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
Thanks very much Sarah for all your help. 
Excellent and courteous service all round.
Excellent thoughout. Thank you.
Both our Wills needed updating. North Ainley did an excellent service.
The revision of my Will was dealt with very quickly and I received a copy two days later. All my questions were answered clearly. I was impressed with the service I received.
Always received excellent service from North Ainley. Thank you.
We liked the initial reception, warm and welcoming. The smiles and "hellos" of all the staff helped us to feel comfortable.
I cannot thank the young lady enough. She was very professional.
All good, thank you.
Lovely to meet you. Would recommend.
Excellent service and advice given from Jennifer Kitchener. Thank you.
Thank you for helping me.
This was a very professional service from start to finish. You were welcomed by the receptionist and made to feel very at ease. All my questions and concerns were dealt with by the staff which gave me peace of mind. Thank you.
The lady that dealt with us, Jennifer Kitchener, was polite, professional and aimiable. She explained everything thoroughly. She was a pleasure to meet and to deal with. Thank you for the excellent customer service we received.
Sarah and Jackie were very helpful with our house dale and Zoë was so helpful with the probate.
Everything carried out with precision and courtesy.
All very satisfactory done. Thanks.
Thank you to Sarah and Emily for all your hard work and patience in getting this sale over the line. All the emails and phone calls have finally paid off! You were very professional and lovely to talk to, once again thank you.
Jade's communication throughout the sale was fantastic and everything was handled professionally.
Very helpful and friendly.