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28 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1DY

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Machins Solicitors LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

5.0
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
Value for money: 95%+
95%+
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
95%+
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
Communication 5.0/5
Initial Impressions 5.0/5
Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 5.0/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Machins Solicitors LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Law Advanced accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Trading names:
• Sumner And Tabor

Description

We strive for excellence, taking the time to get to know you, your business and your industry. For Machins it’s personal, so we invest our time and energy to build strong, personal relationships to work with you and find the right legal solution. Delivering excellent legal advice for all our clients across a full range of services is at the heart of everything we do. In a constantly changing world, Machins Solicitors is firmly placed to understand you and your business. Our strength lies in our people and our values ensure that integrity and trust are core to ensuring that our clients receive the best possible outcome.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Machins Solicitors LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

Machins Solicitors LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.7
Excellent
93%
Value for
Money
Value for money: 93%
10% above
national average
95%
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%
13% above
national average
94%
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 94%
13% above
national average
Communication 4.7/5
Initial Impressions 4.7/5
Approachability 4.7/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.7/5
Legal Knowledge 4.7/5
Value for money 4.7/5

Accreditations

Machins Solicitors LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Law Advanced accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Trading names:
• Sumner And Tabor

Description

We strive for excellence, taking the time to get to know you, your business and your industry. For Machins it’s personal, so we invest our time and energy to build strong, personal relationships to work with you and find the right legal solution. Delivering excellent legal advice for all our clients across a full range of services is at the heart of everything we do. In a constantly changing world, Machins Solicitors is firmly placed to understand you and your business. Our strength lies in our people and our values ensure that integrity and trust are core to ensuring that our clients receive the best possible outcome.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Machins Solicitors LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

Housing & Property 1 / 6
Wills, Trusts & Probate 1 / 7
Family Law 2 / 6
Employment 1 / 5
Commercial Property 1 / 4
Dispute Resolution 2 / 3
Child Law 2 / 3
Banking 1 / 1
Immigration 1 / 3
Land Law 1 / 3
Company & Commercial 1 / 6
Consumer 1 / 5
Criminal Law 1 / 2
Discrimination Law 1 / 1
Litigation 1 / 2
Adjudication Law 1 / 1
Agriculture 1 / 1
Appeals Law 1 / 1
Aviation Law 1 / 6
Brexit Law 1 / 4
Bribery and Corruption Law 1 / 1
Business Law 1 / 3
Care Law 1 / 3
Charities 1 / 1
Clinical Negligence 1 / 2
Commercial Law 1 / 1
Company Law 1 / 1
Compliance Law 1 / 1
Construction 1 / 2
Contract Law 1 / 2
Copyright Law 1 / 1
Corporate Law 1 / 2
Court of Protection and Deputyship 2 / 2
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 2
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 1
Debt and Tax Law 1 / 2
Defamation Law 1 / 2
Disability Law 1 / 1
Domestic Violence Law 2 / 10
Drug Law 2 / 8
Economic Law 1 / 11
Elder Law 1 / 1
Energy & Transport 1 / 20
Energy Law 1 / 14
Enforcement Law 2 / 5
Equality Law 1 / 2
Equity Law 1 / 1
Fire Safety Law 1 / 1
Fraud Law 1 / 1
Government Investigations 1 / 4
Health and Safety Law 1 / 1
Health and Welfare Law 1 / 5
Healthcare Law 1 / 1
Human rights 1 / 2
IT & Intellectual Property 1 / 1
Information Law 1 / 17
Infrastructure Law 1 / 6
Inheritance Law 2 / 5
Injunctions Law 2 / 3
Insurance Law 1 / 1
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 1
International Business Law 1 / 12
International Law 2 / 3
Jurisdiction Law 2 / 3
LGBT Law 2 / 4
Licensing Law 1 / 1
Medical Law 1 / 1
Money & Tax 2 / 3
National Insurance Law 1 / 20
Notary 1 / 1
Occupational Health Law 1 / 1
Pensions Law 1 / 2
Personal Injury 1 / 3
Planning Law 1 / 1
Privacy Law 1 / 1
Professional Negligence 1 / 1
Regulations 1 / 2
Social Law 1 / 2
Welfare & Benefits 1 / 1
White Collar Crime 1 / 1
Local 2 / 7
Housing & Property 130 / 4,693
Wills, Trusts & Probate 107 / 3,713
Family Law 47 / 4,157
Employment 89 / 3,550
Commercial Property 187 / 3,582
Dispute Resolution 147 / 1,793
Child Law 93 / 1,643
Banking 61 / 1,011
Immigration 134 / 2,255
Land Law 66 / 1,319
Company & Commercial 184 / 4,053
Consumer 179 / 4,309
Criminal Law 63 / 1,006
Discrimination Law 31 / 495
Litigation 90 / 911
Adjudication Law 22 / 247
Agriculture 134 / 815
Appeals Law 37 / 849
Aviation Law 4 / 145
Brexit Law 8 / 146
Bribery and Corruption Law 10 / 409
Business Law 47 / 484
Care Law 49 / 569
Charities 79 / 756
Clinical Negligence 166 / 1,221
Commercial Law 37 / 207
Company Law 46 / 960
Compliance Law 20 / 445
Construction 73 / 847
Contract Law 60 / 1,413
Copyright Law 15 / 512
Corporate Law 55 / 842
Court of Protection and Deputyship 52 / 583
Crime/ Criminal Defence 171 / 2,123
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 23 / 872
Debt and Tax Law 48 / 775
Defamation Law 15 / 270
Disability Law 42 / 600
Domestic Violence Law 48 / 896
Drug Law 16 / 266
Economic Law 2 / 223
Elder Law 32 / 325
Energy & Transport 39 / 501
Energy Law 21 / 352
Enforcement Law 32 / 565
Equality Law 41 / 1,075
Equity Law 46 / 566
Fire Safety Law 10 / 180
Fraud Law 25 / 515
Government Investigations 15 / 406
Health and Safety Law 36 / 571
Health and Welfare Law 17 / 185
Healthcare Law 16 / 352
Human rights 44 / 951
IT & Intellectual Property 80 / 1,086
Information Law 8 / 333
Infrastructure Law 9 / 184
Inheritance Law 56 / 695
Injunctions Law 36 / 921
Insurance Law 32 / 642
Intellectual Property Law 30 / 613
International Business Law 6 / 210
International Law 21 / 372
Jurisdiction Law 8 / 168
LGBT Law 16 / 233
Licensing Law 24 / 496
Medical Law 11 / 188
Money & Tax 138 / 1,908
National Insurance Law 34 / 415
Notary 65 / 859
Occupational Health Law 33 / 422
Pensions Law 26 / 483
Personal Injury 247 / 2,597
Planning Law 33 / 577
Privacy Law 19 / 507
Professional Negligence 137 / 1,281
Regulations 109 / 2,338
Social Law 14 / 223
Welfare & Benefits 89 / 1,034
White Collar Crime 17 / 210
National 288 / 11,165

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Excellent Divorce Solicitor - Highly Recommended

During what was a difficult time, her professionalism and responsiveness made the experience far more manageable. I would recommend her services to anyone going through a divorce.

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Katarzyna Janasik

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Housing & Property

Provided A Great Service For The Sale Of My Flat

Eugene and the team provided excellent service from start to finish when handling the sale of my flat. Communication was clear and prompt throughout, and everything was dealt with efficiently and professionally.

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Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:30
Tuesday 09:00–17:30
Wednesday 09:00–17:30
Thursday 09:00–17:30
Friday 09:00–17:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

28 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1DY

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5.0 /5 61 Reviews
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What clients say about Machins Solicitors LLP

Clients praise the firm’s expertise across conveyancing, family law, mediation, wills and probate, estates, redundancy and settlement agreements, with many highlighting strong results in complex matters and court work. The team is valued for being highly professional, efficient and knowledgeable, while also delivering a personable, kind and empathetic service. Reviewers frequently mention clear communication, prompt responses, practical guidance, reassurance and strong client care throughout often stressful processes. Overall, the firm is seen as approachable, reliable and excellent value, with consistently high standards across its legal services.

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Victoria is a master of professionalism

Victoria was incredibly professional yet was a real rock at times offering me my options in a calm space where I could make informed choices and being such a reliable person to have at my side. I know hundreds of cases are handled by Victoria at Machins and I am grateful she handled mine. Sarah Fitzpatrick was a pleasant kind person to work with and made me feel comfortable and supported at all times. I have already signposted others to use their services.

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Family Law

Amazing service

Paul was so personable from the offset and very efficient at dealing with our request. Highly recommended!

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Dear Tammy, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for Paul. We're very glad he could assist you and will pass on your kind words. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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anonymous

Family Law

Joe and Tori are fantastic.

I can’t thank Joe and Tori enough for their help and support during such a difficult time. Joe was incredibly efficient with preparing the orders, and Tori was fantastic in representing me in court. Both were kind, professional, reassuring and genuinely caring throughout. I’m so grateful for everything they did and would highly recommend them both.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for Joe and Tori. We're very glad that they could both assist you and will pass on your kind words to them. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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Family Law

Reena Vadera

I felt at ease with Reena from the beginning, and she was always understanding of my situation. She provided me with clear, helpful legal advice throughout the process. I am very grateful for her excellent service and the additional guidance and advice she provided.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for Reena. We're very glad she could assist you and we will pass on your kind words to her and the team. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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Alexander S

Family Law

Fantastic Lawyer

I was referred to Joe for his expertise in Family Law. I had a somewhat complex case which various local authorities were involved with. Joe got the order I wanted in place at our very first hearing - say no more. Joe is kind, understanding, compassionate and is most of all supportive and a great communicator. Kudos to his team too.

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Dear Alexander, Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Joe and the family law team. We're very glad they could assist and we will pass on your kind words to the team. We wish you all the best for the future. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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Danielle Newell

Family Law

Danielle

Not only was Richard incredibly knowledgeable and professional from the first moment we spoke he put me at ease and I knew that I was safe trusting his judgement but also that he had my best interest at heart. I honestly cannot recommend Richard enough and he would be the first person that I called if I needed any further help moving forward

Hi Danielle, Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We’re delighted Richard was able to assist you and we will pass on your kind words to him.

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Family Law

Caroline

I would like to recommend Machins Solicitors, Joe Colley & his team. Joe gave me help, advice, guidance and was a huge support to me during an extremely difficult period in my life. Joe showed me empathy and reassurance throughout whilst remaining professional. I cannot thank you enough. Thank you Joe and all at Machins Solicitors LLP Caroline Gayton

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Thanks so much for your review. We're really glad Joe and the team were able to support you during such a tough time. Your feedback means a lot to us. Wishing you all the best moving forward.

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Family Law

BRIAN

I know that divorces are major upheavals in the lives of those concerned, but Kathryn Ainsworth and her team at Machins LLP were tremendous. Admittedly, there were few sources of potential friction with my soon-to-be ex-wife, but even so the advice I received was reliably excellent, and the process was kept moving forward at the fastest tempo possible. Costs were totally reasonable. The Machins team was also very personable and I appreciate their 'Let's make this as painless as possible for everyone' approach. Five stars!

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Thanks so much for your kind words. We're really pleased to hear that Kathryn and the team were able to support you through the process and make things as smooth as possible. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review—wishing you all the best moving forward.

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Family Law

Felicity

I cannot recommend Machins enough. Professional, efficient and compassionate - Victoria Grant and Sherri York are both excellent in their fields.

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Thank you so much for your kind words! We're pleased to hear that you had such a positive experience with our team and glad to hear that Victoria and Sherri were professional, efficient and compassionate.

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Family Law

Carla

Firstly solicitors and legal battles are very costly. Generally if you are needing a solicitor emotions are going to be high. Remember how you feel in the moment will not be how you feel after the event is over. If you can mediate please mediate. Unfortunately my ex partner did not want to, therefore solicitors became involved. I hated every moment of it. Katherine was very good and very knowledgeable, she maintains a calm approach and is professional. I was very clear that i was not wanting to get involved with arguments 'he said , she said' and i wanted costs to a minimum. Katherine respected this and when i received letters from my ex partners solicitors and i wanted to explode and react she reminded me to stick with facts and did not allow me to wonder. My ex wanted to discuss items he wanted to take etc and a refused to do this via the solicitor because of the cost so Katherine dealt only with the legals and finances and i dealt directly with his solicitor over other matters. I also educated myself as much as i could, so i could understand the process to save costs. Unfortunately things can take a twist and a turn and not all solicitors have your best interest at heart remember the more you argue the more money spent. Try to stick to the end goal and be as fair as you can. I dealt with two other solicitors at Machins that were also kind and wanted to get the results for me but by far i warmed to Katherine and i am very very grateful for her support and approach and sticking to the legals and not allowing me to get into a massive fight, i felt she wanted me to get the result and she did it with poise and we got the end result that i needed. Thank you

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review Carla. We will be sure to pass on your feedback to Kathryn. We're so pleased you got the result you wanted and wish you the very best for the future.

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4.7 /5 486 Reviews
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What clients say about Machins Solicitors LLP

Clients praise the firm’s expertise across conveyancing, family law, mediation, wills and probate, estates, redundancy and settlement agreements, with many highlighting strong results in complex matters and court work. The team is valued for being highly professional, efficient and knowledgeable, while also delivering a personable, kind and empathetic service. Reviewers frequently mention clear communication, prompt responses, practical guidance, reassurance and strong client care throughout often stressful processes. Overall, the firm is seen as approachable, reliable and excellent value, with consistently high standards across its legal services.

Personable approach
Efficient service
Clear communication
Professional advice
Reassuring support
Friendly staff
Good value
Responsive updates
Knowledgeable team
Kind and caring

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Sandra Bradley

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Housing & Property

First class service

I have just moved house and instructed Machins to undertake the conveyancing. It was a pleasure dealing with Eugene, Jackie and the team

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Initial Enquiry/Deceased friend.

It's not always easy to discuss legal issues relating to the death of a close friend and I found Emily Welch very understanding and knowledgeable. Emily responded to my enquiries in a timely fashion, presented her considerations concisely and importantly didn't hold back on acknowledging the challenging aspects of proceeding. Building trust with a solicitor isn't always easy but I feel with Emily that would be achieved from the get go. Offering advice that is informed and pertinent and ultimately in the best interests of the client.

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Victoria is a master of professionalism

Victoria was incredibly professional yet was a real rock at times offering me my options in a calm space where I could make informed choices and being such a reliable person to have at my side. I know hundreds of cases are handled by Victoria at Machins and I am grateful she handled mine. Sarah Fitzpatrick was a pleasant kind person to work with and made me feel comfortable and supported at all times. I have already signposted others to use their services.

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Employment- Settlement Agreement

The service I received was exemplary. From my first phone call, the team exhibited a high level of professionalism and I felt fully supported and guided throughout the process . Jackie Cuneen was outstanding - both her expert knowledge and professional demeanour made a massive difference.

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Many thanks for taking the time to write a review for Jackie. We are delighted that Jackie was able to assist you and we will pass your feedback onto her and the employment team. Best Regards, Machins Solicitors

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Amazing service

Paul was so personable from the offset and very efficient at dealing with our request. Highly recommended!

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Dear Tammy, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for Paul. We're very glad he could assist you and will pass on your kind words. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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Kevin

Very friendly and very well-mannered and not a very high cost for the work that they do which is exceptionally good.

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Shazzamma

Machins are the best. Gurjit and Team no.1 for conveyancing.

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We’re delighted Gurjit and the Residential Conveyancing Team were able to assist you and we will pass on your kind words.

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Elliott Viola

Housing & Property

Elliott

The service, professionalism and communication from Jackie has been outstanding. She dealt with our sale and purchase with such care and grace. She really puts you at ease and is always willing to answer questions, no matter how big or small. Cannot recommend her highly enough. We feel very lucky she dealt with our case, and we hope Machins know how lucky they are to have her. Now to pop open a bottle and celebrate! Thank you so much Jackie, we are eternally grateful. Elliott and Casey

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Thank you for your kind words. We'll be sure to pass this on to Jackie. It’s great to hear she was able to make what can sometimes be a stressful process feel a bit easier and more reassuring for you. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

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Danielle Newell

Family Law

Danielle

Not only was Richard incredibly knowledgeable and professional from the first moment we spoke he put me at ease and I knew that I was safe trusting his judgement but also that he had my best interest at heart. I honestly cannot recommend Richard enough and he would be the first person that I called if I needed any further help moving forward

Hi Danielle, Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We’re delighted Richard was able to assist you and we will pass on your kind words to him.

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Quick and reliable service. Staff are courteous, professional and helpful .

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