CQS · Resolution-accredited family team · SRA 440601 · central Stamford 10 Ironmonger Street, Stamford PE9 1PL 01780 752 066
Hegarty Solicitors · Stamford · since 1974 Request a quote 01780 752 066
Stamford · 10 Ironmonger Street · since 1974

A Stamford high-street firm, since 1974.

Hegarty LLP. Founded in 1974 by Richard Hegarty and his father, and trading from 10 Ironmonger Street in the Georgian centre of Stamford, a few doors off the High Street. The Stamford office holds the firm’s Wills, Trusts and Probate head, Andrea Beesley-Hewitt, and the firm’s resident family-law specialist, Pavinder Khela, Resolution-accredited in both domestic violence and private children law. Every Wednesday, free twenty-minute family-law clinic. No appointment fee, no obligation, booking line 01780 750 956.

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Est. 1974 52 years across the East Midlands
CQS Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme
Free Wed clinic 20-minute family law sessions, no obligation
Resolution Two-specialism accredited family solicitor
The Hegarty Solicitors office at 10 Ironmonger Street, Stamford, in the Georgian town centre
The Stamford office 10 Ironmonger Street PE9 1PL · Mon to Fri 09:00 to 17:15 A short walk from the High Street, the Meadows and the river Welland.

“A trusted firm with strong personal relationships built on local knowledge.” From the firm’s own About page, fifty-two years in

52 years across the East Midlands
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Free Wed 20-minute family-law clinic at Ironmonger Street
PE9 1PL Off the High Street, near the Meadows and the Welland
The Stamford signature

Every Wednesday at Ironmonger Street. Free. Twenty minutes. No obligation.

Walk into 10 Ironmonger Street on a booked Wednesday slot for a free twenty-minute confidential conversation with Pavinder Khela, Senior Associate and Resolution-accredited family solicitor. Divorce, separation, children’s arrangements, cohabitation, financial settlements and pension sharing, prenuptial and separation agreements, domestic abuse, change of name. Plain answers, no obligation, nothing forms a retainer until you sign an engagement letter. It is the kind of accessibility that has gone quietly out of fashion in most of the regional profession; we have kept it.

  • What it covers · divorce, separation, children, cohabitation, financial settlements, prenups, domestic abuse, change of name
  • Who runs it · Pavinder Khela, 13 years in family law, Resolution-accredited in DV and private children
  • How to book · 01780 750 956, the dedicated clinic line straight to the Family team
  • Where · the Stamford office at 10 Ironmonger Street, in person; online by arrangement

Bring nothing, or bring whatever paperwork you have. If your matter is longer than twenty minutes, the conversation ends with an honest steer on whether a follow-up appointment is worth booking and what an indicative fee would look like. Languages: English and Punjabi.

Practice areas at Ironmonger Street

Four lines of work. One named solicitor per file.

A Stamford town-centre desk with the breadth a fifty-two-year five-office firm provides and the discipline to keep each file with one named fee-earner. Each line is led at Stamford by a named solicitor; on the rarer matters the firm-wide bench across Peterborough, Oakham, Market Deeping and Bourne is available without changing your Stamford contact.

01 · Family law · free Wednesday clinic

Divorce, separation, children, cohabitation, financial settlements, prenuptial agreements, domestic abuse, change of name.

Led at Stamford by Pavinder Khela, Senior Associate, Resolution-accredited in both domestic violence and private children law. Most family files at Ironmonger Street start with the free Wednesday twenty-minute clinic, no obligation to proceed. Where matters need court work or finance proceedings, the same solicitor stays on the file. Confidential by default; nothing forms a retainer until you sign an engagement letter.

Free 20 Minutes every Wednesday at Ironmonger Street Booking line 01780 750 956 routes directly to the Family team
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02 · Wills, trusts, probate, LPAs

Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, contentious and non-contentious probate, estate administration, trusts, inheritance-tax planning.

Headed at Stamford by Andrea Beesley-Hewitt, Partner and Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate firm-wide. Sarah Dawson (Senior Associate) and Emily Lister (Paralegal) sit on the team here. The Stamford-Rutland market carries a high concentration of listed Georgian buildings, farmland and pension-rich households; the estate-planning files reflect that. Initial conversation by phone or at Ironmonger Street, no fee.

No fee Initial conversation, phone or in person Same named solicitor on the engagement letter and the grant
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03 · Residential conveyancing · CQS

Sale, purchase, leasehold, remortgage, transfer of equity, auction. Fixed-fee written quote within the same working day.

Headed at Stamford by Rose Rasodha (Associate Solicitor), with Emily Hilliard (Conveyancing Executive) and Emily Kavanagh (Case Handler) on the team. Conveyancing Quality Scheme accredited. Typical Stamford freehold sale or purchase: 8 to 12 weeks from instruction to completion; listed Georgian stock and conservation-area properties add steps that we tell you about on day one.

CQS Conveyancing Quality Scheme accredited Indicative timetable 8 to 12 weeks freehold
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04 · Firm-wide bench through Stamford

Commercial, employment, personal injury, dispute resolution. Stamford named contact, specialist help across five offices.

The full Hegarty bench across Peterborough, Stamford, Oakham, Market Deeping and Bourne is available to Stamford clients without changing the named Stamford contact. Commercial property and leases, employment for individuals and employers, personal injury, civil dispute resolution. The Stamford file stays at Ironmonger Street with one named fee-earner even when a Peterborough specialist joins in.

5 offices Peterborough · Stamford · Oakham · Market Deeping · Bourne One named Stamford contact per file
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1974 to 2026, with the Stamford office at the centre of the Lincolnshire-Rutland market

Since 1974, a name above the door on the high streets of the East Midlands.

Richard Hegarty and his father opened the practice in Peterborough in 1974. Fifty-two years later the same name sits above five doors: Peterborough (the head office at 48 Broadway), Stamford (10 Ironmonger Street, in the Georgian town centre on the Lincolnshire-Rutland border), Oakham (66 South Street, the Rutland county town), Market Deeping (27a Market Place) and Bourne (11a North Street). The firm carries the Law Society’s Lexcel mark for practice-management, Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation for residential property, Cyber Essentials, and the UKAS ISO 9001 certificate.

The Stamford office sits between Broad Street and the High Street, a short walk from the Meadows, the Welland and the listed Georgian heart of one of the most complete townscapes in England. Andrea Beesley-Hewitt heads Wills, Trusts and Probate firm-wide from a desk here. Pavinder Khela runs the family law desk and the Wednesday clinic. Twelve months ago, in January 2026, the firm raised £6,000 with Bourne Arts & Community Trust for Wake House, the Bourne community building, the kind of local commitment that does not appear on a national chain’s balance sheet.

The free Wednesday twenty-minute family-law clinic at Ironmonger Street is the Stamford signature. It runs on the principle that the first conversation with a family solicitor should be the easiest one to start: short, free, confidential, no obligation. It is the kind of accessibility that has gone out of fashion in most of the regional profession; we have kept it.

“Pavinder aims to help clients explore all options with a view to providing practical solutions to problems.” From the firm’s Wednesday clinic page, hegarty.co.uk
Two named faces of the Stamford office

The Stamford file, in named hands.

The Stamford office is part of a five-office firm. On most files there is one named solicitor whose name is on the engagement letter and the correspondence. Pavinder leads family work and the Wednesday clinic; Andrea heads Wills, Trusts and Probate firm-wide from a desk here. The conveyancing, paralegal and case-handler bench sits alongside them on Ironmonger Street.

Portrait of Pavinder Khela
Pavinder Khela Senior Associate · Family Law Qualified 2003 · joined Hegarty Stamford June 2016

Resident family law specialist at Ironmonger Street and lead of the free Wednesday clinic. Resolution-accredited in both domestic violence and private children law, two specialisms few East Midlands solicitors hold together. Thirteen years of family-law practice covering divorce, separation, spousal maintenance, prenuptial and post-nuptial settlements, financial settlements, pension sharing, cohabitation disputes and all children matters. Trained at a London firm; worked in Holborn before joining the Stamford office. Fluent in Punjabi.

Portrait of Andrea Beesley-Hewitt
Andrea Beesley-Hewitt Partner · Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate Partner · based at the Stamford office

Heads Hegarty’s Wills, Trusts and Probate practice firm-wide and sits at the Stamford office. Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney (property and finance, health and welfare), contentious and non-contentious probate, estate administration, trusts, inheritance-tax planning. Stamford and the surrounding Lincolnshire-Rutland market carries a high concentration of listed Georgian property and farmland; the estate-planning files reflect that.

The specialism, in detail

What two Resolution accreditations actually mean for a family-law file at Stamford.

Pavinder Khela holds Resolution accreditations in both domestic violence and private children law. Resolution is the national professional body for family-law solicitors in England and Wales, and each specialist accreditation is awarded against published competency standards, audited on a sample of case files, and renewed periodically.

Two specialisms, audited and renewed

The three things a Resolution-accredited family file gives you.

Most family solicitors are simply Resolution members, which means they have signed the Code of Practice. Specialist accreditation is the next step up: published competency standards, a written submission, a portfolio of files audited by a Resolution assessor, and renewal every few years. Pavinder holds two specialisms, which is unusual:

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Domestic abuse practice tested against the Resolution standard.

Resolution’s DV specialism covers non-molestation orders, occupation orders, prohibited-steps orders and the interplay with criminal-justice protective work. The portfolio submitted for accreditation is audited on case management, client safety and procedure.

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Private children law accreditation, audited on real files.

Resolution’s private children specialism covers Section 8 orders (child arrangements, prohibited steps, specific issue), parental responsibility disputes and relocation matters, with a focus on Code-of-Practice conduct (settlement-first, child-welfare-led).

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The Code of Practice as the default conduct standard.

Every Resolution member, accredited or not, signs the Resolution Code: a commitment to resolve disputes constructively where possible, to support the welfare of children, to be honest about costs, and to use the most cost-effective process. Files at Ironmonger Street are run to that standard by default.

Scenes from Ironmonger Street

Two faces and a Georgian shopfront.

The Hegarty office at number 10. Off Stamford High Street, between Broad Street and the High Street, in the Georgian town centre.
IRONMONGER STREET The Hegarty office at number 10. Off Stamford High Street, between Broad Street and the High Street, in the Georgian town centre.
Senior Associate, Resolution-accredited in domestic violence and private children law. Runs the free Wednesday clinic at Ironmonger Street.
PAVINDER KHELA · FAMILY LAW Senior Associate, Resolution-accredited in domestic violence and private children law. Runs the free Wednesday clinic at Ironmonger Street.
Partner and Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate firm-wide. Based at the Stamford office.
ANDREA BEESLEY-HEWITT · PARTNER Partner and Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate firm-wide. Based at the Stamford office.
Send a written enquiry

Tell us briefly what you need. We come back the same working day.

The form below reaches the Stamford office. The right named solicitor replies with a written quote and a realistic timetable. There are no hidden fees and no hourly billing on the Wednesday clinic, on conveyancing, on wills or on LPA work.

  • Reply by close of the same working day, Monday to Friday.
  • Or ring the Stamford office on 01780 752 066.
  • Or book the free Wednesday family-law clinic on 01780 750 956.
  • Initial conversations are confidential. Nothing forms a retainer until you sign an engagement letter.
Pavinder Khela Family, divorce, children, cohabitation, prenuptial, domestic abuse Andrea Beesley-Hewitt Wills, trusts, probate, LPAs, estate administration, inheritance tax

Family, wills, conveyancing or general enquiry

All enquiries are confidential. Initial conversations do not form a retainer; an engagement letter follows if we agree to act for you.

Visit · 10 Ironmonger Street

The Stamford office

10 Ironmonger Street
Stamford
Lincolnshire PE9 1PL

Phone · 01780 752 066

Wednesday clinic line · 01780 750 956

Email · enquiries@hegarty.co.uk

Walking · off the High Street, between Broad Street and the river; the Meadows are a five-minute walk south, the railway station a fifteen-minute walk.

Why the two numbers. The clinic line lands directly with the Family team for Wednesday bookings; the main number routes through reception for everything else. Either works for a general enquiry.

Opening hours

When we are at the desk

  • Monday09:00 to 17:15
  • Tuesday09:00 to 17:15
  • Wednesday09:00 to 17:15 · free clinic
  • Thursday09:00 to 17:15
  • Friday09:00 to 17:15
  • SaturdayClosed
  • SundayClosed

Free Wednesday family-law clinic. Twenty-minute confidential conversation with Pavinder Khela. Divorce, separation, children, cohabitation, financial settlements, prenuptial agreements, domestic abuse, change of name. No obligation; book on 01780 750 956.

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FAQ · five questions Stamford clients ask first

Quick answers, then pick up the phone for the rest.

Can I really just book a free twenty-minute Wednesday session with a family solicitor, no obligation?

Yes. Every Wednesday, Pavinder Khela holds free twenty-minute confidential conversations at the Stamford office for anyone needing initial advice on a family matter: divorce, separation, children's arrangements, cohabitation, financial settlements and pension sharing, prenuptial and separation agreements, domestic abuse, change of name. Book on 01780 750 956, the dedicated clinic line that lands directly with the Family team. No obligation follows; nothing forms a retainer until you sign an engagement letter. In-person at 10 Ironmonger Street; an online appointment is offered if travelling is difficult.

What does Resolution accreditation actually mean for my family law file?

Resolution is the national professional body for family-law solicitors in England and Wales. Specialist accreditations are awarded against published competency standards and renewed periodically. Pavinder holds two: domestic abuse and private children law. Each is audited on a sample of case files. In practical terms it means the person across the table from you has demonstrably handled DV protective work and children-arrangements work at a level the national body has tested, and is held to the Resolution Code of Practice on conduct.

Will the same solicitor stay on my file from start to finish?

Yes. Files at the Stamford office are kept with one named fee-earner whose name is on the engagement letter and the correspondence. On family work, that is Pavinder. On wills, trusts and probate, Andrea Beesley-Hewitt or Sarah Dawson. On conveyancing, Rose Rasodha with Emily Hilliard or Emily Kavanagh on the file work. On the rarer matters that need a specialist from another Hegarty office (a commercial-property specialist in Peterborough, say), the Stamford contact is unchanged and your file does not transfer.

How long does a typical Stamford property sale or purchase take?

Eight to twelve weeks on a straightforward freehold purchase or sale is the realistic Stamford window. Stamford has an unusually high concentration of Grade II listed Georgian stock and conservation-area properties; both add steps a freehold-on-an-estate sale does not face. Leasehold tends to add two to four weeks for the management pack and lender requirements. We tell you on day one which one your specific property is and what the bottleneck is likely to be.

What if I cannot make Wednesday or I would rather see someone outside the clinic?

The Stamford office takes bookings Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:15 on the main number 01780 752 066. If you cannot make Wednesday, the same solicitor can usually find a non-clinic appointment within the working week. The clinic is a way in for people who have not used a solicitor before and want an obligation-free first conversation; it is not the only way to reach the Family team. The main number routes through reception; the clinic line routes to the Family team direct.