A. L. Hughes & Co.

Solicitors and Commissioners for Oaths

Introduction

A. L. Hughes & Co. is a small firm of Solicitors in Streatham, South London, founded in 1950. The photograph shows a view of Streatham from more or less outside our offices, but taken in the 1960s. Currently the road is a red route, with perpetual congestion and no-one lurking on the road as shown above.  Although Streatham High Road was voted the least attractive high street in Europe, or was it the world(?), the architectural features of the frontages are such that the Council decided that it should be a Conservation Area, a judgement which raised a few eyebrows, but is a fair one. By all means look up at the attractive gabling and tilework, but watch out for potholes and abandoned debris beneath your feet.

To get to us, why not start by clicking on the hyperlink

Location Map of our offices

You'll then need to arrange transport.  The area is well served by trains and 'buses. 

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What are we about?

We aim to provide our clients with a quality of service which they would expect from a central London legal practice, but with the personal touch of a small firm, and at a reasonable cost to them.

Our Client Information Notes and Terms of Business are available on-line. Just click on the hyperlink.

Client Information Notes

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Our fields of work.

We specialise in Property Law work.  In essence that means:

• Commercial Property:  Leases, Assignments, Renewals.
• Domestic Property: Conveyancing, Re-mortgages, Lease extensions, collective enfranchisements.
• Development Property:  Setting up developments, Building land. 
• Town and Country Planning.
• Wills and Probate and Estate Planning.
• Powers of Attorney and Public Guardianship Office applications.
• Partnerships and Shareholder agreements.

People

Norman Mann (Consultant)

Has been at the firm since 1968 and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1969 at a time when people used quill pens and sacrificed goats to ensure successful house moves. Now part time (Tuesdays and some Thursdays), he plays a lot of Golf between commercial leases.

Laurence Mann, LLB, FRSA (Partner)

First worked at the firm in 1977 before going to University. Qualified as a Solicitor in 1984. Deals with Commercial and Residential Conveyancing, Leasehold Enfranchisement and Planning. Is a Governor of a Community Comprehensive Secondary School in Twickenham. 

Frances Holton (Partner)

Trained at the firm from 1980 and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. Specialises in Residential Conveyancing, Wills and Probates, Powers of Attorney and applications to Public Guardianship Office (which is the newish name for the Court of Protection).

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Contact Information

We aim to be accessible.  If you are calling or faxing from outside of the UK, please use (+44) 20 instead of 020 as our telephone and fax prefix.

Telephone

020 8769 7100

FAX

020 8677 6644

Postal address

340 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6HH

Document Exchange

DX 58457 Norbury

Electronic mail

General Information: mail@alhughes.co.uk
Webmaster: laurence@alhughes.co.uk

• By all means email one of our Partners with your enquiry, unless you are trying to sell something, in which case please read this.

• Our firm is regulated by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority and our ID is 51553

We also have a Blog with information and articles written in spare moments.

www.alhughes.blogspot.com

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Information

You can download pdf versions of our Information Sheets from these links.

Survival Kits
Housebuyers' Survival Kit
Sellers' Survival Kit
New Property Survival Kit
Flat Buyer's Survival Kit
Ex-council Flat Survival Kit
New Business Survival Kit
Information Sheets

Auction Information Sheet
Permitted Development Leaflet
Leaseholders' Rights Sheet
Searches: what are they are for?
Making a Will Guide
How you can help

Local Links:

• Lambeth Council.  If they can find a way to help, I'd be surprised.
• Streatham Action. Making local waves.
• The Streatham Society. Old established amenity and conservation society.
• Streatham Railway Station Live Departures. 
• A History of Surburban Streatham. Very interesting.

Interesting and possibly useful links

Important Notes:

• We are regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority.
• A list of partners can be inspected at our offices (see above for address).
• We don’t accept service of documents by fax or email without prior arrangement.
• It is important for you to note that any information in our Information Sheets is not to be treated as formal advice.
• We have only one office, in Streatham. We are aware that Solicitors' firms are targeted by fraudsters who claim to be operating from another office. We do not have such an office and so if you get any such fraudulent emails or letters, please refer them to the police and send us a copy too. All of them offer things which are too good to be true.  Our advice is that if something appears to be too good to be true, then it is very likely not to be true, and not likely to be good either. Obvious, eh?
• If you are trying to sell us something, we beg to inform you that we never ever buy anything or commission any services whatsoever from people who write to, email or telephone us offering such things. You are wasting your time if you think you will be the one exception to this rule.  You won't be.  No, really. That means:
• We are not interested in photocopiers. Is anyone?
• We are happy with our stationery supplier.
• Our office furniture is servicable.
• We do not need a franking machine.
  
• If you sent us a letter about your services or products, thanks. it's been recycled.
  
• We don't want to speak to people pretending to be from BT.
• We organise our own training.
• We do not want to borrow any money.
  
• We are allergic to recruitment agencies. 
• We see no need to outsource our work to far off places. We like our staff.
  
• We do not pay referral fees. Not now, not then, not never.
• We love our current electricity supply arrangements.
• We never advertise. Our Google ranking bores us. 
• If you say you are calling on behalf of local hospitals, police forces, schools, etc., about adverts in brochures or plasma TV screens, we know what sort of scam you are seeking to perpetrate, so forget it.
  
• Our website is the best in the universe, and no, you cannot improve on that.
• We do need people to meddle with our computer equipment and charge us for it. Like a hole in the head.
  
• Please note that the content of this website is out of date just as soon as it is posted.  We are always happy to supply the latest versions of any of our materials.  The last revision was in March 2010.
• The reason this website does not have floating frames, CSS, RSS, ISS, drop-down interactive and context sensitive menus, and other bells and whistles is that we are more interested in getting on with legal stuff than playing with these things. And who really wants them? Do you?