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How John M Lewis & Co Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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 John M Lewis & Co on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using John M Lewis & 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 2%
Overpriced 1%
About Right 95%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used John M Lewis & 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 John M Lewis & 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 97%
No 3%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used John M Lewis & 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 John M Lewis & 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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that John M Lewis & 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

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    326
  • Very Good

    34
  • Average

    4
  • Poor

    5
  • Awful

    4

Overall experience

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

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Residential Conveyancing

Carole Diane

July 25, 2025

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Experience review

Jackie handled the purchase of our sale and I was extremely impressed by her.
We had a lot of challenges throughout the process but she always kept me posted of any issues. I knew I could always pick up the phone even if it was for a quick update. Thanks again Jackie from Carole and Jon

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Jacob Nathan

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Residential Conveyancing

Jacob Nathan

July 24, 2025

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1st tike buyer

I was assigned Kunal who was fantastic throughout my purchase. He helped me throughout the purchase and where I was a 1t time buyer he was knowledgeable and informative throughout. His assistant Trish was also very helpful and took my calls when Kunal was busy. If I was to provide any constuctive critism, the phoneline is quiet but the hold music is loud.

Strongly recommend this firm

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Samantha

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Residential Conveyancing

Samantha

July 24, 2025

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Conveyancing

Jacqueline and team were great, helpful and kept me up to date.
However, the online form filling was awkward and inflexible. The explanatory notes often seemed as complicated as the topic being explained.

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Harold Rodney

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Residential Conveyancing

Harold Rodney

July 23, 2025

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Salee of Meadow Court flat

A complicated sale process was handled professionally & efficiently by John M Lewis & Co.

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David Roy

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Residential Conveyancing

David Roy

July 22, 2025

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Move

Jackie and team were great to meet and deal with sorted as quick as they could, a traumatic time made easier, many thanks

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Jean

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Residential Conveyancing

Jean

July 20, 2025

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Selling our house

Experience was good, The receptionist was always kind and we always felt that she enjoyed her
job and was customer focused. If we had any questions someone was always available to talk
to us and explain things. Being elderly and not computer literate did cause us some problems, these were overcome by us making a visit to the office. Would recommend them.

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David Adam Russell

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Residential Conveyancing

David Adam Russell

July 17, 2025

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Home house purchase

JML helped us purchase the home we were renting. Larissa was very professional and patient. We were constantly kept up to date with progress via their web portal. We'd used them once before for a rental property, so were happy to use them again. We even had our daughter buy her home in Bicester through JML. Plus they did our wills too. Never had bad service from JML.

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Daniel John Hale

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Residential Conveyancing

Daniel John Hale

July 17, 2025

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Excellent service

Completed a first time buyer conveyance, very easy system to use, always informed of progress when needed

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Andrew

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Andrew

July 16, 2025

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Excellent Value

Gail was a pleasure to deal with, and provided great advice throughout the process.

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Kevin Rodney

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Residential Conveyancing

Kevin Rodney

July 10, 2025

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House Sale

My contacts within John M Lewis was changed during the house sale. Sanni Olakunle updated me with his contact details as soon as the change was made.
I would say that we were not kept up to date on the sale, we received delays in the house transfer once the buyers had obtained their mortgage. I had to contact Sanni to get a progress update, being told that you were awaiting input from the buyers solicitors. On contacting Hannells it appears that the buyers were waiting to go and thought the issue was with yourselves. On pressing for progress the sale was quickly resolved.

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Reviews collected from

Serene

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Serene

April 10, 2025

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Serene

We used John M Lewis & Co Solicitors and found them to be very efficient and thorough in explaining the entire process. Although our original caseworker unfortunately left midway, Sanni stepped in seamlessly and ensured everything stayed on schedule — even managing to complete everything before the stamp duty deadline.

Despite being under extra pressure with a heavier workload, Sanni always responded promptly to my calls and emails. We explained that we were pushed for time, and he did his absolute best to accommodate us within our required timeframe. He was helpful, friendly, and clearly very knowledgeable.

I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending John M Lewis & Co Solicitors to all my friends and family. We’ll definitely be using them again for all our future conveyancing needs.

Thank you for maintaining the highest professional standards — exactly what you need when navigating such a stressful process.

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Sian

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Residential Conveyancing

Sian

March 24, 2025

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Sian

All I can say is WOW, thank you so much Jacqueline.

Me and my partner are first time buyers, but have never had to worry about the stress of buying a house, wondering what the next steps are or how the process will work. Jacqueline has been amazing at keeping us updated, informing us about the next steps throughout and what we need to do.

You hear of people having to constantly chase their solicitors, but this wasn’t the case at all. And we have just completed in 3 months!!

Thank you so much Jacqueline, we will be back in the future and recommending you!

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Laura

Laura

February 11, 2025

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Laura

Great company to deal with, Jacqueline Byrd was fantastic when we were buying and selling selling. She was super helpful and really communicative. She did everything she could to keep things moving along quickly and smoothly. Highly recommend.

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Andy

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Residential Conveyancing

Andy

November 06, 2024

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Andy

Always good.

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Harminder

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Residential Conveyancing

Harminder

September 09, 2024

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Harminder

I never leave a good review! But this solicitors deserve one. I have used them several times for services such as house purchases and will writing and I will never use anyone else. Friends, affordable, on the ball and fast. Jacqueline did my last house purchase and she was so fast and friendly, chasing me!

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About this branch

Description

We are one of the East Midlands leading conveyancing firms, providing specialist advice to businesses, landlords, property developers and the general public throughout Derbyshire and its surrounding areas. Established in 1989 and still to this day the only specialist property lawyers in Derby, we have worked hard to establish our reputation as one of the leading residential property law experts in Derbyshire. We are able to offer a wide range of professional services including property law, conveyancing, probate and will writing.

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Personal areas of law

  • Housing & Property
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Residential Conveyancing
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