AFG LAW

AFG LAW: legal advice for individuals and businesses in Bolton and Bury

AFG LAW is a multi-disciplinary law firm providing legal services to clients in Bolton, Bury and other areas. The firm presents itself as a practice with over 120 years of activity — established in 1897 — combining a solid tradition with a modern approach. Many of its services are provided throughout the United Kingdom, although it has physical offices in Bolton and Bury.

Services for businesses

The firm's commercial area covers commercial property, including the sale of commercial premises, advice to tenants and property auctions. It also handles easements and rights of way, reconstruction of title, transfers of part and complex transactions, as well as investigation of ownership in Land Registry titles and unregistered land. In finance, it offers bridging finance services.

Business dispute resolution includes resolving commercial disputes without going to court, director and shareholder disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, boundary disputes, land registration cases before the First-tier Tribunal, contractual disputes, breach of contract, commercial debt recovery, professional negligence claims and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Services for individuals

On the personal side, AFG LAW advises on family law: divorce, cohabitation and separation, relationship breakdown, financial matters arising from divorce or relationship breakdown, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements and children matters on relationship breakdown.

The private client area covers wills and probate, including drafting wills, lasting powers of attorney, the probate process, the Court of Protection, trusts and asset protection, and deeds of variation.

Dispute resolution for individuals includes TOLATA claims, property litigation, boundary disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, neighbour disputes, employment contracts, personal debt recovery, small claims debt recovery and probate disputes.

In residential property, the firm handles selling and buying a property, remortgaging, Islamic mortgages and rights of way.

Team and structure

The firm highlights that its team is the backbone of its activity and that it provides a close and professional service. Its leaders include Anita Boardman, joint managing director since 2016; Greg French, managing director and head of commercial property, who joined the property department in 2002; Kate Bullen, head of commercial property, a solicitor since 2004; Carl Fletcher, who has practised in conveyancing since 2004 and qualified as a legal executive; and Rahil Khan, a solicitor since 1993. The team is organised into the areas of administration, commercial property, management, dispute resolution, family, finance, private client and residential property.

Regulation and coverage

AFG LAW is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), with number 598043, and its VAT number is 177 8278 52. The firm states that many of its services are provided throughout the United Kingdom, with a physical presence in Bolton and Bury.

Offices and locations

Bolton office: Phone: 01204 377 600

Bury office: Phone: 0161 359 3880