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How Blackadders LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 89%
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This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Blackadders LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Blackadders 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 0%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 100%

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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 Blackadders 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 Blackadders 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 97%
No 3%

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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 Blackadders 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 Blackadders 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 95%
No 5%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Blackadders 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.

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4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    259
  • Very Good

    35
  • Average

    4
  • Poor

    7
  • Awful

    11

Overall experience

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  • Communication
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Mike F

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Mike F

January 22, 2025

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Blackadders dealt with my transaction efficiently.

Both Sylvia McCullagh and Kirsty Martin were polite and professional throughout the end to end process. I would definitely recommend Blackadders to any friends, family or colleagues who needed legal services in Scotland.

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Claire

Claire

January 13, 2025

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Faultless , professional service

Sylvia provided a faultless , friendly and professional service. She kept us very well informed at all times , listened carefully to our instructions and completed our house purchase very quickly. Making it a stress free experience

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Alison O

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Alison O

August 28, 2024

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Excellent, professional, friendly service

Thank you so much Sylvia for all your hard work on this, it was a pleasure working with you. You have such a warm, empathetic manner and are so organised that the whole process felt very seamless and easy - much more relaxing than these things usually are so we are very grateful.

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Jens Sedemund

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Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Jens Sedemund

August 12, 2024

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Property purchase

We greatly appreciated Sylvia's advice and support with the purchase of a property. Being unfamiliar with UK property transactions, she always provided clear and timely answers to our questions, was always kind and responsive, and made the process very smooth and easy for us, and a very positive experience all around. I would highly recommend Sylvia to anyone looking for a lawyer for a property transaction.

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Anonymous

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New home purchases and sales

Anonymous

July 01, 2024

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Home purchase

Ms McCullagh and her colleagues couldn't have been nicer to deal with. Everything handled in an excellent and courteous manner, with great professionalism shown throughout. My questions and concerns were all handled efficiently and effectively and they were extremely patient with me. A real credit to your firm, which I would be more than delighted to recommend to others. I am most grateful.

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Angela Bonnar

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Angela Bonnar

June 28, 2024

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Excellent service

I was paying off my mortgage and Sylvia McCullagh helped me with the discharge of securities. It was a very friendly and professional service. Communication was great and I was kept updated throughout. Sylvia kindly helped me with another enquiry along side this which was dealt with very efficiently.

I am very pleased with the service I received and would not hesitate to go back to Sylvia with any future enquiries.

Thank you.

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Pamela McGuinn

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Pamela McGuinn

December 01, 2023

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Highly recommend.

Sylvia managed the sale of my property very efficiently. Professional friendly manner and excellent advice throughout.

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Kevin Thorp

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New home purchases and sales

Kevin Thorp

September 28, 2023

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Professional and Excellent service

The team at Blackadders Sylvia McCullagh, Joyce Griffin and Annabel Scott I would highly recommend to engage with dealing with your property sale or purchase .
I found them to be a pleasure to deal with and they made the whole process easy to understand from start to finish .

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Colin Church

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Residential Conveyancing

Colin Church

July 27, 2023

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Home purchase

My experience was an absolute 10/10

I had s purchase with a new development in an old property, it took a full year and the service from Sylvia was exceptional all the way from start to finish.

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Emma Nabili

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Residential Conveyancing

Emma Nabili

June 30, 2023

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First class service

Sylvia was always approachable and very helpful. We bought a flat and there were several issues causing difficulty including a tight entry date, difficult vendor with shifting goalposts, issues with combustible cladding and a slow to respond mortgage company. Sylvia managed to navigate us through these and we secured entry on time. Despite the process being much, much more complex than we all initially realised I was delighted to see her price agreed at the start of the process did not change.

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Katrina

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Katrina

December 03, 2020

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Katrina

As a first time buyer I used blackadders for my flat purchase. The purchase went smoothly however, I got very little guidance throughout the process and found they were not very responsive. This just made the process more stressful than it had to be. I have been told I would get the money back from my help to buy isa at the end of Oct but I have had no responses from my last 5 emails and it is now December and I still don't have the money.

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Adam

Matter Type:

Transfer of title

Adam

December 10, 2019

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Adam

Once the initial failed email communication was resolved, the service and advice I received from Gail Clarke in relation to getting my property title deeds in order was speedy and professional. I have been with Blackadders for 30+ years and very happy to continue with them.

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Mark

Mark

November 25, 2019

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Mark

Excellent service from Blackadders. Gail Clarke was meticulous and tenacious in looking after our interests in a complex land transaction, while keeping us informed in clear and understandable language.

Highly recommended.

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David

David

November 09, 2019

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David

Very efficient and courteous service

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Charles

Charles

November 05, 2019

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Charles

First class service recently from two departments at Blackadders - Rural Property (Gail Clarke) and Private Client (Louise Patterson). All legal work undertaken was very professionally managed and in a timely manner. CS

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