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Solicitors in Sittingbourne
At Martin Tolhurst, we provide high quality advice in plain, understandable English to individuals and businesses in Sittingbourne and across Kent.
Our purpose is to use our extensive legal knowledge to solve your issues swiftly and cost-effectively. We know it is vital to get to know your solicitor before committing, so we offer new clients 15 minutes of free initial advice as well as fixed fee 45 minute initial consultation to advise you of your options. 100% confidential and no strings attached.
Get in touch today to set up your first meeting with one of our legal specialists.
Please note that there are new parking restrictions in place at our Sittingbourne office. If you are visiting the office please park in the reserved client parking space in front of the door. There is a console in the reception area to input your vehicle registration, allowing access to the car park for the rest of the day. We will not be able to offer assistance with any fines received as these are administered by an external company employed by the landlord for the site. We have no control or influence over this company.
Opening hours
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Our Services
We offer a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses across Sittingbourne, Kent, including:
Wills & Probate
Whether you are thinking about making plans for the future or you have lost a loved one and need to sort out their estate, our Wills and Probate solicitors in Sittingbourne can provide sensitive, realistic advice about how to proceed. Our expertise includes:
- Will drafting
- Probate and estate administration
- Powers of Attorney
- Trusts
- Estate planning for Inheritance Tax
- Will disputes
Commercial Property
Our commercial property team have diverse expertise across all types of business transaction. At our first consultation, we will carefully align our approach to deliver a result consistent with your commercial strategy. Our expertise includes:
- Agriculture and rural property
- Buying and selling business premises
- Buying land for development
- Investment and buy to let properties
- Leasing business premises
- Raising finance
Conveyancing
We have the largest residential conveyancing team in the South East and we have won a number of awards for our specialist service. Whether you are buying or selling, transferring equity, or remortgaging, you can trust us to deliver you results as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. Our expertise includes:
- Buying as freehold property
- Buying a leasehold property
- Declarations of trust and advice on joint ownership
- Purchasing a new build property
- Remortgage
- Selling a freehold property
- Selling a leasehold property
- Shared ownership
For an instant idea of how much your transaction could cost, feel free to use our conveyancing quote tool.
Family Law
Our friendly and approachable family law solicitors can provide advice and professional support across all matters involving families and relationship breakdown. Our solicitors are members of Resolution and/or the Family Law Advanced Law Society Accreditation; we are particularly dedicated to helping families resolve their issues cooperatively, avoiding the stress of court wherever possible. Our expertise includes:
- Children issues
- Divorce
- Financial issues following the breakdown of marriage
- Prenuptial agreements
- Separation
- Cohabitation agreements
- Mediation
Business Law
Our commercial law team have vast experience helping businesses navigate complex and high value transactions. From setting up your business to managing compliance and regulatory matters, our clients return to us time and time again for the high quality of advice and commercial sensitivity of our lawyers. Our expertise includes:
- Buying or selling a business
- Franchise law
- General business advice
- Partnership and shareholder agreements
Lease Extensions
When you purchase a leasehold property, you actually purchase the right to live in the property for the length of the lease (which usually falls between 99 and 999 years). Typically, after 2 years, you will obtain the right to extend your lease or buy the freehold (if possible). Our specialist lease extension solicitors can guide you through the process and handle negotiations and arrangements with the freeholder on your behalf. Our expertise includes:
Disputes
If you are facing a personal or commercial dispute, our dispute resolution solicitors are on hand to help you resolve it as amicably, efficiently, and cost-effectively as possible. With our assistance, it is unlikely you will need to go to court; we have a strong track record of negotiating out of court settlements which suit your interests and help you avoid the stress and high cost of litigation. Our expertise includes:
Employment Law
We provide advice to both employers and employees in relation to their legal rights and responsibilities in the workplace. Dealing with employment law issues can be incredibly stressful, but with our specialist advice we can help you resolve the matter as amicably as possible. Our expertise includes:
- Employment Tribunal claims (including unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, discrimination, unpaid wages, and TUPE claims)
- Settlement agreements
- Employment contracts and staff handbooks
- Regulatory and compliance
- Defending employment claims
- Maternity and paternity issues