News / 05.11.2018 Battens Expands its Property Team with New Appointment Battens has announced the appointment of conveyancer, Katie Hannigan, to its Property Team.   Katie, who came to Somerset from Lincolnshire after short stints working in the equine and superbik... Read More

News / 13.09.2018 Battens Honours the Work of Residential Specialist Through Key Promotion Battens Solicitors, one of the South West’s largest law firms, is celebrating the achievements of one of its residential property specialists, Sarah Ford. In recognition of her dedication to he... Read More

News / 09.08.2018 Double Promotion at Battens Battens Solicitors is celebrating the achievements of its staff by awarding them top promotions.  Cate Barnes, who runs the Conveyancing Team in Dorchester, has been promoted from an Associate t... Read More

News / 25.07.2018 Septic Tanks – Are You Ready? The Environment Agency is closing in on septic tanks which drain to surface water such as rivers or streams.   The Environment Agency’s General Binding Rules were introduced in 2015 but are... Read More

News / 18.07.2018 Private Water Supplies - Are they Good or Bad? Around 1% of the country relies on private water supplies, with one third of those supplies located in the South West. The Benefits Many would extol the virtues of a private water supply. The lowe... Read More

News / 31.07.2017 Battens Solicitors Welcomes Respected Residential Property Solicitor, Ross Siviter One of the South West's largest law firms, Battens Solicitors, has announced the expansion of its residential property team through the appointment of Ross Siviter.  Ross, who holds a Masters... Read More

News / 15.06.2017 Unregistered Land or Property. Understand How and Why You Should Register it Now. There is still a surprising amount of land and property in England and Wales which remains unregistered and this means that the Land Registry has no record of the ownership. When land becomes register... Read More

News / 09.03.2015 Investing in Property - Things you Might Not Have Considered With mortgage rates at their lowest in decades, many people will be deciding that now is the right time to buy a new property, whether it is their first home, the next step on the ladder or as a buy-t... Read More

News / 13.01.2014 Ensure you Understand Flood Risk Before it’s Too Late Ensure you Understand Flood Risk Before it’s Too Late With householders across Dorset coping with floods or worried that they may be next, what can you realistically do to understand flood risk... Read More