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Thank you for your help and support. You were able to explain everything we needed to know.
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Hart Reade LLP
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Hart Reade LLP is a long established yet modern solicitors practice with a track record for providing helpful and reliable legal advice to clients for over 110 years. We are pleased to serve the communities of Eastbourne, Meads, Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the rest of East Sussex and beyond. Read more...
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Value for money
Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.
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You can use this data to see how Hart Reade LLP performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.
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outcome of matter
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Rankings by area of expertise
The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Hart Reade LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.
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Anonymous
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Excellent personal and professional service
Helen Hatcher dealt with the sale of the house we'd inherited in a very efficient and professional way. She provided a personal service and was always friendly and quick to understand our needs. The whole transaction went through smoothly, thanks to the advice that we received. Thank you
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
pippa Ailion
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conveyancing
Very easy journey with Helen. informative and professional.
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Diana Meredith
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A Very Positive Experience!
We would highly recommend
Helen Hatcher services. Everything from start to finish was a very positive experience.
Helen was very thorough and efficient, a pleasure to deal with. We had no hold ups and were able to complete our house purchase all within our time frame.
Helen actually made our house purchase a pleasant experience.
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Stephanie
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Probate
At a sad time the solicitor was empathetic and clear, easing my anxieties and giving me confidence that probate would be a very straightforward process. Heather was able to explain the role of the executor and gave me reassurance to consider decisions re my late mother's estate. She was always very prompt and helpful in her communications. I greatly appreciated her support at such a difficult period of my life.
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KMcC
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Fantastic, efficient, professional and superb communication
Helen was exceptional. A professional through and through.
She is an excellent communicator, while also being highly experienced and very efficient at progressing the work. I would highly recommend the services of Helen (and Andrew Pluck) at Hart Reade.
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Susan
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Highly recommended Solicitor
Solicitor was much younger than I was expecting but he knew his job well. Had a very nice way of putting things & this got a result which prevented Court.
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Residential Conveyancing
Joy Aldridge & Sandra Johnson
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Conveyancing Services
We could not have been more delighted with the service received from Coral Burr at Hart Reade in managing the conveyancing on the sale of our Grandfather's flat. We received an extremely knowledgable, professional & efficient service and could not wished for a smoother transaction. Five Star & would highly recommend with excellent value for money too
A representative from Hart Reade LLP responded to this review on 30 April, 2025:
Thank you so much for your kind words and glowing review. We're delighted to hear that Coral provided such a smooth and professional service , your recommendation means a lot to us.
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Residential Conveyancing
Lois Starkey
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Amazing service I would use again
Helen was our solicitor for us when buying our first home and I couldn’t have asked for a better person for the process.
She helped speed the process along amazingly, and answered any of our questions and queries in a friendly and timely manner. Helen’s attention to detail was great when it came to the searches and finalising our contract.
A representative from Hart Reade LLP responded to this review on 22 April, 2025:
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear Helen made your first home purchase such a smooth and positive experience. Your kind words are truly appreciated.
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Residential Conveyancing
Richard Millar
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Rugby
Hart reade has a great team and I have purchased many properties with them over several years without any problems
Thank you
A representative from Hart Reade LLP responded to this review on 22 April, 2025:
Thank you for your kind words and continued trust in Hart Reade. We’re pleased to have supported you over the years and look forward to assisting you again in the future.
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Tony
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Tony
Poor service no response from partners after weeks of trying.
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Wendy
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Wendy
Alex and her team at Hart Reade acted for me in relation to financial aspects of my divorce. They were brilliant from start to finish and achieved a fantastic result. I found them to be very professional, efficient, understanding and knowledgeable. Couldn’t have had better representation!
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Peter
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Peter
I have used Hart Reade three times in recent years, twice to do a deed of variation on my ground rent and most recently to act for me in the sale of my home. In all cases I found their work to be of the highest quality and extremely efficient and was always treated courteously and with warmth. I can thoroughly recommend them
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James
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James
I highly recommend Sebastian Hale-Smith and Hart Reade. Sebastian moved quickly, gave me excellent advice and explained my options simply. A seamless experience, highly recommend if you need a down to earth solicitor you can rely on.
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Matter Type:
Divorce
Geoff
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Geoff
Greg Saunders acted for me on a very acrimonious divorce
The whole process has taken exactly 3 years including family court proceedings.
I have found his advice to be invaluable, accurate in every detail, and thoroughly professional
I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone finding themselves involved in divorce proceedings.
Geoff Long.
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Founded in 1910, Hart Reade proudly provides a high quality legal service for individuals and businesses across East Sussex, and beyond. We have a friendly, professional team of qualified lawyers and dedicated support staff committed to helping you with your personal and business affairs. We are a Lexcel accredited practice, fully insured, and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. You can trust us to protect your interests.
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Personal areas of law
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Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Discrimination at Work
- Employee Team Moves
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Law
- Equal Pay Disputes
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Part Time Workers
- Pay Issue
- Redundancy
- Restrictive Covenants
- Senior Executives
- Settlement Agreements
- Stress at Work
- TUPE
- Tribunal Claims
- UK Employment Laws
- Unfair Dismissal Claims
- Whistleblower Protection
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Housing & Property
- Boundary Disputes
- Buying at auction
- Declarations of trusts
- Deeds of Gifts
- Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
- Extending your Lease
- 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
- Planning
- Property Disputes
- Purchase and Sale
- Remortgaging
- Renting and Tenancy Agreements
- Repossessions
- Residential Conveyancing
- Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
- Right of Way and Rights to Light
- Transfer of title
- Transfers of equity
- Transfers of parts of land
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Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- 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