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How Darby & Darby Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
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Poor Competitive Excellent

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 Darby & Darby on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Darby & Darby. 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 6%
About Right 91%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 95%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Darby & Darby 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 Darby & Darby 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 95%
No 5%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 95%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Darby & Darby 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 Darby & Darby 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 95%
No 5%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Darby & Darby 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

    125
  • Very Good

    6
  • Average

    1
  • Poor

    1
  • Awful

    5

Overall experience

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

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Fabrice

March 19, 2024

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Family advice

David Charles was very helpful with regards to family matters and I am completely satisfied with the service. thank you.

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Anonymous

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March 12, 2024

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Will

Very prompt and professional service. We were assigned James Leo and he was very informative. We were changing my father's Will who now lives abroad so it wasn't straight forward, but the process was made easy for him.

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Robert Moxham

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Robert Moxham

February 09, 2024

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Will

Solicitor dealing with my request Stephanie Sutherland, she was very professional with a pleasant manner.

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Helen

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Helen

January 25, 2024

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Satisfactory Service

Over the past 18 months, I have consulted Darby and Darby at both the Brixham and St Marychurch offices and received very good service. Both offices were welcoming, and the atmosphere put me at my ease.

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ADS Windows and Doors Limited

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ADS Windows and Doors Limited

January 22, 2024

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Commercial Lease, buying business

Used Darby & Darby a number of times to renew commercial leases, negotiate new commercial leases, buy businesses and every time - always provided a great cost effective service. Come away with the feeling that they have always got your back. Knowing that you have a competent, caring legal adviser watching out for you and in your corner is essential. Recommend them without hesitation.

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Ian Gartside.

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Ian Gartside.

January 18, 2024

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Re: sale property

Appriciated work involved to resolve problem.

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Carl Askew

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Residential Conveyancing

Carl Askew

November 13, 2023

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Quick process

I used Darby& Darby when I bought a lock up garage.
I found the whole process very simple with good communication all the way through.
I had a small issue with proof of funds but a couple of calls to Alan in accounts and all was sorted.
The whole process took 5 weeks which i was more than pleased with.
Will definitely use again.

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Trevor Hodge

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Trevor Hodge

November 02, 2023

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Level of service for an amended will.

Excellent, all staff I spoke with were helpful and knowledgeable on both occasions I visited.

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Iain

January 25, 2022

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Iain

sorted our purchase quickly and professionally

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romakayak

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July 27, 2021

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romakayak

The next time I sell a house in the UK I'll choose someone else

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Aldo

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June 20, 2021

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Aldo

Darby & Darby provided great service in our dealings, responding quickly to any queries I had and present a warm, friendly atmosphere. I would recommend for anyone looking for a good firm!

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Ruth

Ruth

April 22, 2021

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Ruth

Excellent conveyancing service. Highly responsive, thorough and good value.
I would definitely use again and recommend.

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Keith

Keith

April 03, 2021

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Keith

Dealt with my query in a very professional manner and were very polite and helpful, would recommend this company of Lawyers..

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We are here when you need expert legal adviceVideo appointments now available with all our Lawyers. We are a well established firm of Solicitors based in Torquay, Brixham and Dartmouth.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • 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
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Theft
  • Employment
    • Media and Sports
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Children
    • 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
    • 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
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • 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
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • 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
  • Regulations
    • Licensing
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