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Aquis House, 49-51 Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1PL

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Aquis House, 49-51 Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1PL

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HCR Law Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

5.0
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
95%+
Success
Rate
95%+
Would
Recommend
Communication 5.0/5
Initial Impressions 5.0/5
Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 5.0/5
Legal Knowledge 5.0/5
Value for money 5.0/5

Accreditations

HCR Law are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to HCR Law
Family Law Advanced accreditation awarded to HCR Law
Family Law accreditation awarded to HCR Law

Description

We understand that we are part of key moments in your life, whether these are connected to a company acquisition or sale, a change in your relationships, a marriage or divorce, your expansion into a new area, or the purchase of a new home. As an award winning Top 50 UK law firm we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. Our sector experts provide specialist advice nationally and are leaders in their field, recognised with industry award nominations and for their contributions to national conferences.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

HCR Law Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.6
Excellent
90%
Value for
Money
7% above
national average
90%
Success
Rate
8% above
national average
90%
Would
Recommend
9% above
national average
Communication 4.6/5
Initial Impressions 4.6/5
Approachability 4.6/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.6/5
Legal Knowledge 4.6/5
Value for money 4.5/5

Accreditations

HCR Law are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to HCR Law
Family Law Advanced accreditation awarded to HCR Law
Family Law accreditation awarded to HCR Law

Description

We understand that we are part of key moments in your life, whether these are connected to a company acquisition or sale, a change in your relationships, a marriage or divorce, your expansion into a new area, or the purchase of a new home. As an award winning Top 50 UK law firm we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. Our sector experts provide specialist advice nationally and are leaders in their field, recognised with industry award nominations and for their contributions to national conferences.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Housing & Property 116 / 4,697
Immigration 103 / 2,252
Wills, Trusts & Probate 350 / 3,722
Commercial Property 206 / 3,588
Family Law 215 / 4,150
Immigration Law 43 / 1,157
Dispute Resolution 164 / 1,782
Employment 131 / 3,552
Banking 58 / 1,011
Company & Commercial 188 / 4,065
Personal Injury 218 / 2,598
Agriculture 92 / 815
Child Law 84 / 1,639
Consumer 184 / 4,319
Crime/ Criminal Defence 169 / 2,121
Notary 44 / 853
Regulatory Law 11 / 261
Care Law 23 / 535
Clinical Negligence 132 / 1,223
Company Law 38 / 957
Construction 72 / 843
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 17 / 875
Disability Law 23 / 601
Health and Safety Law 31 / 572
Information Law 7 / 335
Insurance Law 26 / 642
Professional Negligence 107 / 1,279
Bribery and Corruption Law 14 / 410
Charities 67 / 755
Contract Law 42 / 1,407
Copyright Law 13 / 511
Corporate Law 42 / 840
Dental Law 5 / 55
Digital Law 13 / 294
Domestic Violence Law 56 / 893
Education 38 / 417
Elder Law 22 / 322
Energy & Transport 29 / 502
Entertainment and Media Law 3 / 56
Equality Law 41 / 1,076
Financial Crime Law 19 / 459
Fire Safety Law 6 / 180
Governance Law 8 / 268
Healthcare Law 10 / 352
Human rights 35 / 953
IT & Intellectual Property 58 / 1,090
IT and Technology Law 3 / 134
Intellectual Property Law 21 / 616
International Law 16 / 372
International Trade Law 1 / 118
Licensing Law 24 / 496
Manufacturing Law 3 / 83
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 27 / 431
Money & Tax 131 / 1,914
Pensions Law 21 / 483
Privacy Law 13 / 507
Regulations 105 / 2,343
Trade Law 3 / 169
White Collar Crime 14 / 208
National 236 / 11,144

Meet the team of HCR Law

Meet the team of HCR Law

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Opening hours

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

Aquis House, 49-51 Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1PL

Reviews

5.0 /5 73 Reviews
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What clients say about HCR Law

Clients praise the firm for its strong expertise in conveyancing, property sales and purchases, leasehold matters, probate, wills, immigration, visa applications, employment law and redundancy support. Reviews highlight efficient handling of complex transactions, prompt progress, and practical solutions under pressure. Clients also value the firm’s soft skills: professionalism, clear communication, responsiveness, empathy, patience, calm reassurance and a genuinely supportive, approachable manner. The team is described as attentive, proactive and detail-focused, helping to make stressful legal matters feel straightforward and manageable.

Professional and understanding
Friendly and accessible
Clear communication
Highly knowledgeable
Prompt responses
Efficient service
Calm and reassuring
Great attention to detail
Empathetic support
Excellent advice

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Prof Ihab Abdelrazek Ismail Mohammed

Immigration

very professional and trustworthy

I would like to provide this statement as a testimonial regarding our experience with HCRLAW. HCRLAW supported us during my wife’s application for a replacement card for her settlement visa. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the sincere guidance and extremely professional support we received from the team. The whole team led us through a step by step approach to make the whole process very smooth and eventually successful. A big thank you to Joanne Safadi and Jamie and each and everyone in your team at HCRLAW. Very happy and satisfied with the service and would highly recommend to everyone.. Ihab and Hoda

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Thank you for your review Ihab and Hoda. We appreciate the positive feedback and will pass this on to the team. We look forward to working with you in the future.

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Masaru Castro

Masaru

I had a fantastic experience with HCR Law my immigration process. The team was professional, knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely supportive from start to finish. They made what could have been a stressful and complicated process feel much more straightforward and manageable. Thanks Dionne! I really appreciated their attention to detail, clear communication, and willingness to answer all my questions. The support I received gave me confidence and peace of mind during the entire process. I would highly recommend HCR Law to anyone looking for reliable, professional, and friendly assistance with their immigration needs. Excellent service from start to finish!

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Andrew Cranford

Immigration

Andrew

Wright Hassal helped us with sorting our Visas for relocation. Dionne Russell and Matthew Davies Provided excellent service and clear communication throughout the process. Dionne was exceptionally communicative, patient and helpful and worked through my questions in real time.

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Tom Thorn

Thank you Andrew for the positive review. We have passed your kind words onto Dionne Russell and Matthew Davies.

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Davey Richerson

Immigration

Davey

The team at Wright Hassall have been incredibly helpful each time we have had to go through the process of renewing our UK Visa. Daniaal recently helped us through the ILR application process and he made everything incredibly seamless, providing us with the right level of support and professionalism throughout the journey. If you have any immigration support needs in the UK, I would highly recommend working with the team. Thanks, Daniaal!

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Tom Thorn

Thank you Davey for the great review, we're glad your visa renewal went well. We have passed your words onto Daniaal and the rest of the Employment and Immigration team.

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Opeyemi Enitan

Employment

Opeyemi

I had a very positive experience with HCR Law during my immigration application. Dionne Russell was extremely professional, supportive, and clear throughout the whole process. She guided me and my family with care, answered our questions, and made everything feel much easier to manage. I truly appreciate the excellent service and would highly recommend Dionne and the team at HCR Law.

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Tom Thorn

Thank you Opeyemi for your great review, we have passed your words onto Dionne and the team.

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Sakunika Perera

Immigration

Sakunika

I had a great experience with this law firm. They helped me with my Skilled Worker visa application and made the whole process smooth and stress-free. Their team was knowledgeable, professional, and always available to answer my questions. I highly recommend their services. Special Thanks for Vishal who helped me through the process.

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Tom Thorn

Thank you Sakunika, we're glad your skill worker application went well. I have passed your kind words onto Vishal and the team.

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4.6 /5 762 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm for its strong expertise in conveyancing, property sales and purchases, leasehold matters, probate, wills, immigration, visa applications, employment law and redundancy support. Reviews highlight efficient handling of complex transactions, prompt progress, and practical solutions under pressure. Clients also value the firm’s soft skills: professionalism, clear communication, responsiveness, empathy, patience, calm reassurance and a genuinely supportive, approachable manner. The team is described as attentive, proactive and detail-focused, helping to make stressful legal matters feel straightforward and manageable.

Professional and understanding
Friendly and accessible
Clear communication
Highly knowledgeable
Prompt responses
Efficient service
Calm and reassuring
Great attention to detail
Empathetic support
Excellent advice

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anonymous

Conveyancing services

Great service provided, found Laura and all members of her team very helpful.

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laura upshall and her team were fantastic to deal with from start to finish of the process. communication was excellent and nothing was too much trouble. I would highly recommend HCR and will definitely use them again for any legal representation.

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E Giles

Excellent service throughout

Myself and my partner recently both sold our properties and purchased our first one together, Emily Allen handled each transaction and guided us both through each of our individual processes and then through our joint purchase. Emily was thorough, engaging and extremely communicative throughout the entire process. The formalities you have to complete were easy and processed efficiently, each member of the team we spoke to at HCR were friendly and informed - we couldn’t recommend them enough!

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Superb service

Laura and HCR Legal did a fantastic job and could not have been more helpful or supportive. Very highly recommended.

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Evaline Brueton

Emily saddler is a star

I can not thank this company enough for the work carried out to help with a passport problem. My passport was stolen and it took months to sort out. Emily saddler helped with this and I now have a passport. Professional and understanding. I will always be greatful

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Hannah Goldie

Hannah

My experience with HCR Law was mixed. There were some positive aspects and the transaction ultimately completed, but communication and follow-through were significant sources of frustration. Reviewing my correspondence, I identified at least five emails for which I could find no substantive written response, covering at least eight separate questions or actionable requests that were not clearly answered or completed in writing. On one particularly time-sensitive occasion, I had emailed the previous day and telephoned twice without a response, despite needing to exchange that week. I was also repeatedly asked to clarify or resupply financial information that HCR already held. On several occasions I explained that the relevant account statements and source-of-funds information had already been provided, but I was nevertheless required to go through the information again. Account administration after completion was particularly frustrating. HCR chased for money paid in June, the month after, when I provided the payment date and supporting statement again in July, and by September had to ask HCR to stop contacting me regarding monies already paid. We will see if they respect this now. I was also disappointed by the handling of specific instructions that mattered financially. These included my request to establish whether I could buy the blinds at the property and my instruction to seek a £10,000 reduction in the purchase price, following information found in the surveys. I believed this had been taken through to the sellers but it had not, which I only realised too late in the day ti challenge. From my perspective, these matters were not followed through adequately and this left me financially worse off. There were occasions when useful advice was provided, particularly around legal enquiries and the risks of proceeding without sufficient information. However, I felt that I had to monitor, chase and manage too much of the process myself. Better record-keeping, clearer responses and stronger ownership of client instructions would have made a considerable difference, as well as handover when holidays we taken. The process was a lot more painful than it needed to be, especially at the end. Verbatum: At least five emails to HCR for which I could find no substantive written response: 19 March 2026: I asked whether an end-of-April completion date was possible. 23 March 2026: I asked for an update on searches and timelines. 20 May 2026: I asked whether the relevant action could be completed that week or by the following Tuesday. Multiple requests for monies already paid: 10 June 2026: I replied to an account statement saying, “I believe these have been paid?” They did not respond, they then requested the money again. 13 July 2026: I explained that the charges had been paid on 26 May and attached the statement. They did not respond. Further account correspondence followed in September. 10 September 2026 I replied “Please stop emailing me regarding monies already paid”. They have again failed to respond.

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evaline

I had a faultless experience here. I can not thank Emily Sadler enough for all their help and support. Ten star service

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Masaru Castro

Masaru

I had a fantastic experience with HCR Law my immigration process. The team was professional, knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely supportive from start to finish. They made what could have been a stressful and complicated process feel much more straightforward and manageable. Thanks Dionne! I really appreciated their attention to detail, clear communication, and willingness to answer all my questions. The support I received gave me confidence and peace of mind during the entire process. I would highly recommend HCR Law to anyone looking for reliable, professional, and friendly assistance with their immigration needs. Excellent service from start to finish!

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Samuel

Used Sarah Loveridge for the sale and purchase of property. She was a consummate professional throughout, despite having to deal with some less that competent solicitors in the chain. Can't recommend her highly enough. She also dealt with the sale of my brother's property and he had a similar experience

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