Experience the BIGGER picture at The Waterfront, Barrow-in-Furness
A new 24 page international brochure aimed at outlining the opportunities for investment in Barrow-in-Furness and to attract international companies to Britains Energy Coast has this week beenunveiled by Furness Enterprise, the lead marketing body for all regeneration activity in the area. The multi million pound, The Waterfront, Barrow-in-Furness schems is one of the largest regeneration projects in the North West of England.
June 2010
Ian N Gunby & Co Solicitors, part of the Poole Townsend Group sponsor local Cricket Club in Milnthorpe, Cumbria
In line with their strategy to sponsor local community groups, Ian N Gunby & Co Solicitors, part of the Poole Townsen Group, this month sponsor Milnthorpe Cricket Club.
Established in 163, Milnthorpe Cricket Club play in the Heysham Port Westmorland League at their Park Road site. Chairperson, Kevin James, comments: "We have always had a great working relationship with Ian N Gunby & Co and we are delighted they are continuing their sponsorship of the club".
Sara Horne, Poole Townsend, adds: "We are always happy to support local community groups and the Criket Club is at the heart of the village of Milnthorpe".
May 2010
New Domestic Energy Assessor at Poole Townsend
Poole Townsend's Craig Turner has just qualified this week to become the firm's third in-house Domestic Energy Assessor. Craig is now qualified to undertake Energy Performance Certificates and Reports on behalf of clients.
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May 2010
It’s all about Teamwork
… the key message at the
Poole Townsend 2010 Annual Conference
Poole Townsend, the region’s largest independent solicitor, estate/letting agent and Independent Financial Adviser held their Annual Conference last week (Friday 14th May 2010), at the community sports field in Haverthwaite and the message was a resounding positive one for the future.
The key message at the 2010 annual conference was ‘It’s all about Teamwork. Support each other, look after our clients, and have fun’. Peter Yates, Partner, opened the conference with a heart felt speech reminiscing about the firm’s 100 year pedigree in the legal profession, coupled with its 18 years experience in estate agency and 17 in financial services.
With a solid local foundation, Poole Townsend today employs nearly 100 staff at six offices throughout Furness and the South Lakes, of which close to 90 attended the annual conference. And to ensure that everyone kept smiling, Ulverston based, Corporate Adrenalin organised a number of team building activities throughout the conference to get everyone working together whilst having a lot of fun.
Peter commented: “The last two years have been challenging. However, as a firm we have always looked ahead to the future. Even when the country was going through one it its worst recessions, we looked ahead and purchased a legal practice in Milnthorpe to help us expand our services further. We have never been a firm to stand back and wait for things to happen.
“We have always been forward thinking and were one of the first solicitors in the country in 1992 to branch out into estate agency. A year later Martin Oates, a partner with the firm, set up the Financial Services division which is today headed by Derek Pearce and is one of the largest Solicitor Independent Financial Adviser practices in the North West.
“To ensure we came through the recession we had to tighten up our financial procedures and policies. But in doing so this has put us in a very good position to take the business forward into our new financial year.
“The firm has progressed and with the support and help of our dedicated, loyal staff we will continue to progress for hopefully the next 100 years. Our balance sheet is very healthy and we are going from strength to strength. 2010 will see us continually looking at new ways in which we can invest in the company.
“Our goal for 2010 is to continue investing in our people and our local community. As a local firm, we recognise that our local community is where our clients are. Already this year we have invested in a number of initiatives throughout the area and we shall continue to do so. Being a local firm, gives us the advantage of being able to fully understand our clients needs better than anyone else”.
Peter concluded: “It’s all about working as a team, offering the highest standards of service to our clients and drawing on individual strengths to go that extra mile. This will enable us to continue being successful as a firm. We offer leadership as the owners and managers of the firm, but it’s all down to you as the magic ingredient, to make sure we deliver the best advice and service to our clients”.
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April 2010
Spring is here ... according to Poole Townsend Estate Agency team in Barrow
Whilst some may be looking for signs of Spring in their gardens, the Estate Agency team at the Barrow branch of Poole Townsend can certainly see signs of a blooming housing market.
The shoots of recovery in the housing market can certainly be seen by the Estate Agency team at Poole Townsend. February was an extremely busy month for Senior Valuer, Claire Robins with a record number of new properties coming to the market In turn, these have been successfully turned into record leves of sales so far this month.
And the boom in the housing market isn't just taking place in Barrow, indeed all five other branches throughout Furness and the South Lakes are showing signs of record levels of sales to date for the months of March and April.
March 2010
New Head of Property at Poole Townsend, Angela Cornthwaite
The area's largest independent estate agent, Poole Townsend, has this month promoted Angela Cornthwaite to Head of Property.
Angela comments: "I am delighted to have been promoted to Head of Property and am looking forward to my new role. Poole Townsend is a forward thinking agency. We continually look at innovative ways in which we can improve our service to our customers. Our in-house bespoke software enables us to match customers to houses, quickly and efficiently. Through the use of our own website and other national online sites we have a high click through rate, meaning our properties are viewed by a large number of people and this in turn enables us to sell properties quickly".
Poole Townsend raise £869 for North West Air Ambulance & Leukaemia Research
Emma Johnson, ICT Manager and Trystan Roberts, Partner, present a cheque to the North West Air Ambulance. The money was raised through their participation in the 2009 Great North Run.
Take a New Look at Poole Townsend
http://www.pooletownsend.co.uk/
Poole Townsend, the area's largest independent solicitor, estate agent and financial Adviser today (Thursday 18th March 2010) launch their new look website, which has been redesigned to enable much easier navigation and includes new additions, such as a direct email contact, call back option, client login and an option to be kept up to date 24 hours a day on all conveyancing matters.
Emma Johnson, ICT Manager, Poole Townsend comments: "Our dedicated website was introduced six years ago and we regularly attract over 1/2 million visitors to it per month".
Poole Townsend is now only a click away. Take a new look at Poole Townsend, visit http://www.pooletownsend.co.uk/
The Waterfront, Barrow-in-Furness - The Gateway for Business in the North West
Barrow-in-Furness now has a new gateway, the £10m investment has opened up the Harding Rise access road, leading into the World Class Waterfront Business Park, which is one of the best new sites being opened up on Europe's Atlantic Coast using European and UK Governmentfunding. The new development is already attracting much interest from developers, expanding businesses and energy companies looking to take advantage of 'Britain's Energy Coast'.
Kim Smith spokeswoman for The Waterfront marketing team added: "Danish energy giant, Dong is now using a new 18 acre service base for construction of 450 MW offshore wind farms, off Britain's Energy Coast".
February 2010
Angela Cornthwaite promoted to Head of Property at Poole Townsend
Hard work does pay off! Just ask Angela Cornthwaite, the new Head of Property at Poole Townsend, the area's largest independent estate agent. After 12 years with Poole Townsend, Angela has been promoted to Head of Property and is responsible for overseeing all activity at their five branches throughout Furness and the South Lakes.
January 2010
Lyn can help you realise your dreams
Lyn Liness has become the third mortgage adviser at Poole Townsend to successfully pass her Certificate in Regulated Equity Release and is now qualified to advise clients throughout the South Lakes area on lifetime mortgages and home reversions plans. In simple terms, Lyn can now help you realise your dreams and turn the equity in your home into cash.
With a career in financial services spanning 18 years, and her newly acquired qualification, Lyn is well placed to search the market independently for the best product should clients wish to release some of the equity in their property, via a specialised Equity Release mortgage. All initial consultations for this specialised market are FREE.
December 2009
Poole Townsend fly the flag for QualitySolicitors.com
Furness and the South Lakes largest independent solicitor, Poole Townsend has been awarded membership of the exclusive nationwide organisation QualitySolicitors.com.
QualitySolicitors.com is the UK's first national organisation to combat so-called 'Tesco Law' promoting the use of registered solicitor practices over the new trend for legal advice to be provided by supermarkets and banks.
QualitySolicitors.com has selected only 100 top solicitors nationwide to form the membership and has chosen Poole Townsend to represen them exclusively in Furness and the South Lakes.
November 2009
Barrow-in-Furness - The Gateway for Business in the North West
Barrow-in-Furness is preparing to enter a new decade down a new road, leading to a visionary World Class Waterfront and Business Park, which is attracting much interest from developers and energy companies.
Three international wind energy developers will start 2010 by developing operations on the wider Waterfront, to be complimented with investment by hightech companies, Gyrodate, Expro and Tritech.
October 2009
Everyone is Happy with Conveyancing
Following on from the recent survey of public attitudes towards conveyancing services, conducted on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which showed that clients were very happy with the services offered by Conveyancing Solicitors, a new MORI survey out this month, suggests that the majority of homeowners are satisfied with the delivery of their Home Information Packs (HIPs).
September 2009
Jeans for Genes Day - Poole Townsend
Staff at local solicitors, forsake their usual smart dress rules today (Friday 2nd October 2009) to help raise money towards children affected by genetic disorders.
Buy your New Home before the End of December 2009 and save money
If you buy your new home before the End of December 2009, you might save on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). New SDLT thresholds introduced in September 2009 meant that if you bought residential property and the purchase price was £175,000 or less, you didn't pay any duty.
Local Housing Market up by 50%
According to the South Lakes largest independent estate agent, Poole Townsend, it's down to realistic pricing and continuing low interest rates.
Poole Townsend offer Free Wills in aid of local charity
Poole Townsend are showing their support for local charity, North West Air Ambulance. From 21st - 25th September 2009, North West Air Ambulance is holding its first 'Will Week'. During that time, Poole Townsend will be giving their time free of charge and instead of paying the solicitor's fees for a standard Will, you will be invited give a donation to the charity.
Great North Run
Two members of staff are taking part in the Great North Run on Sunday 20th September 2009 to raise money for local charity, North West Air Ambulance.