A BIRCHWOOD based legal firm has seen its annual turnover reach record proportions.

X-Press Legal Services, based at Olympic Park, saw the figure top £7.8million for the first time in its 14 year history.

The company, which employs 15, is one of Britain’s leading national suppliers of property related searches for solicitors and licensed conveyancers.

Director and joint founder Dave Lister said: “We enjoyed 60 per cent growth in the first three months of the year and it looks like our performance in July will break all records.

“The economy really seems to be picking up and the housing market is getting busier all the time which should have a positive impact on our performance in September, October and November which also tend to be our busiest months.”