Solicitors double up in Derby with new offices
A Derby-based solicitors has relocated to bigger premises to create more meeting room and office space, after securing a £280,000 loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Bradley and Jefferies Commercial Solicitors specialises in company, commercial, employment and commercial property law, and dispute resolution. The firm was set up by Matthew Bradley and Amanda Jefferies in 2005, both of whom had worked in the city before setting up their own practice.
After spending the last 11 years in a 1,600 sq ft rented property, Bradley and Jefferies have bought a 3,800 sq ft office building in the Cathedral Quarter of the city, St. Mary’s Gate.
The refurbished office will offer twice the amount of meeting room space, and will allow the firm to increase its staff and client base, hold more consultations on site and help increase annual turnover by 15 per cent in the next 18 months.
Jefferies said: “We have been searching for an ideal location to move to over the past two years, as changing regulations have meant more people and businesses require expert legal support.
“The property in St Mary’s Gate offers a perfect balance between more meeting space to accommodate the increase in business, and the originality of a niche firm of solicitors.
“We have been with Lloyds Bank since the day Amanda and I started the business, and the team has fully supported our decision to relocate through both guidance and a loan.”
Andrew Bishop, relationship manager at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “Bradley and Jefferies Commercial Solicitors has witnessed steady growth, and its decision to invest in a permanent premises will allow it to continue to extend its client capacity, as well as giving the business somewhere to call its own.
“We have an expert professional services team that is dedicated to helping companies capitalise on expansion opportunities. We have increased our lending to small and medium sized businesses by 28 per cent since 2011, while the market has contracted by 13 per cent.”
