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Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP

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8 Newgate, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8NG

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8 Newgate, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8NG

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Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.6
Excellent
91%
Value for
Money
95%
Success
Rate
92%
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.6/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.7/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.7/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.6/5

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Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP
Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP
Personal Injury accreditation awarded to Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP

Description

The largest Solicitors in Teesside with offices in Hartlepool, Stockton, Wynyard and Barnard Castle. Get strength on your side.

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Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.5
Excellent
89%
Value for
Money
6% above
national average
91%
Success
Rate
9% above
national average
90%
Would
Recommend
9% above
national average
Communication 4.5/5
Initial Impressions 4.5/5
Approachability 4.5/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.5/5
Legal Knowledge 4.6/5
Value for money 4.5/5

Accreditations

Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP
Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP
Personal Injury accreditation awarded to Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP

Description

The largest Solicitors in Teesside with offices in Hartlepool, Stockton, Wynyard and Barnard Castle. Get strength on your side.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Meet the team of Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP

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Opening hours

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

8 Newgate, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8NG

Reviews

4.6 /5 39 Reviews
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What clients say about Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP

The firm is highly praised for conveyancing, property purchases and sales, remortgages, probate, wills, powers of attorney, family matters and court work. Clients value its thorough legal knowledge, attention to detail and ability to handle complex or urgent transactions smoothly. Soft skills repeatedly highlighted include clear plain-English explanations, prompt communication, professionalism, efficiency, patience, reassurance, friendliness and a proactive approach. Many reviewers felt well informed, supported and confident throughout, with the firm helping to reduce stress and keep matters moving to completion.

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Excellent

Very fast response, thorough and detailed help, very helpful and understanding, very detailed letters written as not to miss any points so its to be understood by all involved, always kept in contact with throughout the help i needed

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Anna

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Family Law

Highly recommend

I cannot recommend this team highly enough. From the very beginning of my case, I was treated with kindness, professionalism and genuine care. This was one of the most difficult periods of my life, and having such strong, supportive and knowledgeable people by my side made all the difference. Shamin took on my case and gave me a chance when I truly needed help. Her guidance, experience and calm approach gave me confidence throughout the entire process. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the whole team, we achieved an excellent result for me and my children. I will always be grateful not only for the outcome, but for the way I was supported throughout the journey. I feel very lucky that I had such amazing people representing me and I would highly recommend them to anyone going through a difficult family matter. Thank you again for everything.

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Outstanding in every way

A difficult and stressful time in my life (divorce) was made so much better because of the professionalism, diligence, patience and kindness of my solicitor and her paralegal. I was always kept up to date and extremely well informed throughout the progression of proceedings. I found the team friendly, courteous and patient. I couldn’t have asked for more.

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anonymous

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Housing & Property

Divorce

Jessica at TBI gave exceptional advice and held my hand through a very difficult and emotional experience. I cannot thank her enough.

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Glenn

Housing & Property

Great service

I sold my house during a divorce through TBI Scanlans and the service was exceptional. It was a stressful time given the divorce but they had my back throughout and I cannot thank them enough (even though they were probably sick of my calls at the end). Anyone looking for conveyancing, I would certainly recommend.

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Jamie Bate

Family Law

Jamie

Excellent. I was going to try online divorce but best decision I made was coming here. Friendly, clear no gimmicks all bases covered. And a cracking cuppa while you chat 👍🤓🙏✨️

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Anna

Family Law

Anna

I cannot recommend this team highly enough. From the very beginning of my case, I was treated with kindness, professionalism and genuine care. This was one of the most difficult periods of my life, and having such strong, supportive and knowledgeable people by my side made all the difference. Shamin took on my case and gave me a chance when I truly needed help. Her guidance, experience and calm approach gave me confidence throughout the entire process. Freya was absolutely incredible. She supported me for almost two years, always responding quickly, helping with every document and bringing calm when I felt overwhelmed. She was patient, understanding and consistently went above and beyond. I would also like to thank the barristers, Heather Swan and Joanna Garvey-Smith, for their professionalism and representation in court. Their work and support during the hearings were an important part of achieving this outcome. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the whole team, we achieved an excellent result for me and my children. I will always be grateful not only for the outcome, but for the way I was supported throughout the journey. I feel very lucky that I had such amazing people representing me and I would highly recommend them to anyone going through a difficult family matter. Thank you again for everything.

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Ruth

Housing & Property

Ruth

Denise Donkin was instructed to complete my Change of Parties transfer. She was absolutely brilliant, nothing was too much and she was happy to answer any query I had regarding the transfer. Thanks again Denise.

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Kevin

Family Law

Kevin

Excellent Service. Great help, Kirsty kept us informed at every step. Thank you

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Elaine

Family Law

Elaine

Outstanding professional services. Rebecca Samuels was amazing! and did a fantastic job with a complicated divorce from the very first day I walked into her office in Stockton until my absolute. Thank you so much fantastic services

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Thank you for your kind words and we're delighted to have been able to help! Wishing you the best. TBI

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4.5 /5 1334 Reviews
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The firm is highly praised for conveyancing, property purchases and sales, remortgages, probate, wills, powers of attorney, family matters and court work. Clients value its thorough legal knowledge, attention to detail and ability to handle complex or urgent transactions smoothly. Soft skills repeatedly highlighted include clear plain-English explanations, prompt communication, professionalism, efficiency, patience, reassurance, friendliness and a proactive approach. Many reviewers felt well informed, supported and confident throughout, with the firm helping to reduce stress and keep matters moving to completion.

Clear communication
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Efficient handling
Prompt responses
Kept informed
Friendly staff
Helpful guidance
Thorough advice
Smooth process
Patient support

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Pat Murphy

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House conveyance

Excellent communication and service. Process and communication by email and phone were very good.

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Katie & Joe

Housing & Property

Astounding service

We couldn’t recommend Bethany Smith highly enough. Throughout what turned out to be quite a complex purchase, we were kept extremely well informed at every stage and always felt that we understood exactly where things stood. Bethany was incredibly thorough throughout the whole process and took the time to explain everything clearly, particularly when more complicated issues arose. We really appreciated how understanding, patient and reassuring she was, while still making sure that everything was properly investigated and dealt with before we proceeded. We are extremely grateful to Bethany for all of her hard work and would absolutely recommend her.

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anonymous

Probate

I would give zero stars if i could! TBI have been ‘managing’ my grandparents estate. One passed away THREE years ago and the other nearly two. Probate went through nearly a year ago and TBI have still failed to process the formalities. The lack of communication has been appalling. The majority of the rest of the family have removed their own wills from TBI due to their poor standards. My grandparents trusted TBI to resolve their estate upon passing. They would be furious to know about this farce!

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Kris

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Housing & Property

House purchase

During the buying process on a property I was assigned Rachael and Charmaine as my legal team. They were friendly, approachable and helpful in all matters. Any queries I had were answered promptly and fully. The transaction took some length of time through no fault of this legal team but they kept me informed and up to date of any checkpoints and milestones and promptly asked for documents ahead of time making it run very smooth on my side. I have found a great legal team here and will definitely be using them for any future legal matters. Thanks again Rachael and Charmaine, your help was very much appreciated!

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anonymous

Buying my first home

This has been the first experience of buying a home and hopefully it will be my last. Not all issues have been caused by this solicitor as a great deal of issues was caused by the sellers solicitor. However the biggest issue that plagues the team i have is lack of communication. We started this process in march and the problems started there. We were told to pay £100 for the searchs and a link would be sent to us, that link never arrived so after three weeks of waiting, i had to rin up for the links to pay and for the AML searches. Fast forward a few months with no communication unless i rang up, it is now one week before my mortgage offer expires, last week i was sent documentation to sign and send back to the team. This was sent via email, which i sign ditigally with a witness present on 12/08/2026, today i have rang to make sure that the team received the forms and was informed that they need wet signature copies. At no point in the previous week was i told that they need to be hand signed, no where in the original email was this relayed to me and the subsequent phone calls with questions relating to the documents did the team tell me that i need to print them off. 11 days to go before my offers expires and im being sent documents to sign and send back.

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Ian

Great - absolutely great / thanks very much indeed!

Thanks for the 5 star review Ian. Our entire team at Tilly Bailey & Irvine will be over the moon to hear about the experience you had with us. Thank you for choosing to work with TBI Law.

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Steven Keogh

Personal Injury

Steven

Wonderful legal firm who took on our case when others wouldn’t, Amy explained all legal jargon clearly and in plain English and kept us upto date continually from start to conclusion and I would highly recommend using this firm over any other local firms.

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Jennie

Fabulous solicitors - excellent customer service, professional and efficient at all times. Would highly recommend.

Thank you so much Jennie for this fantastic 5 star review. Our entire team will be very happy to hear about this. Thanks for choosing Tilly Bailey & Irvine!

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catherine brown

Housing & Property

catherine

We’ve just completed on the purchase of our home and I wanted to leave a review for Kelly Levoir’s Team at Tilly Bailey & Irvine. The whole process has taken a while and there have definitely been a few stressful moments along the way, but the team have always been helpful, professional and responsive. A special mention has to go to Frankie, the paralegal, who has been incredibly patient, friendly and helpful throughout. I know I’ve asked a lot of questions and needed reassurance at various points, but Frankie has always taken the time to explain things clearly and never made me feel like I was being a nuisance. Thank you to Kelly, Frankie and the rest of the team for helping us finally become homeowners. We really appreciate all of your help in getting us over the line.

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Matthew Clarke

Housing & Property

Matthew

Chloe Donkin and her team where assigned to our house purchase by Tilly Bailey & Irvine and we couldn't be more satisfied by the service they provided. Prompt, efficient and professional. 10/10 would recommend both the firm and Chloes team to anybody Thanks guys

Thank you for the 5 star review Matthew. Chloe and the rest of our conveyancing department will be over the moon to hear about your experience. Thanks for choosing Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors for your house purchase and conveyancing needs!

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