A WORCESTERSHIRE legal services provider has gained a place in the top ten conveyancing specialists in the UK.

QualitySolicitors Talbots, which has offices in Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Seven as well as across the West Midlands, after its residential property section completed more than 8,000 property cases in the last twelve months, marking £4.2m in fees and representing a 25 per cent increase on the previous year. The company has also enjoyed strong growth in its dedicated "new build" conveyancing team, which specialises in assisting buyers of new homes from builders throughout the UK. In the past twelve months, activity has almost doubled in this area and places QualitySolicitors Talbots in the top two law firms in the country providing this niche service.

Director Mary Mocklow said: "It has been a fantastic year for our residential property team and this is reflected in our strong performance for December, when we were positioned in the top 10 most active firms in the UK. There was a conscious decision made in 2010 to build this part of the business and this has paid off, with a clear strategy delivering annual growth year-on-year. Our strength lies in the vast array of knowledge we have at our disposal, with our experts boasting more than 200 years’ experience in all aspects of property law."

QualitySolicitors Talbots is looking to build on this success even further in 2016 and the firm has internally appointed Keith Yates as head of residential property and will look to use his experience in residential and commercial conveyancing to maintain and expand its nationwide client base. Mr Yates has been involved in the sector for more than 46 years and played a major role in the growth of Stourport-based Lumsdons before it was acquired in 2013 by QualitySolicitors Talbots.