Howells Solicitors was recently delighted to have the honour of sponsoring the fifth annual Future Entrepreneur Awards to celebrate the success of some of Cardiff’s brightest young business brains.

Howells are dedicated sponsors of the awards having taken part for the past 3 award ceremonies and form part of the Future Entrepreneur Awards judging panel.

The event, presented by the University of Glamorgan and Cardiff Vale and College, and held at Cardiff City’s Hall, hosted the great and good of Cardiff’s media and business communities.

The winner of the Best Bright Idea and the Overall Best Enterprise award was LJM Photography, run by Lisa-Jane Meates, pictured above. After graduating from the Photography for Fashion & Advertising degree at the University in 2012, Lisa-Jane decided to start her own fashion and wedding photography business.The awards were established by the University of Glamorgan in 2009 to encourage entrepreneurship and enterprise among the university students and graduates in Wales. The deserving winners were the recipients of the much coveted Future Entrepreneur Award trophy along with a cheque for £1,000. More...

Howells Solicitors has been named has been named UK Family Law Firm of the Year by Corporate LiveWire in its 2014 Global Awards.

Presented annually, the awards honour the businesses, finance firms and professionals that stand out as leaders in their respective fields and show best practice and innovation in their work. 

In presiding over the awards, the judges assessed how the legal professionals in Howells’ family law department managed complex cases over the last 12 months. These included several multi-million pound financial proceedings involving overseas properties and large company valuations as well as children law matters.

Richard Scott, Partner in Howells’s Family Law department, said:

"We are delighted to be named as UK Family Law Firm of the Year by Corporate LiveWire.

“This is the first time a Welsh law firm has been awarded this accolade and it recognises the skills and expertise of our team in comparison with law firms across the UK.”

To speak to award-winning solicitors at Howells about any aspect of family law, speak to us today. Simply call 02920 404014 or email info@howellslegal.com.

by Tristan Lewis

We’re delighted to have strengthened the conveyancing team in our Newport office with the appointment of experienced solicitor Sarah Beynon-Williams.

Sarah has joined our expanding Newport conveyancing team to work with existing clients and manage the new contracts we’ve recently won with local and national panels.

Moving to Howells from another legal practice in South Wales, Sarah has previously managed busy departments and has extensive conveyancing experience.

Sarah is looking forward to her new role. She said: “In my previous position, I was responsible for the growth and development of two departments within the practice.More...

Whether you’re buying a holiday home in Pembrokeshire, a property to commute from in Cardiff or somewhere new to share with a partner, thousands of people make the step towards owning a second home in Wales every year.

What’s more, with house prices on the rise, buying a second property could also be one of the best investments you could make. However, buying a second home can be very different to purchasing your first. What do you need to consider? More...

A recently-qualified nurse has won a Howells competition and moved into her first house without having to pay any conveyancing fees.

Emily Kitt, who grew up in Carmarthenshire, won the competition after giving our panel judges the most ‘compelling and worthy’ reason to benefit from the free service. Since qualifying as a mental nurse, Emily has been staying with her Grandmother in Glyngaer, Caerphilly and helping her care for her Grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer’s.

She won the prize after explaining on Facebook that her new house would allow her time to be close to her Grandparents and her place of work. The location of her new house – a two-bedroom property in Beddau, Pontypridd – means that she can still help to care for her Grandfather and cope with the disturbed sleep patterns that are often inherent in Alzheimer’s cases as well as take shopping to her Grandparents.

Emily said: “We’re a very close family. I want to carry on spending the time with my Grandparents, and helping them as well as have my independence and remain close to work. More...