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This firm - 94%
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This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd on ReviewSolicitors.

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  • 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.

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 93%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd 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 Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd 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 93%
No 7%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 93%
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You can use this data to see how Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd 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 93%
No 7%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd 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

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    164
  • Very Good

    5
  • Average

    2
  • Poor

    1
  • Awful

    12

Overall experience

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

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Redundancy

Emma B

November 07, 2023

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Very professional and efficient service

I highly recommend EF&N, Tim made a very stressful time much easier, with professional advice, a prompt response and dealing with negotiation on my part. Very impressed and grateful. Many thanks.

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Laura Butterworth

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Laura Butterworth

October 26, 2023

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Tim Jones

I cannot thank Tim enough for his help with a complex, protracted case. Even at it's lowest points, Tim always gave me hope we would get through it and he was always calm, professional and put me at ease. Would recommend him to anyone.

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Elaine

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Mediation

Elaine

October 05, 2023

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Professional and caring

Tim Jones did a first rate job from beginning to resolution of a will dispute. He gave us full confidence through the initial meetings to the day itself.
He was fully prepared for the outcome, saving time and money through meticulous preparation.
Would have no hesitation in recommending.

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

September 29, 2023

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Dispute Resolution

We were in a difficult situation concerning the contesting of a will. We were advised by Ellis-Fermor & Negus Solicitors on how to proceed with this issue, leading to a satisfactory conclusion.

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Kirsty Smith

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Kirsty Smith

August 08, 2023

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Above and beyond

I had that absolute pleasure of dealing with Tim he went above and beyond through out
He always put my mind at ease with any problem I had and explained things in a way I would clearly understand
Always on the end of the phone or email when I needed him and was really fast in responding
He got me slot more from the sale of mine and my ex partners home then I thought
I would highly recommend tim to anyone you couldn’t ask for more
Such a hassle free experience
Thankyou

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July 07, 2023

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Superb service from start to finish

Tim Jones is a consummate professional standing head and shoulders above any solicitor I have dealt with. His is hugely intelligent with a personal and compassionate nature in parallel with his tenaciousness to always be on the front foot. It was a real pleasure to have Tim by my side. He is a game-changer, his output is world class and he is a true gentleman!

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Kirsty

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Purchase and Sale

Kirsty

May 20, 2023

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above and beyond

I had the absolute pleasure of dealing with Tim when selling the house I used to share with my ex!
he made me feel at ease with all the legal questions and explained everything to me in a way I would understand clearly and felt comfortable with.
I never felt like my little case was not important to him
he kept in regular contact with updates as he got them and never had to keep pushing for answers
I came out of my case a lot better off then I thought I was going to be
Tim has been such a great person to deal with I would recommend him to anyone in my situation
My overall experience couldnt have been better


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Judith

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Residential Conveyancing

Judith

March 28, 2023

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Excellent from start to finish

We had a very positive experience using Ellis-Fermor and Negus as solicitors for our house purchase and sale. Everything was quick, efficient and detailed. Claire Ryland was superb! I thoroughly recommend her and we are so grateful for her skills and expertise. Thank you Claire!

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Vicky Mycroft

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Vicky Mycroft

March 18, 2023

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Excellent service

Tim has been excellent throughout this process. He has kept me updated at all times and has been prompt when I emailed for any updates. He has shown empathy and understanding due to the circumstances I found myself in. Tim has also supported myself with introducing a solictor to register the trusts with the HMRC. Excellent and thankyou.

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Matt Broughton

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Settlement Agreements

Matt Broughton

February 13, 2023

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Settlement Agreement

Tim dealt with my SA with my employer swiftly and efficiently and could not have been more helpful.

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June 21, 2022

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Sally

Excellent service: clear and informed advice. Very impressed

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January 11, 2022

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Julie

Excellent support from Joanne while selling our house

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Janice

Very efficient service from Sally and her team. Thankyou

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February 19, 2021

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Did not enter

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Professional.

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Description

We trust our practice matches our aims and certainly our growth from a one-man enterprise in 1893 into a regional firm with four offices across the East Midlands, at Ripley and Belper in Derbyshire, Beeston in Nottingham and Long Eaton on the borders of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire suggests many of our clients agree.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Clinical Negligence
  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
    • Travel rights
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Professional Discipline
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • 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
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • 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
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • 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
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Computer and IT Law
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • GDPR
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing