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31 Houndgate, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 5RH

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31 Houndgate, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 5RH

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Milners Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
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 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Milners are accredited by

Family Law accreditation awarded to Milners
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Milners
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Milners
Trading names:
• Close Thornton

Description

Enjoy affordable, no-nonsense legal advice from expert Yorkshire and County Durham solicitors. Offices in Leeds, Harrogate, Darlington and Pontefract. Seeking legal help isn't an easy decision. You might be going through a difficult time in your personal life, or dealing with legal issues that threaten to undermine your business. We understand. That's why we pride ourselves on delivering approachable expertise.

Rankings by area of expertise

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Milners Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
Value for money: 95%+
13% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
15% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
16% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Milners are accredited by

Family Law accreditation awarded to Milners
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Milners
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Milners
Trading names:
• Close Thornton

Description

Enjoy affordable, no-nonsense legal advice from expert Yorkshire and County Durham solicitors. Offices in Leeds, Harrogate, Darlington and Pontefract. Seeking legal help isn't an easy decision. You might be going through a difficult time in your personal life, or dealing with legal issues that threaten to undermine your business. We understand. That's why we pride ourselves on delivering approachable expertise.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Milners 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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Contact & Locations - Milners

Opening hours

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

31 Houndgate, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 5RH

Reviews

4.9 /5 79 Reviews
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Clients consistently praise the firm for residential and commercial conveyancing, wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate and estate work, family matters and settlement advice. Reviews highlight strong legal knowledge, thoroughness and effective handling of complex transactions and sensitive personal issues. Clients especially value the team’s clear communication, prompt responses, efficiency, patience, empathy and approachable manner. Many say the firm makes difficult processes straightforward, keeps matters moving, and provides reassuring, supportive service throughout.

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excellent care and advice

we received friendly excellent care and advice when making our wills

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Good advice delivered with style

Destinee Ellis advised us recently on updating our wills. She suggested options we hadn’t thought about, with pros and cons. The whole process was straightforward and efficiently executed - with a great sense of humour - that made it a good experience as well as a good outcome.

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Millie was amazing. Professional and very understanding of our personal situation. Showed us empathy throughout. Thank you

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Very professional & with sensitivity due to dealing with my son's estate who passed away very suddenly & did not have a will in place

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Our Solicitor Mr Iain Robson has helped us to arrange Lasting Power of Attorney. He has also helped us to arrange our wills and is a pleasure to deal with. Most helpfull.

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Peter

Mr Iain Robson skillfully and concisely explained our will and Power of Attorney options, and quickly gathered the information needed to complete paperwork. Office staff handled subsequent amendments promptly. I would recommend this firm to anyone dealing with these issues.

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Very professional and friendly to deal with on both the commissioning of two wills for myself and wife

Thanks Dennis - really appreciated

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Mark

Recently updated my Will using this firm. It was an excellent service and experience from start to finish. Would recommend to others.

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Very professional. Friendly staff.

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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We used Milners to update our Wills. The whole process was completed in a week!

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4.9 /5 515 Reviews
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Clients consistently praise the firm for residential and commercial conveyancing, wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate and estate work, family matters and settlement advice. Reviews highlight strong legal knowledge, thoroughness and effective handling of complex transactions and sensitive personal issues. Clients especially value the team’s clear communication, prompt responses, efficiency, patience, empathy and approachable manner. Many say the firm makes difficult processes straightforward, keeps matters moving, and provides reassuring, supportive service throughout.

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Conveyancing

My late parents have been with Close Thornton for over 50 years, so i used them for conveyancing when they both passed, kept in contact every step of the way and explained everything. Would recommend to anyone .

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Very courteous, friendly and professional. Would recommend both Sue and Audra.

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Thorough, efficient and trustworthy!

We had a great experience dealing with John Robson. John is extremely knowledgeable and I felt very reassured in his service. He is thorough, efficient and very trustworthy. I would absolutely recommend and would happily return to Milners when needed in the future.

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Excellent, easy process and efficient service with friendly team of professionals

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excellent care and advice

we received friendly excellent care and advice when making our wills

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Hannah Buck acted as our solicitor through a very complicated commercial pension linked property sale. She acted extremely professionally and importantly was approachable throughout the protracted transaction. Thank you Hannah, you got us there.

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Ocean

OUTSTANDING service from Andrew and the Team. Felt in safe hands from day 1. property purchase went seamlessly and completed on time, as well as a fair price. THANKS Andrew and Team. Highly recommend

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Stephen

Andrew and April have provided excellent service from start to finish. Professional, efficient and always quick to respond, with clear communication throughout the whole process. Their expertise and attention to detail made everything straightforward and stress-free. I would highly recommend them!

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Milners were excellent, and in particular Millie, who was immensely helpful and supportive at a difficult time for our family.

Really appreciated Caroline

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Chanelle helped me purchase a property and her service was excellent; she was patient, efficient, knowledgeable and most of all - honest. Milners are the type of team that go above and beyond - thank you!

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