COVID-19 IMPORTANT NOTICE
In the current situation, and in view of the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions, we are now able to see clients in the office, but for the protection of staff and clients, access to the office will remain limited for the foreseeable future.
Please see our Current Appointment Notice page. We will only see clients at home, in a nursing home or in hospital if we are satisfied that there is no risk to either our client or our staff.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused, but hope you will understand, and bear with us.
Telephone: 01874 622106
Fax: 01874 623702
Email addresses are below.
About Jeffreys & Powell
Established for over 100 years Jeffreys & Powell is a traditional firm of Solicitors providing high quality legal advice coupled with excellent client support.
We offer a comprehensive range of legal services,
including Commercial and Residential
Conveyancing, Landlord and Tenant, Inheritance Tax
Planning, Agriculture including Partnership advice
and Agreements,
Wills, Trusts and Probate, Lasting
Powers of Attorney, Civil Litigation and Family Law
including Pre-nuptial Agreements
We were licensed as an Alternative Business Structure in May 2013
We were established in 1901 and were initially based in Castle Street. The firm moved to Lion Street in the 1950s. Our client base is largely agricultural, but certainly not exclusively so. We aim to provide a wide range of legal services to meet the needs of all of our clients. We reluctantly took the decision some years ago, and as a result of changes to the structure of public funding, not to undertake any legal aid work, nor do we deal with criminal cases. We are committed to providing a high standard of service in all private client work. We are a two partner firm and acquired our licence as an Alternative Business Structure in May 2013. The Partners are Sian Morris and Chris Morris. We gained the Conveyancing Quality Standard in 2016. We have three solicitors in addition to the partners, as well as five support staff.
Our Brecon Office is open 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Subject to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, we are happy to visit you at home or in hospital (distance permitting) or to arrange appointments out of office hours and on Saturdays, however the safety of you and our staff will be paramount. We trust you will understand if we are unable to attend.
Our residential conveyancing costs are set out in the Residential Property page, and our Probate costs are set out in
the Probate, Wills & Trusts page. Our hourly charging rate is currently £200.00 per hour, exclusive of VAT.
OUR TEAM:
Sian was born and educated in Brecon. She attended Aberystwyth University where she attained her Law Degree in 1978, and after attending Law School in Chester, completed her Articles with Jeffreys & Powell in 1981.
Following a break to raise her family, Sian returned to the legal profession in 1987, and to Jeffreys & Powell in 1990. She has over forty years of experience in Probate, Wills and Trusts, as well as Inheritance Tax advice, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and general private client matters. She is a full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP).
In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, walking the dog, and doing sudoku and jigsaw puzzles.
Areas of expertise:
Wills, Trusts and Probate
Inheritance Tax planning
Lasting Powers of Attorney
email address: sian.morris@jeffreysandpowell.co.uk
CHRIS MORRIS
Chris was also born in Brecon, and was educated in Brecon, Derby and Swansea.
He started working for Jeffreys & Powell in 2010 as cashier and became a non- fee earning Partner and Practice Manager in 2013. In his spare time he enjoys reading, playing guitar, and watching football.
email address: chris.morris@jeffreysandpowell.co.uk
FIONA LYON
Fiona attended the University of Wales, Cardiff, attaining her Honours Degree in Law in 1990, before attending at the College of Law Guildford to complete her Law Society Finals.
Fiona's training contract was completed at Druces & Attlee in the City of London, but on qualification in 1993, she moved to practise in Lincolnshire. Since then, Fiona's legal career has taken her to South London, Birmingham, Lincolnshire and Wiltshire, before she returned to practise in Wales.
Fiona is a member of Resolution, having previously been a longstanding member of that organisation's predecessor, the Solicitors' Family Law Association. Fiona has over twenty five years experience in all aspects of Residential Conveyancing, Family Law, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills & Probate, and Commercial matters.
In her spare time, Fiona enjoys walking with her family, good food, good coffee, and a good book.
Areas of expertise:
Family law
Residential Conveyancing
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Property disputes
Partnership matters
Wills & Probate
email address: Fiona.lyon@jeffreysandpowell.co.uk
SARAH HURST
Sarah joined Jeffreys & Powell in 2022, having previously worked for law firms in South Wales. She is a qualified Legal Executive, specialising in residential conveyancing.
Sarah has two young daughters and two dogs who take up much of her spare time.
Areas of expertise:
Residential conveyancing
First Registration of Title
Re-mortgages
Transfer of Equity
email address: Sarah.Hurst@jeffreysandpowell.co.uk
Carla Coulstock
email address: carla.coulstock@jeffreysandpowell.co.uk
