Howard & Co. has advised families and businesses in this part of Yorkshire since 1976. If you live in Denby Dale, Skelmanthorpe, Clayton West or one of the villages around them, our Market Street office in Penistone is the closest, one stop along the Penistone Line and a short drive over the tops. Call us, email us, or ask us to come to you.
Sales, purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity, freehold or leasehold, new build or old stone. Searches for a house here go to Kirklees Council.
More about moving homeA will decides who inherits, who sorts everything out and who looks after young children. We also prepare Lasting Powers of Attorney and administer estates.
More about willsDivorce, dissolution of a civil partnership and separation, along with prenuptial and cohabitation agreements for couples who want things settled in advance.
More about divorce and separationSorting out the house, savings, pensions and maintenance, and agreeing where the children live and how their time is divided.
More about financial provisionAdvice and representation for parents and relatives when Kirklees Council social workers are involved, from the first meeting through to care proceedings.
More about social services workSettlement agreements, which your employer normally pays for you to take advice on, plus unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination claims.
More about employment adviceInjuries at work, on the road or in a public place. The first consultation costs nothing and most claims are taken on a no win, no fee basis.
More about accident claimsUnpaid invoices, work that was never finished properly and goods that turned out to be faulty, for individuals and for local businesses.
More about dispute resolutionBuying, selling and leasing premises, with leases drafted or checked so you know what you are committing to for the next few years.
More about business propertyTenancy agreements, renewals and disputes. The Renters' Rights Act reset the rules for private lettings on 1 May 2026, so older paperwork is worth a look.
More about landlord and tenantIf social services are already involved, take advice early. Where you are eligible for legal aid, the funding goes in at the outset, and there is an emergency number for out of hours, 07876 220431.
Telephone: 01226 762261
Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Denby Dale station is the next stop to Penistone, so the train is an easy way to get here if you would rather not drive. Andrew Baines, a partner who heads our conveyancing and private client work, and Charlotte Binns, a conveyancing executive, are both based here. If a trip is difficult, we will come to you at home. There is more about the office on our Penistone page.
Denby Dale sits in West Yorkshire and Penistone in South Yorkshire, but the county line makes no difference to your legal work. Solicitors in England and Wales act wherever the client and the property happen to be, and the searches follow the property, not the firm. For a house in Denby Dale, Skelmanthorpe or Clayton West, that means Kirklees Council answers the standard enquiries about planning, roads and notices, and the local land charges register shows anything that binds the property itself.
The firm was established in 1976 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 8000040. We are members of the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme. You will be told who is doing your work and how much it will cost, and our fees page sets out the fixed fees we can offer for things like a house move, a will or a divorce.
Not at all. Plenty of our clients live on the Kirklees side. The law is the same across England and Wales, and your searches go to Kirklees Council whoever you instruct.
A good deal of it, yes. Some things still need doing in person, a will signing being the obvious one, and we will tell you which those are.
For most everyday work we can give you a fixed fee at the start, with the other costs, such as search fees, set out alongside it. Our fees page has the detail.
Ring the Penistone office on 01226 762261, weekdays from 9am to 5pm, or email law@howardandco.co.uk. Our general enquiries number is 01226 215215.
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