Bird & Co Solicitors

Bird & Co Solicitors Local Solicitors Firm in the East Midlands Bird & Co is a specialist law firm with offices based in Grantham, Newark and Lincoln.

Our clients value our knowledge and highly skilled team and have trusted our services for over 30 years. We provide a range of legal services for both individual clients and business organisations - all delivered with dedicated client care and to the high standards which you would expect from a specialist law firm with a local and national reputation for our work. You can call or email us, or use

the online instruction form to get in touch. The Grantham and Newark offices are open weekdays Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, whilst the Lincoln office on Lincoln High Street is open 9am to 5pm on weekdays - why not drop in after your shopping to get your conveyancing sorted out. In addition, with their on line services linked via www.a1-roadtrafficlawyers.com and www.conspiracysolicitors.com and www.conspiracysolicitor.com you can be sure of quality representation throughout England and Wales

From this week, the way release points are calculated for standard determinate sentences changes under the Sentencing Ac...
04/09/2026

From this week, the way release points are calculated for standard determinate sentences changes under the Sentencing Act 2026.

The coverage has been broad and a lot of it has been confusing. It is not a general amnesty. Sentence lengths themselves are unchanged. For anyone already in custody the change arrives in stages, phased by sentence length across a series of dates running into 2027, rather than all at once.

If you are facing a charge, waiting for a sentencing hearing, or trying to work out what any of this means for a family member, our criminal defence team can explain where things actually stand.

We act for clients at police stations and courts across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire from our Grantham, Lincoln and Newark offices, and the firm holds Law Society Criminal Litigation accreditation.

Advice tends to be most useful well before a hearing rather than on the morning of it. You can read more about how our criminal defence team works with clients here: https://bit.ly/4yaMVat

You do not need to be in the country to buy property in England or Wales.Our international property team acts for overse...
03/09/2026

You do not need to be in the country to buy property in England or Wales.

Our international property team acts for overseas buyers and British expats buying, selling and leasing property here. Documents can be handled by email, advice and signing can be dealt with by video call, and your signature can be witnessed remotely once you have had the chance to ask everything you need to.

We work around your time zone rather than ours. If you need an interpreter, we will arrange one at no additional cost.

We are also independent of property developers and their solicitors, which matters when a developer suggests who should act for you. Our job is to protect your interests, and to tell you plainly where there is something to be careful about.

If you are buying from overseas, you can read how our international property team works with clients here: https://bit.ly/4qOtdz5

On 2 September the Sentencing Act 2026 changes when people serving standard determinate sentences become eligible for re...
02/09/2026

On 2 September the Sentencing Act 2026 changes when people serving standard determinate sentences become eligible for release. What is less widely understood is that for anyone already in custody, the change does not arrive on a single date. It is phased in by sentence length, month by month, into 2027.

We've set out what changes look like, what is phased, and the four things that have not changed at all, including why this is not the general amnesty some of the coverage suggests.

Read the article: https://bit.ly/4qQs1Ll

Ending a marriage is rarely one decision. It is a run of them, usually taken at the worst possible time.Our family team ...
27/08/2026

Ending a marriage is rarely one decision. It is a run of them, usually taken at the worst possible time.

Our family team in Grantham, Lincoln and Newark works with clients across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the rest of England and Wales on the practical side of separating: the divorce itself, the financial arrangements covering property, pensions and other assets, and arrangements for children.

Many separations are resolved without court proceedings. We are not tied to a single mediation service, so where mediation is the right route we can point you towards the mediator who suits your situation rather than the one on a panel. Where agreement cannot be reached, we can advise on what comes next.

Some services are available on a fixed fee, and we will set out the likely cost before you commit to anything.

Our divorce services: https://bit.ly/4qsdoxF

Twelve years in the same conveyancing team tells you something.Hannah Gilchrist is a Licensed Conveyancer in our Newark ...
25/08/2026

Twelve years in the same conveyancing team tells you something.

Hannah Gilchrist is a Licensed Conveyancer in our Newark office and has been an invaluable part of the Bird and Co conveyancing team since 2014. Her work covers residential sales and purchases, freehold and leasehold, alongside transfers of equity and remortgages.

A good part of her caseload is new build purchases, including shared ownership. New builds run to the developer's timetable rather than yours, with reservation deadlines and notice to complete periods that leave little room for delay.

Knowing how those deadlines actually behave, rather than how they look on paper, is the difference between a smooth completion and a scramble.

If you are buying a new build in Nottinghamshire or Lincolnshire, you can read more about Hannah and the work she handles here: https://bit.ly/4vUAvCb

Some clients come to us for one transaction. Others come back with a run of them.A new five-star review has arrived for ...
20/08/2026

Some clients come to us for one transaction. Others come back with a run of them.

A new five-star review has arrived for Grace Turner and her team in our Newark office, from a client they have acted for across several conveyancing matters. The client highlighted how the team handled tricky situations and last-minute deadlines, staying thorough and proactive while keeping them informed at every stage.

Grace is a Solicitor in our Newark conveyancing team, acting on residential and commercial property transactions including new builds, leases and refinancing. Congratulations, Grace - here's to more of the same!

You can read more about Grace and the work she handles on her profile: https://bit.ly/4qeHTHb

Close to 3.8 million people aged 20 to 34 now live with their parents. That is the highest number since this data series...
18/08/2026

Close to 3.8 million people aged 20 to 34 now live with their parents. That is the highest number since this data series began in 1996, and at 29% it is the highest share on record too.

Our research team analysed three decades of official data to understand what has shifted, then set the cost of a deposit against the cost of renting in every local authority in England and Wales.

Across most of the country, a 10% deposit works out at roughly two years of rent. In some areas it stretches a good deal further than that.

The full findings, including where the gap is widest: https://bit.ly/4f91nJI

Congratulations from the Partners to Hannah Gilchrist who has now qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer.Hannah has been wi...
14/08/2026

Congratulations from the Partners to Hannah Gilchrist who has now qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer.

Hannah has been with us since 2014 when she joined the conveyancing support team. Hannah has worked really hard over a number of years and should be really proud of her achievement.

Partners Chris and Estelle wish to say a massive thank you to fellow partner Rebecca Tasker for her 20 years of loyal se...
14/08/2026

Partners Chris and Estelle wish to say a massive thank you to fellow partner Rebecca Tasker for her 20 years of loyal service. Rebecca joined us in 2006 and has progressed over time to Deputy Head of Department and then Partner. Rebecca is known for her high standards of client care and service, regularly receiving 5-star reviews from satisfied customers. Rebecca shares her extensive experience and knowledge with the property team through delivering regular training sessions and mentoring junior lawyers on their career journeys. Rebecca definitely deserves some time off and Chris and Estelle hope she can enjoy a day at Eden Hall relaxing and recharging.

Could a stamp duty break for older movers free up 870,000 homes?That's the suggestion in a new report from the Radix Big...
13/08/2026

Could a stamp duty break for older movers free up 870,000 homes?

That's the suggestion in a new report from the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission, which recommends extending a relief similar to the one first-time buyers already receive to people moving home in later life.

The report also makes a point worth remembering: rightsizing isn't the same as downsizing. Four in five older people already live in homes with three or fewer bedrooms. What usually makes a home hard to manage is layout, maintenance and accessibility, not the number of bedrooms.

We've looked at what the proposal could mean in practice, and why nobody should count on it just yet: https://bit.ly/4wogFzx

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Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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