Business Details
35 Years
experience
Your Trusted Legal Partner in Worthing, West Sussex
Established in Worthing since 1991, Lings Solicitors provides straightforward, clear legal advice tailored to individual client needs. Our team combines over 25 years of local expertise with a commitment to integrity, honesty, and understanding, ensuring clients receive jargon-free guidance through complex legal processes. Specialising in will writing, probate, property law, family law, and litigation, we work collaboratively with trusted financial advisors to deliver tax-efficient solutions and estate planning. Our approach prioritises active listening to fully comprehend client circumstances, enabling us to offer precise, actionable advice. With a deep understanding of local community challenges, we support families and businesses across Sussex and the South East. Accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and affiliated with professional bodies like STEP, we maintain rigorous standards of excellence.Our services include residential and commercial conveyancing, lasting powers of attorney, lease extensions, and dispute resolution, all delivered with empathy and professionalism. We pride ourselves on transparency, approachability, and accessibility, offering home visits and flexible appointment options. Recognised for exceptional client care, our team includes specialists in private client law, family law, and litigation, ensuring comprehensive legal support. From will creation to estate administration, we guide clients through every legal step with clarity and compassion, making complex processes manageable and stress-free.
Services
Will Writing
Inheritance Tax Planning
Residential Property
Commercial Property
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Family Law
Estate Administration
Lease Extensions
Litigation
Details
- Year established: 1991
Highlights and features
- We are a friendly, well-established high street firm with over 25 years of local experience.
- Our team offers jargon-free, transparent legal advice tailored to individual client needs.
- We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, ensuring rigorous professional standards.
- Our lawyers specialise in niche areas like inheritance tax planning and dementia-friendly legal support.
- We provide flexible appointment options, including home visits and out-of-hours availability.
Associations and certifications
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Sussex Law Society
- Association of Lifetime Lawyers
- STEP
What people say
Best experience I've ever had
Highly recommend Tracey and her firm
Amazing throughout our conveyancing process
Thorough, knowledgeable and approachable
Incredibly caring and straightforward
Services
Will Writing
Our will writing service ensures your estate is distributed according to your wishes while optimising tax efficiency. We simplify the process with plain English advice, guiding clients through creating legally sound wills tailored to their unique circumstances. Specialised expertise includes inheritance tax mitigation and lasting powers of attorney integration.
Inheritance Tax Planning
We provide specialist advice to reduce inheritance tax liabilities through strategic asset arrangement. Collaborating with financial advisors, we create tailored solutions to protect your estate's value for beneficiaries while complying with current tax regulations and nil rate band allowances.
Residential Property
Our residential property service guides clients through home buying/selling with clear, stress-free legal support. Experienced in freehold/leasehold transactions, remortgages, and shared ownership, we ensure smooth property transfers for first-time buyers and investors across Sussex and the South East.
Family Law
We handle all aspects of family law including divorce, financial settlements, prenuptial agreements, domestic violence protection, and child custody disputes. Our approach balances legal expertise with sensitivity, prioritising client well-being during emotionally challenging situations.
Estate Administration
Specialising in estate administration for testate and intestate estates, we manage legal, financial, and tax affairs after death. Services include grant applications, asset distribution, tax compliance, and trust management, providing compassionate support during difficult times.
People
Phil Hodges
Managing Partner
Qualified solicitor specialising in private client and commercial matters, including will writing, estate administration, trusts, and lease extensions. Partner since 2016 with extensive local legal expertise.
Carla Campbell
Partner
Chartered Legal Executive specialising in wills, trusts, probate, and inheritance tax planning. Accredited Lifetime Lawyer and STEP member with expertise in vulnerable client support since joining in 2019.
Stephen Collett
Consultant Family Solicitor
Family law specialist with 25+ years' Sussex experience handling divorce, financial settlements, domestic violence cases, and child custody matters. Advanced Law Society Family Law Panel member offering fixed-fee initial consultations.
Justine Benbough
Consultant Litigation Solicitor
Experienced litigation expert handling commercial disputes, property claims, and probate matters. With 20+ years in high-profile firms, she provides strategic dispute resolution for business and private clients.
Iris Bennett
Licensed Conveyancer
Property law specialist qualified as Licensed Conveyancer in 2008. Experienced in residential transactions including sales, purchases, remortgages, and lease extensions, regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Questions
What legal services do you specialise in?
We specialise in will writing, probate, residential/commercial conveyancing, family law, estate administration, lasting powers of attorney, lease extensions, and litigation services across Sussex.
Are your legal fees transparent?
Yes, we provide clear cost explanations upfront with no hidden fees. Our charges are competitive and reasonable, as confirmed by client comparisons with other local firms.
Can you handle complex inheritance tax planning?
Our specialists work with financial advisors to create tax-efficient estate plans, utilising nil rate bands and strategic asset arrangements to minimise inheritance tax liabilities.
Do you offer flexible appointment options?
We provide face-to-face, video, telephone appointments, and home visits. Out-of-hours meetings can be arranged to accommodate client schedules.
How experienced is your conveyancing team?
Our licensed conveyancers and solicitors have decades of combined experience handling residential and commercial property transactions with high client satisfaction rates.
Are you regulated by legal authorities?
We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 635314) and maintain membership with professional bodies like STEP and the Sussex Law Society.
Reviews (2)
Peter Christian
Nov 23, 2017
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Highly recommend. Helped me with a number of issues which I was struggling with. Friendly and efficient and would definitely use again. Keep up the good work
Maxwell Bailey
Oct 10, 2017
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I received very prompt response and service at Lings. What I particularly liked was the time taken to understand my needs. Discussions were in a straight forward understandable manner. Correspondence dotted the I's and crossed t's in the mail as required and email otherwise which suited me. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Phil and the team.
