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Diana
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WILLS AND POA
My husband and I found Gemma very helpful. She explained everything and made us feel at ease
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Heringtons Solicitors
01323 411020
We are a leading East Sussex law firm with in-depth local knowledge, around 90 people, and five offices along the south coast – Battle, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Hastings and Rye – providing a wide range of legal help and advice.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Graham
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Restored Faith
Richard Palmer has restored my faith in Heringtons acting in a timely and not unreasonably expensive manner on a number of matters for our business. He has been professional and a pleasure to deal with.This review is based on my experience with him so not prepared to give generic responses on the whole firm below. I would deginitely recommend him but am not prepared to comment on whole firm
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 17 December, 2024:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Richard Palmer which we have forwarded to him.
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Karen
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Thank you!
Richard dealt with the selling of our commercial property with professionalism. He helped me with every aspect of the journey and was always available when I needed advice. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Richard, and I would not hesitate to recommend his services.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 10 December, 2024:
Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.
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Craig
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Business Sale
Richard was most efficient from our initial introductory meeting through to completion. He was never shy of telling us the reality and providing a calming influence during, what at times seemed, a fairly brutal process. he always seemed to have a firm hand on the rudder.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 19 February, 2024:
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Paul
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Knowledgeable, friendly, professional
My enquiry was handled promptly and in a friendly yet professional manner. I was kept informed and updated throughout the process and great care was taken by Mary to ensure I had a clear understanding.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 19 February, 2024:
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Les
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New Will & LPA
Searched online for a recommended firm of solicitors in my area and Heringtons was top.
My wife and I had new wills prepared, EPAs revoked and new LPAs completed.
We were dealt with throughout by Lucinda Smith who was very pleasant, knowledgeable and gave excellent advice. I would use this firm again for future needs based on this overall first class experience.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 08 February, 2024:
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Nigel
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Company sale
Richard helped us with the sale of our company, from initial contact to final conclusion of the sale Richard kept us fully informed with positive advice and help in completing all required legal documents.
Richard was a pleasure to deal with and would recommend his services to anyone needing assistance in any legal matter.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 November, 2023:
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Anonymous
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Professional and efficient service
Mary was an approachable, professional and honest solicitor who dealt with my matter efficiently. I would highly recommend her services to anyone.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 17 August, 2023:
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Les
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Will & LPA Preparation
Both my wife and I were dealt with by Lucinda Smith for writing new wills and initiating LPAs for each. Lucinda was very personable and offered excellent advice and ensured we understood the detail of the Wills and LPAs before we agreed and signed the documents. This was all done in a very timely manner. I am happy to recommend her to others.
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PDM
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Change of Trustees
Very good
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Heidi
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Heidi
As the owner of a local Care Home, Eridge House, I have had the pleasure in working with the team at Heringtons over the years. Tracey recently helped my parents. We found her to be kind, patient and knowledgable. She has a wealth of experience and gave my parents all the time and advice they needed. I couldn’t recommend Tracey highly enough.
A representative from Heringtons Solicitors responded to this review on 15 May, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.
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Fountain
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Fountain
We’ve worked with Richard Palmer at Heringtons Solicitors over the past few years to create our shareholder agreements, and we couldn’t recommend him more highly. Nothing is ever too much trouble, he consistently goes above and beyond. Richard is incredibly responsive, always quick to return emails and phone calls. His legal knowledge is excellent, and he has a real talent for breaking down complex legal terms into language that’s easy to understand. A true professional!
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Sue
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Sue
I was fortunate to have been recommended Mary Skellam at Herington’s to deal with a complicated trust issue that two other firms of Solicitors were unable to finalise.
From the beginning, Mary was kind, professional and efficient, she dealt with the issues at hand and the situation was completed in a timely fashion. .
I’d have no hesitation in recommending Mary and her team. Thank you so much, Heringtons!
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Sarah
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Sarah
As a local care provider (Spring Care PAs) we have provided care at home to a number of Heringtons' Elderly and Vulnerable Clients working closely with Tracey May and her team to find the right solution for each person. We've always found the team to be both efficient and genuinely caring.
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Mills
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Mills
Mills Cleaning Services- Highly recommends Herington's Solicitors Vulnerable Clients team.
As a Cleaning services that frequently works with vulnerable clients in the Local area we have had the opportunity to interact with various professionals who support the clients to remain at home.
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We’ve been serving the people of East Sussex for around 250 years and can trace our history back to the firms of Raper & Fovargue in Battle and Dawes Son & Prentice in Rye in the mid 18th Century. There has been a lot of change and growth since then but we are still firmly rooted in the local community, combining legal excellence with a highly personalised service – for local people and businesses. Although constantly improving our use of technology to provide the most effective legal service, we still take the time and care to build one-to-one relationships with clients - a traditional way of working that’s fast disappearing in many law firms. As a client, you will usually work with the same lawyer and legal secretary throughout each engagement. There are some exceptions, such as in matters where you may need more than one specialist but, in most cases, you will have the dedicated support of the same well-qualified and experienced lawyer. We are accredited with the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) so you know that when you instruct us on a residential conveyancing matter, you are in safe hands. Whatever your legal need, whether personal or business, we look forward to helping you.
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Personal areas of law
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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
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Employment
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Settlement Agreements
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Family Law
- Change of name
- 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
- Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
- Domestic Abuse
- 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 Agreement
- Unmarried Couples' Rights
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Housing & Property
- 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
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Money & Tax
- Inheritance Tax
- Trusts
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills
Business areas of law
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Agriculture
- Agricultural land for sale or development
- Buying and selling a farm
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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
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Company & Commercial
- Agency agreements
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Asset Tracing
- Business structures and joint ventures
- Commercial Contracts and Agreements
- Commercial Law
- Commercial Litigation Matters
- Competition law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Law
- Corporate finance
- Data Protection
- Franchising
- Management buyouts
- Partnership and LLP law
- Sales and Purchases
- Setting up a business
- Share option schemes
- Shareholder Agreements
- Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
- Statutory Demands
- Summary Judgment
- Unfair Loan Charges
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Dispute Resolution
- Mediation