taking place on Thursday 22nd November at the Holiday Inn, Geddington Road, Corby NN18 8ET from 10.00am to 3.00pm. With many of the counties leading business people in attendance, this...

Mediation really is a viable and effective way to resolve a dispute quickly. Lamb & Holmes recently acted for a developer client facing a multi-million-pound claim brought by an ex-business partner under a Profit Share Agreement. Lamb & Holmes received an extensive Letter of Claim;...

As a parent, you can make the process of separation easier on your children. Leading up to and throughout the process of a divorce, the conflict between the two most important people in your children’s lives is damaging. Resolution, an organisation of 6,500 lawyers and other professionals...

The government are preparing for a consultation on “no-fault divorces”, as a way to streamline the long and confrontational procedures couples face when they are separating. A public debate will be launched on proposals to modernise legislation which has remained the same for the past...

Staff from Lamb & Holmes Solicitors supported the annual Jeans for Genes day on Friday 21st September by wearing their denim to the office in a bid to do something amazing for the half a million children in the UK affected by a life-altering genetic disorder. 1 in 25 children in the UK are...

Staff from the Kettering and Corby offices at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors got together recently to enjoy a staff social event at the Weekley & Warkton Cricket Club. Mr Edward Lamb, one of the firms Senior Partners came up with the idea of an event, inviting all staff to enjoy an afternoon...

As the main sponsor of the Weekley & Warkton Cricket Club’s junior section, staff from Lamb & Holmes Solicitors were delighted to attend the annual presentation event at the clubs main ground at Boughton Park in Weekley, Northamptonshire at the end of the 2018 season. The coaches,...

Universal Wealth Preservation, which deals with Wills, Trusts and asset protection, has been in the news lately, in particular BBC’s Money Box programme on Radio 4.  Lamb & Holmes Solicitors is acting for a number of people in relation to Universal Wealth Preservation. If you have...

Staff at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors have been putting their baking skills into practice in a bid to raise money for a local charity. The Bake Sale was held at the Lamb & Holmes Corby office at the end of July, where all staff donated homemade cakes and treats, selling to staff, clients and...

New figures published by Age UK have revealed that the number of older people living in England and Wales without social care support has hit a record high. Approximately 1.4 million people aged 65 or above, who require social care support when considering basic requirements such as getting...

John Scott a Solicitor from Duston, Northamptonshire has recently been promoted to a Partner at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors, working as a valued member of the team at the local Kettering and Corby based firm. Having joined the company initially back in 2007, John worked as a Paralegal for a...

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to reduce spending on support for farmers for the financial year 2019 to finance the crisis reserve. Direct payments are funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF). The financial discipline proposal is made each year and reduces...

As the youth sponsor of the Weekley & Warkton Cricket Club, staff from Lamb & Holmes Solicitors recently took part in a Rounders event at the ground. The Cricket Club’s event organisers invited several of their sponsors to the friendly tournament, as a thank you for supporting the...

Two members of staff from Corby and Kettering based Lamb & Holmes Solicitors went back to school recently, after accepting an invitation to St Brendan’s Primary School in Corby to discuss their careers with the Year 6 pupils. St Brendan’s Primary School are trying to inspire and...

In order to obtain a Divorce or Dissolution, a legal process needs to be followed. This blog outlines the process and the key stages you need to be aware of. To get a Divorce in England and Wales you need to prove that you have been married for more than one year. Reasons for wishing to...

Evicting a residential tenant from a property is becoming more difficult as the prerequisites for serving a section 21 notice become more complex. To ensure the ending of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy runs smoothly, it is vital that a landlord complies with all of their legal obligations at the...

Lamb & Holmes Solicitors are one of the main sponsors of the Rockingham International Horse Trials, an exciting event which takes place from Friday 18th May until Sunday 20th May 2018 on Rockingham’s great park with beautiful views over the Welland Valley.   Having sponsored the...

Remi McNeill from Corby, Northamptonshire has recently completed her training contract with Lamb & Holmes and is now a qualified Solicitor, working as a valued member of the Private Client Department at the local firm.    Since joining the firm as a paralegal in January...

Lamb & Holmes are always looking to support local teams and charities in the Kettering and Corby area and for the 2018/2019 season, have just become one of the latest sponsors of the Kettering Rugby Football Club. Founded in 1871, Kettering RFC has been at the very heart of Rugby Union in...

Divorce or dissolving a Civil Partnership can be an emotional and worrying time. Here at Lamb & Holmes we fully understand the difficulties and feelings that our clients have to face when making the arduous decision to end a relationship.   Our friendly family law department, can...

The Travers Foundation have got the ball rolling for 2018 thanks to a generous donation from Lamb & Holmes Solicitors. The volunteer run charity that helps local 13 to 30 year olds improve their skills in sports and the creative and performing arts will use the donation from Lamb &...

Debt recovery can be challenging and time consuming when you are not familiar with the processes involved. There are different pre-action protocols which must be adhered to prior to issuing any claim.  Furthermore, the Court process for higher value claims can be extremely complex. In...

Six out of ten couples who live together believe that they have the same protection as married couples should their relationship break down. Unfortunately this is not the case and as more and more unmarried couples live together today, many are shocked that they do not have the same rights as...

Individual Taxation / Personal Tax Changes for April 2018… Ahead of the Autumn Budget there will be some important changes to individual taxation which will take effect from the 6th April 2018. Those changes, which are expected to take place are listed below: A change to mortgage...

The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Regulations) came into force on the 6th April 2017. Consequently, there is now a requirement for affected employers to publish six separate pieces of information annually. This will include the overall gender pay gap, highlighting if any, differences...

Here at Lamb & Holmes Solicitors we understand that for most people, buying or selling a home could be considered to be one of the most stressful life experiences. There is so much to organise and consider in order to ensure the process runs as smoothly as possible.  Our team of...

International finance transactions and company and personal documents for use abroad often require the documentation to be notarised or notarised and legalised. Here are some examples of documents which would require notarisation: Authenticating and certifying signatures and documents for use...

With spring almost upon us and the aspiration to prepare for the fresh new season ahead, thoughts turn to those longed for warmer days with the current changes to the landscape, gardens and outdoor spaces. Having spent a great deal of time indoors over the past few months - the need to make...

Divorce is difficult, but during the cold months of winter dealing with a divorce may have a huge impact on one’s health and wellbeing. Having read the recent articles in the press regarding a very well-known celebrity and his separation from his wife, it is sad to see the impact upon...