Solicitors in Knowle and Dorridge

B93 has always been a private-client and property-heavy postcode: older village housing in central Knowle, conservation-area conveyancing around the church and the High Street, larger detached homes in Dorridge, and a demographic where inheritance tax planning, lasting powers of attorney and Court of Protection work matter as much as wills and probate. Most of what we do for Knowle and Dorridge clients reflects that, though we handle the full range of legal matters a family or small business is likely to need.

Call 0121 270 2700, email info@pearcelegal.co.uk, or book a free initial consultation.

Where we are, and how Knowle and Dorridge clients reach us

Our office is at 2 The Square, Solihull, B91 3RB, a short journey from anywhere in B93:

By car: around 10 minutes from Knowle High Street up the A4141 Warwick Road; around 12 minutes from Dorridge via Station Road and the A4141; around 8 minutes from Bentley Heath and Copt Heath.

By train: one stop from Dorridge station to Solihull on the Chiltern line, then a seven-minute walk from Solihull station via Poplar Road. Knowle does not have its own station; Dorridge is the nearest.

By video or telephone: most wills, LPAs, uncontested probate, straightforward conveyancing and settlement-agreement work can be completed without you attending in person. For clients who cannot travel easily — often relevant for elderly or bereaved B93 clients — this matters.

The nearest public car parks to our office are Mell Square and Touchwood, both under five minutes' walk from The Square.

For a broader view of the firm and our full contact details, see the Solihull office page.

Why Knowle and Dorridge clients instruct Pearce Legal

Knowle and Dorridge form the highest-value residential postcode in the Solihull borough, and the pattern of instructions we receive from B93 clients reflects that. Four things typically bring people to us:

Estate planning that reflects the value of local property. A single family home in Knowle or Dorridge is often the largest asset in the estate, and the reason inheritance tax planning becomes relevant. Our wills and trust work is drafted with that pattern in mind, and we coordinate with accountants and independent financial advisers where the estate needs it.

Continuity across generations. Many of our B93 files began with wills drafted for parents twenty or thirty years ago and now handle the estate, the surviving spouse's care planning, and the next generation's property purchases. That continuity matters when a family faces bereavement, capacity issues or a sudden change in circumstances.

Conservation-area and older-property conveyancing. Knowle High Street, the streets around St John's Church and much of the older Dorridge housing stock sit within conservation areas or involve listed-building considerations. These transactions have their own quirks — planning restrictions, restrictive covenants, older title deeds, indemnity policies for historic works — and we handle them frequently.

A named solicitor throughout. No paralegal handover, no offshore case-tracking portal. The person you meet at the first appointment is the person who runs your matter until the file closes.

We are a licensed body (ABS) authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 423097, and we carry professional indemnity insurance in excess of the SRA minimum.

Services we provide to clients in Knowle, Dorridge and B93

Wills, lasting powers of attorney and probate

Single and mirror wills on a fixed fee, lasting powers of attorney (financial and health), trust drafting, estate administration and inheritance tax planning. Our private-client team is used to the pattern of B93 estates: substantial family homes, in some cases held for decades, with significant capital gains and estate-value considerations that make inheritance tax planning central rather than optional. Where the estate is more complex — trusts, business assets, agricultural property relief, family investment companies — we draft with those structures in mind from the outset.
→ Wills, trusts and probate · Making or amending a will · Contesting a will · Trusts · Tax planning · Lasting powers of attorney · Court of Protection · Probate

Residential conveyancing in Knowle and Dorridge

Sales, purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity across B93, including the conservation-area streets around Knowle High Street, older detached and semi-detached housing in Dorridge, the Warwick Road corridor and newer development at Bentley Heath and Copt Heath. Conservation-area and listed-building work receives particular attention: planning consent history, restrictive covenants, older title deeds and any indemnity insurance requirements are reviewed properly, not skimmed. We are on the panels of the main high-street lenders and offer fixed-fee quotes with no hidden disbursement mark-ups.
→ Conveyancing in Solihull · Conveyancing in Warwick · Conveyancing in Coventry

Family law

Divorce, financial remedy, child arrangements, cohabitation and civil partnership matters for clients in Knowle, Dorridge and the surrounding villages. Where a hearing is needed, cases are usually listed at the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, 33 Bull Street, B4 6DS. Financial-remedy work in B93 often involves higher-value asset schedules — jointly-owned property, pensions, business interests, trust assets — and we handle these frequently. Wherever possible we start with non-court dispute resolution: mediation, collaborative law, arbitration.
→ Family law · Divorce · Separation agreements · Financial agreements · Child law · Civil partnerships · Cohabitation rights and agreements · Pre- and post-nuptial agreements

Dispute resolution and contentious probate

Inheritance Act 1975 claims, contested probate, trust disputes, property and boundary disputes, professional negligence, contract disputes and debt recovery. B93 estates are, statistically, more likely to be the subject of a 1975 Act claim or a contested will than the borough average, simply because there is more value at stake. We advise on litigation risk before proceedings and, where possible, resolve matters through mediation before issuing.
→ Dispute resolution · Contesting a will · Debt recovery

Employment law and settlement agreements

Fixed-fee settlement agreement advice for senior professionals and executives exiting a role — a common instruction pattern from Knowle and Dorridge, where a high proportion of residents work in senior roles for Birmingham and Coventry-based employers. We also advise on unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and constructive dismissal, and act for smaller Knowle- and Dorridge-based employers on contracts, handbooks and tribunal defence.
→ Employment law for employees · Settlement agreements · Unfair dismissal · Discrimination at work · Maternity and paternity leave

Personal injury

Road-traffic accidents (including on the A4141 Warwick Road and M42 junction 5 corridor), workplace accidents and public-liability claims. Most personal injury work is conducted on a no-win, no-fee basis; we explain the funding arrangement, the recoverable and non-recoverable costs and the likely time frame at the outset, before you sign anything.
→ Personal injury

Court of Protection and elderly-client planning

Deputyship applications, Court of Protection work, elderly-client planning and vulnerable-client matters. In B93 this often runs in parallel with wills, probate and conveyancing where an older client is downsizing from a long-held family home, gifting property to children or restructuring family ownership for later-life planning. Handled by the same private-client team, so nothing is lost between files.
→ Court of Protection · Lasting powers of attorney · For individuals

For Knowle and Dorridge businesses

Our commercial team advises the small and mid-sized businesses along Knowle High Street, at Station Approach in Dorridge, at Copt Heath and along the Warwick Road corridor on:

- Commercial leases (grant, assignment, renewal, contracting out under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, dilapidations and break clauses)

- Commercial property purchases, sales and small-scale development

- Company formation, shareholders' agreements and franchising

- Commercial contracts, terms and conditions, and debt recovery

- Commercial dispute resolution and employment matters for employers

The B93 area we cover

From our office on The Square, we act for clients across B93 and the immediate surroundings:

- Knowle (central, High Street, Kenilworth Road, St John's Church area, Kixley Lane)

- Dorridge (village centre, Station Road, Manor Road, Blythe Way)

- Bentley Heath (Widney Road, Warwick Road corridor)

- Copt Heath (Copt Heath Drive, junction of A4141 and M42)

- Hockley Heath (B94 fringe of the B93 catchment)

- Balsall Common (CV7, immediately south-east of Knowle)

Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath sit within the Solihull Metropolitan Borough and are administered by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council from Manor Square in Solihull, a two-minute walk from our office. That proximity is useful when a matter touches local planning (particularly relevant in the Knowle High Street conservation area), council tax, licensing or highways.

What happens when a Knowle or Dorridge client contacts us

Initial call. A member of our team will take a short summary of the matter and, where appropriate, offer a free 15-minute consultation with the relevant solicitor.

Conflict check and client care. We run standard SRA conflict and ID checks and issue a client-care letter setting out scope, fees, funding options and complaints procedure before any chargeable work begins.

Choice of meeting format. In person at 2 The Square, by video, or by telephone. For elderly clients or those with mobility issues — a common consideration in B93 — most matters can be run remotely, or by prior arrangement we can visit at home for signing appointments.

A named solicitor throughout. One point of contact, a direct dial and email, and written updates at agreed intervals.

If at any point you are unhappy with our service, our internal complaints procedure is set out in the client-care letter. You may also, in defined circumstances, complain to the Legal Ombudsman and, on regulatory matters, to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an office in Knowle or Dorridge?
No. Our office is on The Square in Solihull town centre, ten minutes up the A4141 from Knowle High Street. Consolidating a full-service team in one Solihull office means every practice area is under one roof: wills, probate, conveyancing, family and dispute resolution can all be run by the same firm without files moving between locations. Knowle and Dorridge clients either travel the short distance to us, deal with us by video and telephone, or in some circumstances we can attend at home for signing appointments.

Do you handle high-value estates and inheritance tax planning?
Yes. Estate planning where inheritance tax is a live issue is one of our core private-client practice areas, and the majority of our B93 wills, trust and probate work involves estates where IHT is a real consideration rather than a theoretical one. Where the estate involves business assets, agricultural property relief, family investment companies or trusts, we coordinate with the client's accountant and independent financial adviser.

Can you help with a conservation-area or listed-building purchase in Knowle High Street?
Yes. We handle conservation-area and listed-building conveyancing regularly and know the specific issues to check: planning consent history, restrictive covenants, older title deeds, retrospective consents for historic alterations, and where indemnity insurance is the appropriate solution. See our Conveyancing in Solihull page for the general approach.

Do you cover Bentley Heath, Copt Heath, Hockley Heath and Balsall Common?
Yes. All are within our regular catchment. Bentley Heath and Copt Heath sit inside B93 and are handled the same way as Knowle and Dorridge. Hockley Heath (B94) and Balsall Common (CV7) are immediately adjacent and we act for clients in both frequently.

Which courts will my matter be heard at?
Most family and civil work involving B93 clients is listed at the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, 33 Bull Street, B4 6DS. Employment tribunal claims are usually heard at Birmingham Employment Tribunal. Certain criminal-linked family matters can be listed at Solihull Magistrates' Court.

Speak to a solicitor about a matter in Knowle or Dorridge

Telephone: 0121 270 2700
Email: info@pearcelegal.co.uk
Visit: 2 The Square, Solihull, B91 3RB (Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:15)
Or: book a free consultation.

For our full firm overview and other Solihull-borough location pages, see Solicitors in Solihull and Solicitors in Shirley.