Ives and Co solicitors

What Ives and Co solicitors does

Ives & Co Solicitors is a private UK law firm, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Plumtree, Nottingham, providing regulated legal services across three practice areas: residential conveyancing, commercial conveyancing, and wills and probate. The firm operates from four physical offices — three in the Nottingham area (Plumtree, Ruddington, Keyworth) and one in Rainham, Kent — and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under branch numbers 623045 and 625233. It holds both the Law Society's Lexcel accreditation (since 2013) and the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation (since 2012), placing it among an estimated 16% of England & Wales firms with Lexcel status.

The firm's service portfolio is built around the property lifecycle for individuals and small businesses. Residential conveyancing fees are tiered by property value, ranging from £1,200 + VAT (for properties up to £300k at Nottingham offices) to £1,700 + VAT (for £701k-£800k properties), with additional charges for new builds, leaseholds, remortgages and ancillary items such as AML checks (£45) and electronic transfer fees (£45). Wills and probate work is charged primarily on an hourly basis at approximately £200/hour, with typical probate matters estimated at 8-10 hours (£1,600-£2,000 + VAT). The firm does not offer self-serve digital products, APIs or online booking; all matters are handled by qualified solicitors through direct client engagement, supported by phone, email, and home/hospital visits for vulnerable clients. Its technology stack is limited to standard web infrastructure — WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, Google Analytics, Wordfence security and CleanTalk spam protection — with no proprietary legal technology.

The firm's customer base consists of individual consumers and SMEs in the Nottingham and Kent regions, with no disclosed enterprise clients. Revenue is generated through per-transaction conveyancing fees and hourly professional services fees for wills/probate. Online invoice payment is supported via a portal with a £300 per-transaction limit. The firm was acquired in March 2026 by River Cam Group as the founding acquisition of a UK-wide buy-and-build strategy targeting SME law firm succession, with Buzzacott providing financial and tax due diligence. Prior to this, the firm was independently owned following Ruth Stevenson's 2010 acquisition. The team comprises approximately 20+ individuals across solicitors, chartered legal executives, licensed conveyancers, paralegals, trainees, legal assistants and administrative staff, including three directors (Ruth Stevenson, Paul Thomas, Laura Peacock) who oversee the Nottingham and Kent operations respectively.

Name

Ives and Co solicitors

Legal name

Ives and Co Solicitors Limited

Website

https://ivesandco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ives & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm founded in 1986, providing residential and commercial conveyancing plus wills and probate services to individuals and SMEs across four offices in Nottingham and Kent.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Conveyancing and Probate

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Residential conveyancing services
• Commercial conveyancing services
• Wills and probate
• Estate planning services
• Property law services

Headquarters

HQ city

Plumtree

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Residential Conveyancing: Fees for property purchase, sale, remortgage and transfer of equity legal services. Charged on a per-transaction basis with tiered pricing based on property value.
2. Wills and Probate: Hourly-rate fees for will writing, lasting powers of attorney, estate administration and probate services.
3. Commercial Conveyancing: Fees for commercial property transactions including sale/purchase of land, commercial property leases, lease extensions, land acquisition and commercial property disputes.
4. Online Payments: Online payment portal for client invoices with a maximum transaction limit of £300 GBP per payment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ives and Co Solicitors is a traditional UK law firm providing legal services across three core practice areas: Residential Conveyancing (handling property purchases, sales, remortgages, and transfers of equity for individual homeowners), Commercial Conveyancing (serving businesses, landlords and landowners with commercial property transactions, leases and disputes), and Wills and Probate (drafting wills, lasting powers of attorney, and administering estates). Services are delivered by qualified solicitors through four physical offices and direct client engagement.

Product overview

Ives & Co Solicitors is a traditional law firm offering legal services through a unified offering across three core practice areas: Residential Conveyancing (handling property transactions for buyers and sellers), Commercial Conveyancing (serving businesses with commercial property matters), and Wills and Probate (including will drafting, lasting powers of attorney, and estate administration). The firm operates from offices in Nottingham (Plumtree, Ruddington, Keyworth) and Kent (Rainham), serving clients across the East Midlands and South East England. The three services are complementary, covering the full property lifecycle and personal legal planning needs of individual and business clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.7 out of 5 rating from 37 Google reviews

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BuzzacottcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 March 2026Buzzacott provided financial due diligence, tax due diligence, and transaction advisory services to River Cam Group for the acquisition of Ives & Co.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Furley Page Solicitors: Kent-based law firm with offices across the South East including Rainham. Direct peer for Ives & Co's Kent office, offering residential conveyancing and private client services to similar clients.
• Ellis-Fermor & Negus Solicitors: Long-established Nottinghamshire law firm with residential conveyancing, commercial property and wills/probate practice. Comparable multi-generation regional firm with overlapping client base to Ives & Co.
• Bird & Co Solicitors: National conveyancing and wills & probate firm operating on a digital-first model with competitive fixed fees. Comparable core services but operates as a tech-enabled competitor to traditional firms like Ives & Co.
• Brachers Solicitors: Established Kent law firm providing residential and commercial property, wills and probate services. Overlaps directly with Ives & Co's Kent practice and similar client segments.
• Rothera Sharp: Nottingham-based full-service law firm with residential conveyancing, commercial property and private client services. Comparable headcount scale and regional footprint to Ives & Co.
• Fosters Solicitors: East Midlands-based law firm offering residential conveyancing, wills and probate with multiple Nottinghamshire offices. Direct regional peer with comparable service mix and target customers to Ives & Co.
• Banner Jones Solicitors: East Midlands law firm offering conveyancing, wills and probate with multi-office presence across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Direct peer in practice mix and geographic territory.

Broad incumbents

• Weightmans LLP: National UK law firm with substantial private client and conveyancing practices. Broader incumbent whose scale and brand compete for high-end conveyancing and probate work Ives & Co targets.
• Knights plc: Listed UK regional law firm consolidator acquiring SME practices across the Midlands and beyond. Broader incumbent whose acquisition strategy creates direct competitive overlap and a potential exit template for firms like Ives & Co.

Emerging players

• Co-op Legal Services: Alternative legal services provider offering wills, probate and conveyancing on a fixed-fee national basis. Emerging player whose standardized pricing pressures traditional regional firms like Ives & Co.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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