Boys & Maughan Solicitors

Boys & Maughan Solicitors: legal advice in Kent and Thanet

Boys & Maughan Solicitors is a law firm with a presence in several towns across the county of Kent, England. Its work is organised into two main areas: services for individuals and services for businesses, with offices in Birchington, Broadstairs, Canterbury (Castle Street and St George's Place), Margate and Ramsgate.

Services for individuals

The firm's personal services cover residential property and leasehold property, family law, wills and probate, litigation and disputes, employment law, and the handling of oaths, declarations and identity documents.

For those buying or selling a home, the firm offers a conveyancing service with an instant quote and its own app that allows clients to track the progress of their transaction in real time, receive updates, view documents and communicate securely.

Services for businesses

On the business side, Boys & Maughan advises on commercial property, business leases, landlord and tenant matters, disputes and litigation, employment, debt recovery, business lasting powers of attorney, charities and agriculture.

Accreditations and memberships

The firm presents itself as an award-winning practice and lists various accreditations and memberships: Conveyancing Quality, Family Law, Legal 500 UK Leading Firm, Lexcel, APIL, contracted with the Legal Aid Agency, Resolution (including Resolution Specialist status) and the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce.

Publications and legal news

The firm's website includes a news section with commentary on recent rulings and cases. Published posts include the sentencing of a council worker for unlawfully accessing personal records, a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) ruling on a businessman's domicile in England, a case in which leases did not permit the landlord to build up a reserve fund, and another concerning an agency's lack of reasonable excuse for late VAT payment.

Structure and regulation

Boys & Maughan Solicitors operates under the trading name Boys & Maughan LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC431863. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 801857. The list of members of the LLP is available for inspection at each of its offices.

Offices and locations

Birchington office: 83 Station Road, Birchington, Kent CT7 9RB · Telephone: 01843 842356

Broadstairs office: Telephone: 01843 868861

Canterbury office - Castle Street: 2 Castle Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2QH

Canterbury office - St George's Place: 32 St George's Place, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1UT · Telephone: 01227 207000

Margate office: India House, 11-13 Hawley Street, Margate, Kent CT9 1PZ · Telephone: 01843 234000

Ramsgate office: 57 Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9EJ · Telephone: 01843 595990