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How Clifford Johnston & Co Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Clifford Johnston & Co on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Clifford Johnston & Co. These questions include:

  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 3%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 96%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Clifford Johnston & Co and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Clifford Johnston & Co performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 99%
No 1%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Clifford Johnston & Co and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Clifford Johnston & Co compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 99%
No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Clifford Johnston & Co offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

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Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    365
  • Very Good

    13
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    1

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Jaclyn

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Jaclyn

April 23, 2024

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House Purchase

Andrea dealt with the purchase of our property once again.
As with the previous purchase the whole process was extremely efficient with clear and concise communication throughout.
She was extremely thorough with all the relevant checks and procedures required and kept me informed throughout. I would definitely recommend her service.

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Anonymous

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April 21, 2024

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Great service

This is the second time Lucy has done the conveyancing for me. She is always a pleasure to deal with and kept me informed as exchange and completion went to the wire!! Thank you Lucy.

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Chris M

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Residential Conveyancing

Chris M

April 20, 2024

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Great Communication, Impeccable Service, Positive Outcome

I used Clifford Johnston & Co when selling a Family property as part of an Executor estate. I read online reviews and positive comments regarding them and reached out to them and a number of other Solicitors in advance to check pricing and related details. From the outset Clifford Johnston & Co were quick to respond, clear and concise communication and gave me the confidence to want to trust them in dealing with my affairs. Their pricing was competitive and in line with my expectations. Once the process started Chris Furbey was "on it", providing all the required documentation, clear in terms of what to expect and when, and also prepared to chase and add pressure when required. By comparison the selling agents, Buyers Solicitor were poor, slow and challenging. Chris's approach to dealing with these matters efficiently and with the required level of detail overcame these obstacles and agent related delays and gave the process the necessary traction. The majority of the communication and interaction were done online with the occasional call. This made the process easy to fit around a busy life and meant that even out of hours progress was being made and the sales process was advancing. Completing many pages of sales related documents online simplified the process and enabled faster progress. On completion the sale funds excluding all expenses were transferred very promptly, this included settling the estate agent commission which was one less responsibility and again meant the entire process was seamless, a really simple but nice touch. When I come to sell/buy another property I will definitely use Chris and Clifford Johnston & Co again without hesitation and would be happy to recommend them.

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Michelle

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Michelle

April 19, 2024

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Outstanding service

I can't recommend David Oldham highly enough. David was consistently responsive, clear and concise in correspondence, providing clear and pragmatic advice, adding greater transparency and clarity to a very complicated process. We didn't have to chase him once which I think is unheard of among conveyancing solicitors. We are immensely grateful to David for his professionalism and care managing our purchase and sale. Thank you David.

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Natalie C

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Natalie C

April 19, 2024

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Pleasure going through the process with Lucy

This is our 3rd house and each house up to now we have really struggled with our solicitor and it’s always a horrible process. We were given Lucy’s details from a local solicitor and I cannot stress the difference in the process. Lucy has communicated with us throughout, I’ve not struggled once to make contact with Lucy, and always felt like we were being prioritised. Cannot recommend enough and should we need anything else will only be using Lucy and the team moving forward. Thank you so much!

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Anonymous

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April 09, 2024

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Selling my house

Andrea was very helpful professional,was kept fully aware and highly recommended company

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Asif

April 08, 2024

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Highly professional service for Purchase of New Home

David Oldham at Clifford Johnston provided a consistently high level of service throughout the purchase process, handling all our questions clearly and efficiently and proactively managing the work to meet tight timelines. He was professional, highly responsive and provided advice as needed to ensure a timely and successful transaction.

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Nenad

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Nenad

April 02, 2024

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Professional service

I have used this company for over 7 years now and always received best service.

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Phil D

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Phil D

March 25, 2024

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Quick and proffesional

Chris was direct, quick and professional. It's the second time we've used Clifford Johnston & Co for a house purchase. Would recommend.

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Mark

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Residential Conveyancing

Mark

March 21, 2024

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Effective, efficient and really supportive

I would highly recommend David. His support for a complex and difficult conveyancing process was outstanding. At every point he was clear, insightful and incredibly fast - and always kind and understanding.

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April 01, 2024

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Sarah

Clifford Johnston & Co were recommended to us by our estate agent. David was excellent at communicating with us throughout the process of our sale and purchase. He was easily contactable and took the time to answer any question we had. We had a particularly tricky buyer but David kept us informed at every stage and tried to keep up the pace of the sale. We would have been lost without him. Highly recommended.

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March 30, 2024

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Ayesha

Would highly recommend Clifford Johnston Solicitors. We had a superb experience with David for a recent house purchase.

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March 09, 2024

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Very fast and reliable service. Absolutely professional

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December 01, 2023

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Ian

Had a wonderful experience during the sale of our house, David dealt with everything efficiently. Have used Clifford Johnston before and would highly recommend them.

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November 29, 2023

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Heather

Great service, very helpful with support and advice whilst selling our property.

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About this branch

Description

We have over 40 years of experience providing specialist legal advice across a wide range of services and sectors. If you need to access exceptional legal advice then talk to one of our Solicitors in Stockport or Solicitors in Manchester today. Belshaws Solicitors merged with Clifford Johnston & Co Solicitors with effect from 1st Feb 2020. The combined firm now benefits from the well-established offices in Heaton Moor & Burnage. The merger brings additional strength and depth to the combined team at Clifford Johnston & Co.

Practice areas

Conveyancing Elderly client Probate Wills Crime Regulatory Professional Discipline Family Mediation Inquests Immigration Mental Health Contempt of Court

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Personal areas of law

  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Domestic violence
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Harassment
    • Juvenile
    • Legal aid
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Sexual allegations including Rape and Sexual Assaults
    • Theft
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drug driving
    • Drunk in charge
    • Early return of driving licence
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Taxi offences
    • Taxi offences - illegally plying for hire
    • Taxi offences - licensing investigations
    • Taxi offences - points and disqualification
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • Employment
    • Professional Discipline
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Law
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Second charges
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Human rights
    • Human rights
    • Judicial review
  • Immigration
    • Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews
    • Ancestry visas
    • Applications for British citizenship
    • Applications for discretionary leave
    • Applications to extend leave to remain or for settlement
    • Asylum and Deportation
    • Asylum applications and appeals
    • Citizenship
    • Deportation appeals
    • EEA Family Permits
    • EEA Registration Cards
    • EEA Residence Permits
    • Entry clearance applications and appeals
    • Family Based Visas
    • Family Reunion Applications / Appeals
    • Family Visit Visa Applications /Appeals
    • Further leave to remain applications
    • General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
    • Human Rights
    • Illegal Workers and Civil Penalties
    • Immigration Law
    • Indefinite leave to remain applications
    • Marriage Applications/Appeals
    • Nationality, Citizenship, Registration application
    • Partner and family visas
    • Re-entry bans
    • Refugee Family Reunion
    • Settlement Applications and indefinite leave to remain appeals
    • Tier 1 (investors, entrepreneurs and exceptional talent)
    • Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)
    • Tier 4 (students)
    • Tier 5 (temporary workers)
    • UK ancestry
    • Visas
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Mental Health
    • Mental Health - Court of protection
    • Mental Health Legal aid
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
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