Closure of office on Hayling Island
Daltons Solicitors announce the closure of its office on Hayling Island with the loss of five jobs.
Daltons Solicitors was established on Hayling Island in 1986 and for almost a quarter of a century has delivered a high quality personal legal service to the residents of Hayling Island. However, the increasing costs of maintaining a high street practice mean that it is no longer viable to keep open the office on Hayling Island. The final straw was the spiralling costs of professional indemnity insurance which has put hundreds of small firms at risk (The Times, Thursday October 8th 2009).
Michael Dalton says “The decision to close the Hayling Island office is the most difficult decision I have had to take in almost thirty years of business. I am genuinely hurt and saddened by the fact that the closure of the office means than five extremely loyal and valuable members of staff have had to be made redundant. However, I would like to thank them and the residents of Hayling island for their support over the years without which it would not have been possible for the firm to continue on Hayling Island for twenty-three years”.
Daltons Solicitors will, however, continue to deliver its core range of services from its offices in Petersfield and all client matters, files, deeds and documents will be transferred to the Petersfield office on or before the closure of Hayling. The move will cut costs significantly and help put Daltons Solicitor in the best possible position to deliver the services its clients and customers demand. Michael Dalton says “This will help make Daltons Solicitors a firm that is fit for the future, that can live within its means and that can continue to provide an outstanding service to its clients and customers”.
The actual closing date has not yet been announced but will be on or before 30th November 2009.
