Solicitor at Blackhurst Budd Limited
Ian Bentley
Solicitor - Director
SRA ID: 30712
Ian is a specialist in Wills, Probate, Powers of Attorney and Trusts. Ian became a Trust and Estate Practitioner through the Law Society accredited STEP programme in 2008. He is also on Blackpool Council’s Panel of Solicitors re Court of Protection. Ian completed a Degree at UCLAN in 1992 and qualified as a Solicitor in 1996. He joined what was then Blackhursts Solicitors to specialise in private client work in 2003 and became a Partner (now Director) in 2008.
22 Edward Street, FY1 1BA
Licensed for 27 years
Practice Areas
Wills, Trusts & Probate, Company & Commercial
- Wills, Trusts & Probate 75%
- Company & Commercial 25%
2 Client Reviews
Overall experience
- Value For Money
- Approachability
About Ian Bentley
Ian is a specialist in Wills, Probate, Powers of Attorney and Trusts. Ian became a Trust and Estate Practitioner through the Law Society accredited STEP programme in 2008. He is also on Blackpool Council’s Panel of Solicitors re Court of Protection. Ian completed a Degree at UCLAN in 1992 and qualified as a Solicitor in 1996. He joined what was then Blackhursts Solicitors to specialise in private client work in 2003 and became a Partner (now Director) in 2008.
Languages Spoken: English
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Country
Status
Acquired
Updated
United Kingdom
Currently Registered
02/12/96
03/03/23
We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title
Name
Duration
SRA-approved manager - Director
Blackhurst Budd Limited
?-11-08-2022
Solicitor
Blackhurst Budd Limited
11-08-2022-present
Snape Probate and Conveyancing
Overall, we had a really positive experience with Ian and Kayleigh. They were always professional, but at the same time friendly and helpful. I also felt they did a great job of making things easy to understand for "non-legals". I'd definitely recommend them.
Of course the length of time it takes for an executor to settle the affairs can be frustrating, and much of that is out of the hands of the solicitors, but I would like to offer a couple of points where I think my experience would have been improved. Before that I want to stress these are minor compared to the overall experience and satisfaction.
A) The building society took an unreasonable amount of time to assess the accounts, which was a big contributory factor to the overall duration. I think a more proactive effort to chase this would have heled.
B) On a number of occasions there was a lack of internal coordination between the probate and conveyancing departments, leading to confusion, frustration and unnecessary admin. I think this could be improved.
C) For me, it would have been helpful if the sequence of events for managing the estate had been laid out more clearly from day 1. It's not something that I've ever dealt with before, and it would have been helpful to see a simple explanation or diagram outlining the process.
Solicitor named in this review: Ian Bentley
A representative from Blackhurst Budd Limited responded to this review on 16 February, 2023
Thank you for your feedback - we appreciate your comments and these will be forwarded on to the team.
Was this review helpful? Yes
John Stanley White
Very happy with the overall process. Initial direct contact with the solicitor was helpful. The online process thereafter satisfactory.
Solicitor named in this review: Ian Bentley
A representative from Blackhurst Budd Limited responded to this review on 22 December, 2022
We appreciate your feedback for Ian Bentley, thank you.
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