North Ainley Solicitors can trace their heritage in Oldham back for more than 100 years.
In fact, it is fair to say that we have been there to guide and advise in many of the most influential commercial and domestic occurrences in the town during this time.
The family tree of North Ainley Solicitors shows roots to one of the oldest legal practices in Oldham. It starts with The Wellock practice which dates back to the early part of the nineteen hundreds when Tom Wellock Senior, a local character and hard taskmaster, formed the firm and added it to his other business interests in the Town. He had two sons, Jack and Tom, who succeeded him and went on to run the highly successful general practice of T Wellock & Sons...
The family tree of North Ainley Solicitors shows roots to one of the oldest legal practices in Oldham. It starts with The Wellock practice which dates back to the early part of the nineteen hundreds when Tom Wellock Senior, a local character and hard taskmaster, formed the firm and added it to his other business interests in the Town. He had two sons, Jack and Tom, who succeeded him and went on to run the highly successful general practice of T Wellock & Sons...
The story goes that when Jack’s wife had their first child, the telephone rang whilst they were in a business meeting with clients. When Jack announced the arrival, his father replied “there’s nothing clever in having children, get on with the meeting!”. There is still a strong work ethic in the firm although this is tempered with a sense of priorities!
The established practice of Rowbottom Son and Brewer was later acquired and the practice combined to become North Ainley in 1977. John Ainley and Brian North (the then local Coroner and partner with George E Mellor & Co) teamed up to take the practice forward. Various acquisitions and strategic alliances since that date, brings us to the strong team that is North Ainley Solicitors today.
Testimonials
What our clients say
Excellent service from when we made our Wills at Maggies and then excellent service after dealing with Land Registry matters. Will definitely use you again. 
Excellent service from start to finish. Many thanks for all your help Anna.
Although this has taken a couple of years to resolve, it was unavoidable and nothing to do with yourselves. Anna has been great, extremely dligient and supportive helping me navigate it all. Thank you.
We were given excellent advice and our case was dealt with in a timely manner.
Jen was absolutely amazing throughout the process. Thank you.
Michelle was a pleasure to deal with. Very informative and pleasant.
Anna was very helpful from start to finish of the Will advice process. She responded quickly to emails and was professional in her explanations. Thank you.
Friendly and efficient.
We both felt comfortable in asking questions on legal terminology. Michelle Chapman put us at ease and her secretary was very helpful.
Michelle and Kirsty could not have done anymore, perfect in every way. First Class Service. I will use them both again.
I have used your company on a few occasions. Always find everyone helpful. Thank you.
Great Experience!
We were guided through a very lengthy and stressful process by Cassie who went well beyond her remit. We could not have asked for better help and service. We would and already have recommended her and your staff to anyone. thank you so much.
Excellent service received, always kept up to date. Answered any queries promtply. Recption staff service with a smile, always so polite and welcoming. Big thank you to Jayne.
Very easy to deal with and clear information.
Jill Gregory and Team were excellent. We would not hesitate to recommend North Ainley to others and we would certainly use them again ourselves.
The whole process was smooth from start to finish. Thank you.
Thank you to Kirsty and all the staff. Best wishes.
The service we received for my mum's will was amazing. We were made to feel very comfortable. The process was explained in detail and in a way that my mum could understand. Will definitely reccomend in future to all family and friends.
Michelle made me feel at ease when I came in to see her, which made things a lot easier for me.
