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5-10 Dock Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6LU

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5-10 Dock Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6LU

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Watermans Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

5.0
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
Value for money: 95%+
14% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
17% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
18% above
national average
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.9/5

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The Law Society of Scotland accreditation awarded to Watermans

Description

At Watermans, we take the hassle out of the legal side of things, so that you can concentrate on moving forward with your life. We offer straightforward legal advice so that you know where you stand at every step in the legal process. With offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, our team are experts in all areas of Personal Injury, Residential & Commercial Conveyancing and Estate Agency. Everything we do is about resolving your situation in the most transparent way possible. It should be that simple

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Watermans offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

Watermans Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
Value for money: 95%+
14% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
16% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
17% above
national average
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Watermans are accredited by

The Law Society of Scotland accreditation awarded to Watermans

Description

At Watermans, we take the hassle out of the legal side of things, so that you can concentrate on moving forward with your life. We offer straightforward legal advice so that you know where you stand at every step in the legal process. With offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, our team are experts in all areas of Personal Injury, Residential & Commercial Conveyancing and Estate Agency. Everything we do is about resolving your situation in the most transparent way possible. It should be that simple

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Watermans offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

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Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00 (Open)
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

5-10 Dock Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6LU

Reviews

5.0 /5 732 Reviews
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What clients say about Watermans

Clients praise the firm for its strong expertise in residential conveyancing, property sales and purchases, remortgages, lease matters, commercial leases, and personal injury or motor insurance claims. Reviews highlight efficient handling of transactions, clear guidance, sound legal knowledge, and effective negotiation. Clients particularly value the team’s excellent communication, prompt responses, patience, approachability, and reassuring manner. The firm is also commended for being professional, supportive, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to make stressful processes feel smooth, straightforward, and well-managed.

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Conveyancing

Rebecca handled all our property conveyancing in a professional manner and and answered all our queries promptly and helped us through the whole process and would not hesitate to use her again.

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House Sale and Purchase

We had a great experience dealing with Lorna Symms at Waterman's. She was always on the ball in terms of progressing the sale of our property and the purchase of our new home. We always received prompt replies to any questions we asked and the whole process went very smoothly. I felt we received value for money and would not hesitate to recommend Lorna or Waterman's for this type of work.

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Property Purchase

A very positive experience from start to finish! Communication was excellent throughout the property purchase, with regular updates, prompt responses, and a friendly, professional approach. The whole process felt smooth and straightforward, and I felt well informed at every stage. Highly recommended!

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Excellent service

Watermans handled the conveyancing for my house purchase and I was really pleased with the service. Kathy kept me updated throughout, explained everything clearly, and answered my questions quickly. Completion went smoothly and the fees were as quoted. Would definitely use again.

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Thank you for leaving a review! We are pleased to hear that Kathy supported you throughout your property purchase, keeping you updated and answering any questions you had promptly. We appreciate you sharing your experience and look forward to working with you in the future! 🏡

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Cameron

Housing & Property

Great!

Aaron is sound a good person and even better lawyer! Dealt with him a couple times now and been the best lawyer I’ve had! Completely stress free from start to finish! On the ball keeps you updated through out. Would 1000% recommend him to anyone! Brilliant guy!

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Thanks for leaving a review, Cameron! We are pleased to hear about your positive experience of working with Aaron in our conveyancing team, who has supported you through your property transactions to make the process completely stress free eery time. We appreciate you sharing your feedback and look forward to continuing to work with you! 🏡

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Paro Ramesh

Housing & Property

Paro

We had a good experience purchasing our home. During the offer stage the person who was handling our case was quite slow in responding, requests had to be chased up a lot, and left me out of emails (and only addressed them to my male partner) which was quite annoying, but once Caron took over it was really great, excellent and quick communication. Five stars for Caron.

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A representative from Watermans responded to this review

Thank you for leaving a review, Paro! We are pleased to hear that you had a good experience when purchasing your home, with Caron providing excellent communication and support throughout. We are sorry to hear that the communication during the initial stages of the process did not meet your expectations. Having enquired further on this, we can see your partner appeared as the lead contact, in that they signed off on all emails and all emails came from their email address, however we understand the importance of keeping all parties updated on the progress and will take your comments on board for future transactions. We will be sure to pass on your kind words to Caron, and wish you all the best in your new home! 🏡

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Martin Carson

Housing & Property

Martin

Louise Mill was our conveyancer and she is an absolute star of a person. Cannot recommend enough, went above and beyond to help us secure our home when dealing with difficult builders. So thankful for all her work.

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Thank you for writing a review, Martin. We are pleased to hear that Louise went above and beyond throughout your property purchase, offering a brilliant service while dealing with difficult builders. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to work with you again in the future! 🏡

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Benjamin Mitchell

Housing & Property

Benjamin

Aaron supported us with the legal conveyancing of both the sale of our flat and the purchase of our forever home. We really cannot fault the service we received from Aaron and would recommend him to anyone (indeed - we already have). He kept us well informed through the process; we never had to chase him. He also stayed late one evening to assist us with a potentially costly snag during the process, which he resolved speedily and smoothly. We would have no hesitation in working with Aaron again. He’s a brilliant solicitor. Thank you, Aaron for all your help these past few months.

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A representative from Watermans responded to this review

Thank you for writing a review, Benjamin. We are pleased to hear about your time working with Aaron in our conveyancing team, who assisted you with the purchase of your forever home - keeping you updated at every stage and resolving potential issues on your behalf. We appreciate your feedback (and recommendations!) so much, and wish you all the best in your new home 🏡

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Callum

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Callum

Thanks very much to Caron, who helped guide us through the slightly more complicated Scottish house buying process. Very prompt replies, happy to help, thanks so much. Would recommend to anyone in Edinburgh!

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Thank you for leaving a review, Callum. We are delighted to hear that Caron was such a help in guiding you through buying a house in Scotland, replying promptly and helping at each stage. We wish you all the best in your new home, and thanks for the recommendation! 🏡

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Lin

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Lin

Watermans has been outstanding. Louise Stenhouse assisted me with a title registry correction and the discharge of my mortgage, and she made the whole process incredibly easy. Clear, timely communication from start to finish. Truly appreciate her help.

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Thank you for your review, Lin. We are thrilled to hear about your experience of working with Louise in our property team, who assisted you with title corrections and a mortgage discharge and made the whole process easy and straightforward. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts and wish you all the best for the future!

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4.9 /5 1518 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm for its strong expertise in residential conveyancing, property sales and purchases, remortgages, lease matters, commercial leases, and personal injury or motor insurance claims. Reviews highlight efficient handling of transactions, clear guidance, sound legal knowledge, and effective negotiation. Clients particularly value the team’s excellent communication, prompt responses, patience, approachability, and reassuring manner. The firm is also commended for being professional, supportive, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to make stressful processes feel smooth, straightforward, and well-managed.

Clear communication
Prompt responses
Professional service
Helpful guidance
Stress-free process
Excellent updates
Friendly manner
Knowledgeable advice
Efficient handling
Supportive team

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Very good

Working with Caron was great everything that had to be taken care of was done in very good time.

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Conveyancing

Rebecca handled all our property conveyancing in a professional manner and and answered all our queries promptly and helped us through the whole process and would not hesitate to use her again.

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Absolutely excellent service from start to finish

Fantastic experience throughout. Caron was brilliant, very helpful, clear and always there when I had questions. I would absolutely recommend her services to anyone.

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Cameron Wilson

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House Sale and Purchase

We had a great experience dealing with Lorna Symms at Waterman's. She was always on the ball in terms of progressing the sale of our property and the purchase of our new home. We always received prompt replies to any questions we asked and the whole process went very smoothly. I felt we received value for money and would not hesitate to recommend Lorna or Waterman's for this type of work.

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Property Purchase

A very positive experience from start to finish! Communication was excellent throughout the property purchase, with regular updates, prompt responses, and a friendly, professional approach. The whole process felt smooth and straightforward, and I felt well informed at every stage. Highly recommended!

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Victoria Harper

Commercial Property

Victoria

Big thanks to Aaron and the team for their help in facilitating our recent portfolio purchase. Aaron worked really hard to get the sale over the line when unexpected issues came up from the sellers side. He kept us informed throughout the process and it was clear that he genuinely cared about representing our interests. Thanks so much for the support - will definitely return for our next purchase

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Victoria! We are delighted to hear that Aaron and the team worked hard to facilitate your recent portfolio purchase, supporting you and keeping you updated throughout the process. We appreciate you sharing your experience, and look forward to working with you again in the future! ✨

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Paro Ramesh

Housing & Property

Paro

We had a good experience purchasing our home. During the offer stage the person who was handling our case was quite slow in responding, requests had to be chased up a lot, and left me out of emails (and only addressed them to my male partner) which was quite annoying, but once Caron took over it was really great, excellent and quick communication. Five stars for Caron.

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A representative from Watermans responded to this review

Thank you for leaving a review, Paro! We are pleased to hear that you had a good experience when purchasing your home, with Caron providing excellent communication and support throughout. We are sorry to hear that the communication during the initial stages of the process did not meet your expectations. Having enquired further on this, we can see your partner appeared as the lead contact, in that they signed off on all emails and all emails came from their email address, however we understand the importance of keeping all parties updated on the progress and will take your comments on board for future transactions. We will be sure to pass on your kind words to Caron, and wish you all the best in your new home! 🏡

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Martin Carson

Housing & Property

Martin

Louise Mill was our conveyancer and she is an absolute star of a person. Cannot recommend enough, went above and beyond to help us secure our home when dealing with difficult builders. So thankful for all her work.

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A representative from Watermans responded to this review

Thank you for writing a review, Martin. We are pleased to hear that Louise went above and beyond throughout your property purchase, offering a brilliant service while dealing with difficult builders. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to work with you again in the future! 🏡

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Benjamin Mitchell

Housing & Property

Benjamin

Aaron supported us with the legal conveyancing of both the sale of our flat and the purchase of our forever home. We really cannot fault the service we received from Aaron and would recommend him to anyone (indeed - we already have). He kept us well informed through the process; we never had to chase him. He also stayed late one evening to assist us with a potentially costly snag during the process, which he resolved speedily and smoothly. We would have no hesitation in working with Aaron again. He’s a brilliant solicitor. Thank you, Aaron for all your help these past few months.

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A representative from Watermans responded to this review

Thank you for writing a review, Benjamin. We are pleased to hear about your time working with Aaron in our conveyancing team, who assisted you with the purchase of your forever home - keeping you updated at every stage and resolving potential issues on your behalf. We appreciate your feedback (and recommendations!) so much, and wish you all the best in your new home 🏡

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Callum

Housing & Property

Callum

Thanks very much to Caron, who helped guide us through the slightly more complicated Scottish house buying process. Very prompt replies, happy to help, thanks so much. Would recommend to anyone in Edinburgh!

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A representative from Watermans responded to this review

Thank you for leaving a review, Callum. We are delighted to hear that Caron was such a help in guiding you through buying a house in Scotland, replying promptly and helping at each stage. We wish you all the best in your new home, and thanks for the recommendation! 🏡

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