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How Farnfields LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
National Average
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 Farnfields LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Farnfields LLP. 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 1%
Overpriced 6%
About Right 91%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Farnfields LLP 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 Farnfields LLP 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 99%
No 1%

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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 Farnfields LLP 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 Farnfields LLP 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 Farnfields LLP 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.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    1000
  • Very Good

    24
  • Average

    1
  • Poor

    5
  • Awful

    11

Overall experience

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

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Carl

November 18, 2024

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Sale of London flat

An outstanding service. Great communication. The sale of the flat would not have been completed on time without the involvement of Farnfields. I would definitely recommend them and will certainly use Farnfields again not only for conveyancing but other legal matters as well.

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Georgina

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Debt Recovery

Georgina

November 05, 2024

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Excellent help

Needed help with chasing a customer that refused to pay. Went through to the courts, had great communication, even though the courts were very slow, finally received full payment and fees, very helpful.

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Maggie

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Settlement Agreements

Maggie

November 01, 2024

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Stellar help with a Settlement Agreement

My deep thanks to Nigel Mills of Farnfields, Gillingham, for his expertise and kindly support with a Settlement Agreement relating to my recent employment. I was able to reach a conclusion that was ideal for me, thanks to his wisdom and guidance, and he made an otherwise challenging situation much easier for me. Thank you, Nigel.

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Mandy

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Residential Conveyancing

Mandy

October 18, 2024

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Excellent Service

I highly recommend Claire Gundry and Natalie Hopkinson at Farnfields' Gillingham office if you are moving house. They were always prompt to respond to every query, were in the driving seat as far as chasing up slower parts of the chain went, and Clare's attention to detail when looking through the contracts was also excellent. Everything was explained in layman's terms when we met with Claire to go through the paperwork, which was refreshing! Although various aspects of the move caused us to grind our teeth and check our blood pressure, none of this originated with Farnfields, and we always had the utmost confidence that they were doing a good job for us.

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Zoe

Matter Type:

Change of name

Zoe

August 30, 2024

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Change of Name Deed

I had a very good experience with Meril George at Farnfields. She made the process seamless from start to finish, great communication, answered all my questions and completed the process quickly too. I would highly recommend. Thank you for all your help.

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Simon

Matter Type:

Divorce

Simon

August 27, 2024

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Quality service

Brilliant service from Sarah and meril dealing with my divorce.

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Romy

Matter Type:

Litigation - Property litigation claims

Romy

August 22, 2024

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Leasehold issues

Farnfields were most helpful and resolved the issue as we hoped. Louise Cook was especially conscientious. Highly recommend this firm.

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Jill

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Jill

August 12, 2024

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House move conveyancing

Gayle Defries and Sandra were excellent throughout, great communication, really approachable and efficient, I would highly recommend.

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Timothy

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Timothy

July 12, 2024

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My house move

Joanna Shortland from the Gillingham office was very friendly and approachable in my dealings with her regarding my recent house sale and purchase. I would recommend her and her firm to anyone.

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Caleb

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Caleb

June 20, 2024

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An amazing service on a slightly complicated situation.

We came to farnfields to purchase a property and sell another, Joanna and Julie have been extremely helpful and transparent throughout! This wasn’t your normal chain and the ladies couldn’t have done a better job!

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Reviews collected from

Andy

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Andy

December 07, 2024

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Andy

Used Farnfields for the sale of my house and purchase of another one which was not in the same area.
Our solicitor Victoria Williams was great, very helpful. Natalie Harris was great also. It all went smoothly.

Thanks

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Siobhan

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Siobhan

December 05, 2024

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Siobhan

Always a fantastic service from Sarah Clarke at Farnfield’s Warminster branch. Sarah has acted for us several times and all communication was excellent, speedy and professional. We felt completely at ease & confident knowing that she was dealing with our recent house sale and purchase. It was a frustrating sale, but Sarah went above and beyond to ensure we would complete before Christmas. Thank you!

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Anwen

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Anwen

November 22, 2024

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Anwen

We used Farnfields Solicitors to complete the sale of my elderly father's home. Our solicitor was Joanna and from start to finish she has made the process so simple and stress free. Her assistant, Daniella, was also lovely to deal with and made my dad feel at ease with the process. Thank you so much from both of us.

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Harry

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Harry

November 18, 2024

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Harry

Abbey was amazing with the purchase of our house. She really helped answer any of our queries. Just amazing

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Tracy

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Tracy

November 18, 2024

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Tracy

Natalie Hopkinson of Farnfield’s conveyancing team has been absolutely brilliant guiding us through the process. She has been on the ball assisting at every opportunity and consistently pushed where and when required. Would definitely use again

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About this branch

Description

Farnfields at a glance: • Farnfields Solicitors is a well-established law firm in Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and further afield providing a comprehensive range of services for business and individual clients • Our specialist legal advisors provide help to both individuals and businesses across a wide range of legal services • Farnfields is LEXCEL and CQS accredited and several of our solicitors are members of STEP and Association of Lifetime Lawyers. • Farnfields has three offices in Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Warminster. • We have been in existence for over 80 years and have a team of over a 100 people, including twelve partners • We strongly believe in supporting the communities in which we work including; sponsorship of North Dorset Rugby Club based in Gillingham, TLW Dance in Shaftesbury, The Exchange in Sturminster Newton and Shaftesbury Youth Cricket Club

Practice areas

Residential and commercial property. Family, mediation and collaborative law. Probate, wills and powers of attorney. Civil litigation and employment. Corporate and commercial agricultural.

Regulated by

Solicitors Regulation Authority

Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • 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
    • Divorce
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Legal aid
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • 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
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • 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
    • Second charges
    • 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
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Notary
    • Notary
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farming disputes
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Finance
    • 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 Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
    • Statutory Demands
    • Tax
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation