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Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: We always recommend taking a quick look at the local law society page for any firm you're thinking of using. There shouldn't be too many problems though as the firm name is unique and doesn't use generic terms. If we do discover it, we'll let you know. So you should ge...
Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: Even zero reviews is not a bad sign. We've talked to hundreds upon hundreds of potential clients over the twenty years we've been working in the legal industry. We've seen the most absurd negative reviews against solicitors. The second part of that snippet though is onl...
Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: The reason you need to be aware of potential issues is because there are lot of scams going around just now targeting case types where clients have to pay large lump sums - such as property matters. class="infoquote "You have all been so efficient and made the whole pr...
Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: Along with making sure the law firm is https: www.sra.org.uk solicitors firm-based-authorisation abs-register 621777 " registered with the SRA< a> (Solicitors Regulation Authority), these tips above are all very basic things to check up on with a any firm you're cons...
JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: But sometimes the clues are in what initially might seem common, almost mundane statements. But when it comes to reviews people tend to prefer the public comment forums such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, Yelp, etc.
The difference is that a solicitor may take a cut o...
Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: People are https: www.theguardian.com money 2021 jan 02 homebuyers-scams-stamp-duty-holiday-" handing millions of pounds over to fraudsters< a> simply because they thought the email telling them to suddenly pay their huge deposit into a totally different bank account - we...
BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: Not their secretary or junior staff who joined the firm yesterday. Whilst most of us may assume it's a sign the firm has an online client area to check up on your case 24 7 - it could simply mean that the solicitors know how email works.
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Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London:
So when we see a firm claiming to have a history going back to the 1561 - so long ago there was an entry in the Guinness Book of Records about it - we were sceptical, but very interested.
class="infoquote "We get to know you and take the time to understand your ...
Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: It's not worth the risk.
. has held the Law Society’s quality standard accreditation mark, Lexcel, since 2008 demonstrating its high standards, excellent client service and cost efficient advice."< div>
This sentence on the Bridge McFarland site is much more useful....
Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London:
Obviously we have checked out Brown & Co and ended up adding them to our list of firms so we must have had a positive experience . The first is whether a firm is actually experienced and the other about firms which cover a range of case types rather than a single spe...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: Especially those with https: www.theguardian.com money 2019 aug 24 the-45000-deposit-for-our-first-home-was-stolen-and-the-banks-did-nothing" huge house deposits waiting to buy< a> a property.
class="infoquote "We are also the only Solicitors Firm in Lincoln who ope...
Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: The most common errors of www.catterall.co.uk, www.catterallsolicitors.co.uk, and to a lesser extent the dot coms as well are all owned by other companies too. The brand seems to be quite unique and therefore should be easy to find each time you want to come back to it.
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CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: The legal industry struggles badly with catching up with the times. 'we are a large firm that really doesn't feel welcoming at all'. It may seem a pedantic thing to do, but we're quite fed up of how much companies in the UK get away with when it comes to advertising languag...
Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: On the whole they are very positive but there were some negative comments as well. However the problems of usually come from emails or people typing the wrong web address directly in to their b...
David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: They are therefore obviously going to be very positive and sadly they rarely contain much helpful information about what the actual good points of the firm are.
On this occasion it seems that both are true because certainly the brand name is based on the titular solici...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: But remember, the compensation in housing disrepair matters is an extra sum on top for having had to live with the issues and any health problems or injuries resulting from living in poor conditions. There are so many people living with severe issues in their homes out of ...
DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: They currently have two offices in Beford and Luton covering typical items that can require long-distance reach and knowledge such as Family Issues, Land Disputes, Property Transfers, and Financial Matters. A few articles back we covered a law firm that had a 5 star review ...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: So when Dylan Nair make a public statement on their site like this, it's not something to be glossed over . The Law Society of England & Wales has an excellent site for this and Dylan Nair & Co just happen to be registered with them. They have a similar one under Personal...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London: Sometimes the only way to ensure your child gets the correct care is to get the legal system of the country to push back against the education system. So when you see that the law firm you're interested in does not have many reviews on the usual forums such as Google, Trus...
Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: With the generic words in the brand name and the hyphenation, there are obviously dozens of other possibilities not to mention common typos with double lettered middles such as using 'fairesult'. So there is a massive difference between a firm saying they are 'one of the lea...
Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow:
class="infoquote "The office has full disabled access."< div>
Again, this may sound like a regular statement but you'd be surprised how many firms in older buildings are not able to say this.
With so many high street solicitors to choose from though, how do w...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow: www.fultons-scotland.com does not redirect you and neither of the www.fultons.co.uk or www.fultons.com variants are owned by the company. Obviously there will be people trying a wide variety of close-but-not-quite attempts such as fultons-solicitors or fultonssolicitors. The...
Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway:
One thing people do comment on readily though when it comes to legal services - is property matters. Very often a bunch of the negative reviews will be from the client of the other party.
class="infoquote "Hawkridge & Company solicitors ensure a personal and supp...
Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: Always take care on the internet as many legal matters are now being targeted by scammers due to the large amounts of money available. We ran a poll a few years back and the number of people that trusted company provided customer testimonials wasn't even in the double digits...
HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: (5x2=10)
That's another great use for the law society website because you can check the actual expertise and experience of individual solicitors within the firms. Unfortunately that's not always easy when it comes to law firms. At the time of writing we couldn't find an...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: If we did need that much legal help so often, then there would be something so seriously wrong with us that you shouldn't listen to a work we say anyway. That's because "established in 2013" can sound ridiculously new to some considering so many solicitors quote centuries-ol...
Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: We've always praised The Law Society of England & Wales for having a hugely informative and useful website - and that's a hard thing to do being a Scottish firm ourselves. 100% compensation means there are no fees to you whether your case wins or loses. We wouldn't class t...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: where the majority are all like this and very positive . So how can you tell 'good low-cost help' from simply 'cheap help'?
class="infoquote "I have vast, hands-on experience dealing with a variety of Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection w...
Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: So here are a few snippets from them:
class="infoquote "took on my medical negligence case when none of the 'big names' were interested"
"explained the legal document to me in lamen [sic] terms"
"took the time to give me lots of advice"
"helped make a pa...
Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: The things we use to evaluate a firm are probably things most potential clients do as well. (More on that later.) Staff profiles are something we always recommend law firms to provide and these are excellent examples of the information consumers really want. The official...
Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): Usually with just a single email too, which is disturbingly easy . So this seemingly innocuous sentence is actually worth quite a few brownie points . So make sure to read actual comments of any reviews when it comes to lawyers rather than just flicking through star rati...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: A good mix of ages, experience, and case focus. Plus, how old the building or the brand name is has no bearing on the years of experience your solicitor may have . Whilst we try not to offer direct legal advice on our site, it is probably very fair (almost obvious actuall...
Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract:
Normally such testimonials are created from written responses to some sort of customer service feedback form. Be aware however that legal service providers are not treated the same way as other industries. We just mean that when people think of a high-street, local s...
MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 595126 mjv-co-solicitors-ltd" check out the page< a> for this firm you'll be able to see any alternative business names they use, their specialist areas of law, alternative contact details, and the qualification dates of e...
My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: So when you see statements like this:
class="infoquote "My Law Matters is a trading style of Fentiman Legal Limited, a professional and dynamic legal practice that offers legal advice to national and international clients."< div>
on any law firm's website - then w...
OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London:
class="infoquote "ONELAW CHAMBERS tailors its legal advice to meet the needs and requirements of its clients to ensure clients receive cost effective legal solutions with optimum and successful results."< div>
The main resource people tend to jump to when research...
Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: We put you first."< div>
The most common piece of research people do over any service provider is check for reviews on the common forums such as Google Reviews, Yelp, Facebook, Yell, Trustpilot and so on. We've been working with law firms for over twenty years now and s...
Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: This is because some people's complaints can be ridiculously petty, and some can be attached to the totally wrong firm. The branding is very unique so no difficulties getting the correct website to pop up in the search results with varied types of related query such as 'pe...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: you'll see that many of the reviews are about specific individuals rather than a whole firm.
It does however cause some thought to have to be given when researching things such as online reviews.
class="infoquote "Chambers are groups of barristers and tend to comp...
Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): On that last one:
class="infoquote "Specialising in: ... So what are the third party forums https: www.google.com search?q=Rose+Fendlen+Law+wigan&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsaA6UiOROI_I98lFuvy3JwpYFg0Ag%3A1669776740024&ei=ZMWGY_mJAZHngAaRnr3QBA&ved=0ahUK...
Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: This is especially true for Personal Injury and Immigration cases. It also states fluency in Urdu and Punjabi as well as English.
class="infoquote "At Richmond Legal we do our very best to help our clients navigate through their legal issues with the least amount of ...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: Normally this is done by simply emailing the client stating the bank details for payment have changed. However the term is being used correctly in this instance. Whilst many people will be quick to jump online and tell people about a meal they've just eaten.
The age o...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: We saw a few other related names including Premier Searches Limited and Conveyancing Compare, but they all have their own sites.
We think it's fair to say though that after 12+ years of them being in business, with the relationships they have with other renown service pr...
Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: They even kick off their website with a self-description of being "a small law firm of Norwich solicitors".
However, we recommend always reading through the actual comments rather than relying on just star ratings. But it goes without saying that you can end up with ...
Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough:
class="infoquote "We are a multi-disciplined law practice providing high quality, cost effective legal services to individuals whatever the legal issue."< div>
Bringing back the point about establishment dates: it is very possible to end up with a 1-year experie...
Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: That's because people are less likely to jump online and write a review about their divorce, will, or criminal offence compared to praising the pizza they just got delivered. Springle and Company have a page on their site https: springleandco.co.uk our-fees " listing item...
Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London:
Of course even in these days of 'modern' legal setups offering online case tracking and many matters being resolved without the client even actually meeting with their solicitor face to face - there are still a huge number of people that prefer the idea of a larger fi...
Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: A large firm that gives you a free interview to discuss your case and costs before making you sign the dotted line is actually rarer than you might think . All other variants we checked such as www.stowe.co.uk were for totally different services too so we can't think of any...
Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: For example whilst Cambridge has a full 5 stars, the London office has only 3.5 stars at the time we checked. The firm states offices in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough, and Leicester. This has the obviously knock on effect:
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Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: We've written over 200+ articles on legal service providers in the UK with tips on what to look for when trying to get legal help, resources you can use, and things to avoid. But if you see a firm of 1 or 2 solicitors stating they handle every case type you can think of from...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant:
class="infoquote "Thank you so much for all you have done for me."
"I can't praise Swain & Co and Dean Kingham enough."
"I would like to thank you really very very much from the bottom of my heart for your work."
"Thank you so much for the care and atten...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): This is true for cases such as Personal Injury. Great things to hear. Similar looking domains designed to mislead you and other phishing scams are still rampant. Word like 'friendly', 'efficient' or 'modern' pop up constantly but don't really help to distinguish that firm fr...
Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: Even reviews are hard to come by which we'll cover in a moment. This is despite her working in the industry since at least 2014 according to the BSB certificate. As you may have gathered from the network setup and other articles across our site, our goal is not just to pro...
The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London:
For The Legal Practice they show a range of experience levels from Navjiven Mandair who qualified as a solicitor in 1997, right up to Dharmini Somani who just qualified back in 2018. So again, the fact TLP have such a high rating despite handling property matters is not...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: Rameez is listed as focusing on Civil Litigation and Family Law.
There have been several other good advancements in the industry such as no win, no fee agreements. For example, they claim to be "award-winning" on their front page but there was no real clarity about what...
Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: They can certainly help. Trust Inheritance does have some testimonials on their site:
class="infoquote "Couldn’t have wished for a more friendly and helpful person for the advice needed"
"spoke to me with such care and kindness"
"manner was very professional...
ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London:
The issues with other similar domain names being available and alternate searches really only affects cases where the client has to pay large sums of money such as property matters. The simplest way to check on the expertise, experience, and 'specialist' status of any...
Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: People have been handing tens of thousands of pounds in deposits to fraudsters simply on the basis of one official-looking email stating the bank details for payment have changed.
So when we came across Woodstock Legal Services it was a pleasant surprise to discover th...
Youngs Solicitors - Young & Co Solicitors Ltd in Longton (Stoke on Trent): The number of case types it covers is almost as small as the number of people that can claim the help these days.
class="infoquote "Our main office is in Longton. First thing to note of course is that Young & Co Solicitors is the official company name and Youngs Solici...
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