CONVEYANCING lawyer, Katie Baxter, has joined the Ilkley office of Newtons Solicitors.

Katie Baxter, who joins Newtons from a local firm of solicitors, handles both residential and commercial property conveyancing.

Newtons Solicitors also has offices in Harrogate, Ripon, York, Stokesley, Knaresborough, Leyburn, Richmond and Darlington. The group, which has developed a £2.6m turnover from a standing start in 2009, has 13 directors and 44 lawyers.