Over 30 solicitors, estate agents, surveyors, mortgage advisers, brokers and search providers from across Barnsley and beyond, came together in Ridley & Hall’s Barnsley office for a lunchtime social to celebrate the first National Conveyancing Week.

Event organisers Adam Leece, Partner and Property Team Leader,  and Adam Fletcher, Property Director at Ridley & Hall both agree that the COVID period often gets blamed for a break down in social interaction but having looked back over the last decade there hasn’t been a notable gathering of the great and the good from the local property sector to meet on a purely social basis. There were several discussions at the event agreeing that we have some talented and committed local experts who transact on a daily basis but have never had the opportunity to meet. Throughout the event on numerous occasions reference was made to how great it was to “finally put a name to a face.”

Adam Fletcher also recalls after the event “One attendee did drop me a note following the event to share that she was coincidentally transacting with another attendee following the event,  having met him for the first time at the lunch and where previously email would have been used to resolve the final issues, she picked up the phone discussed and resolved the final points enabling them to agree a swift completion date.”

It’s now our aim going forward that we work together locally to publicise the quality and expertise of the local property professionals, highlight the benefits of instructing local representatives and work in collaboration to improve the home moving experience for buyers and sellers.

The event raised £235.20 for Barnsley Hospice, and it’s hoped that this is only the start of more productive and enjoyable gatherings of our local property experts.