Talbots Law continue acquisition with Scaiff LLP acquisition

By Tom Kilkelly

5 January 2024

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Talbots Law, the law firm with offices in Dudley and Kidderminster, is expanding into Worcester through the acquisition of Scaiff LLP.

All 16 staff at Scaiff are being retained, with ambitious expansion plans already in place to recruit a further 10 solicitors and administrative employees over the course of the next twelve months.

There will also be significant investment in sympathetically refurbishing the Grade II listed offices on Foregate Street.

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Scaiff LLP is the third acquisition made by Talbots Law in the last twelve months and follows the purchase of Sarginsons in Coventry and Wright Solicitors with offices in Dudley and Bewdley.

The M&A activity, combined with strong organic growth, has seen revenues rise from £22 million to £24 million in 2023, with a £30 million target set for 2025.

Dave Hodgetts, who joined Talbots Law as Chief Executive in 2021, said: “Whilst we’ve got offices in Kidderminster and Bewdley, we’ve never had a high street presence in Worcester…this acquisition gives us an immediate footprint in a city and area rich in potential.

“Scaiff LLP has been operating here for more than 30 years and has a proven track record of offering family, personal injury, wills and probate and residential conveyancing services to local people.

“All this expertise is being retained and will be supplemented by the additional capacity and infrastructure we can offer and access to business services and dispute resolution legal advice.

“Annual fees are currently £1.2m and we expect these to increase to £2m by the end of 2024.”

By Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022.

During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan).

His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.