James
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Been spoilt in the past.
Poor communication skills, lack of urgency or drive.
Always feel like you’re too much trouble.
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Cunningtons LLP
01245264494
Cunningtons are renowned for helping people with Property Law and Conveyancing, and we also have specialist Family Law, Wills and Probate, Litigation, and Debt Recovery departments.
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- www.cunningtons.co.uk
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Twinkle
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Fantastic Service
It was a great experience working with Tamil. As first time buyers, we were very nervous and didn’t know the exact process but Tamil walked us through and helped us at each and every step. She was very approachable and friendly which made it easier for us to discuss our doubts/concerns. The process moved quickly without any hiccups and I was kept well informed about the progress. Would strongly recommend her services. Thank you
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
RAFIQ
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Outstanding and highly recommended Solicitors
Smooth transaction for the sale of my property. Special thanks to Tamil, for being so efficient, proactive and approachable. Tamil kept me up to date regularly and was available for direct contact which was helpful to avoid stress. Would use again, and highly recommended. Great communications from both Tamil and Jodie (Tamil's secretary). Friendly and a pleasure to deal with. My buyers solicitors were delaying things, but Tamil worked hard and chased things up to ensure we complete the sale on the proposed date. Thank you Tamil, best wishes.
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Angela
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Highly recommend
This is my second time I have used Cunningtons at Chelmsford for house sale. They are an old established firm and the experience they have in the way they dealt with me was outstanding. At every corner of the transaction I was kept informed. I was able to contact them easily and if I left a message they promptly returned my calls. Unlike a lot of other solicitors they get on with the job. I would thoroughly recommend
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Irina
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Excellent Service
Rachel Holohan of Cunningtons at Chelmsford, acted for us on sale and purchase June 2023.
I cannot recommend Rachel highly enough - Rachel and the team made what should have been one of the most stressful time a flowless transfer in a about three months time.
She was in constantly in communication and explained every step of the process.
I would definitely recommend Cunningtons and Rachel to any potential clients.
Many thanks.
IS
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Stuart
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Do not use these guys for a house purchase/sale
I Sold my flat over 3 months ago with no chain, the buyer even used the same solicitor to make sure we could speed up the sale as we were told that this would be possible - how wrong we were!!
They do not speak directly to you or anyone else in their company it would seem and you are always palmed off to the secretaries. Avoid! Avoid Avoid!!!!
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Matter Type:
Purchase and Sale
Liping
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The worst service I had ever got
If you are looking into the feedback, do pay attention to the negative one as they are more likely tell the true.
I am very regretted to use their service. It is time to break my silence to alarm the public.
Firstly, my purchase was seriously delayed. It took nearly 10 months to completion, and another 5 months passed, I still could not get my title registered.
They required to do the simultaneous exchange and completion during the pandemic, which the seller rejected with good reason. Although I explained to them that it was not my best interest not to process it at all, but they asked me to sign an addition provision which meant I had to pay hundreds extra, I refused. Finally they forced me to sign a disclaimer to move this forward, and I had to renew my mortgage deals and pay extra for my expired local search. Now, my title still could not be registered no matter how many times I had to chase, even they can not give me an answer about what exactly happened. The whole process is full of stress and painful.
Second, the quote they gave me may be a bit cheaper than the other high street solicitors, but they will find any chances later to ask you to buy any insurances they can fit in. At the end, I was forced to paid £1056.80 in total, which they got commission of £388.80, comparing the total premium of £668 itself! To be honest, I am the third time buyer, apart from the Chancel indemnity which we usually need to buy, I never heard of the others.
Third, the communication was terrible. During the lockdown, they worked from home, although I kept asking for the direct contact number just in case, but she insisted email only. It took days for her to respond my emails, even not respond at all. Thinking about that she dealed with my purchase with hundreds of thousands pounds, and I can not speak to her when I need to, what a shame!
Enough is enough. Even the estate agent added them to the blacklist, not allow to use them any more. If you are considering to use their service, think again!
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Amy
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Cunningtons are truly the worst company I have ever dealt with
This review is for a different branch.
Cunningtons are truly the worst company I have ever dealt with. Palaniappan Ahilan at the Hornchurch branch was very unprofessional and I hold him responsible for the property purchase (chain-free) having fallen through.
There were errors in the basic information on legal documents – both my name and the purchase price were incorrect!
Phone calls were left unanswered, emails were not responded to and the service throughout was substandard. Due to their delays, failure to meet deadlines and unprofessionalism, the purchase of the property fell through. We were due to exchange imminently, however delayed responses from Ahilan resulted in the seller pulling out of the transaction the day after we were supposed to have exchanged. I hold Cunningtons (in particular Palaniappan Ahilan) entirely responsible for the collapse of the property purchase and truly believe that if we had chosen a different solicitor, we would not have had this issue.
I raised a formal complaint with Cunningtons and even their complaints team could not stick to their own response deadlines, providing far-fetched excuses for their lateness.
I very rarely write negative reviews, but I feel so strongly about this situation that I feel the need to urge anybody to think twice before instructing this firm!
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Warwick
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House sale and purchase of new home
This review is for a different branch.
Gemma Hopkins is a solicitor who we found to be available to help or answer any questions and to be thorough from start to finish.
I would highly recommend Gemma 👌
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Susan
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Rent payments and court claim
This review is for a different branch.
We had problems with a tenant refusing to pay rent and claiming an exterior leak rendered the property uninhabitable. Cunningtons provided us with reassuring and sensible guidance under quite stressful circumstances and were able to ensure all the rent due was finally paid. When the tenant made a court claim against us, Jon Stock represented us and secured a judgement that included our legal costs being re-imbursed by the tenant. His assistant, Kimberley, was also very helpful.
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Throughout our lives there are times when we all need a solicitor. From buying a house and having a family right through to making a Will and the bumps in between, Cunningtons gives you the legal help that will keep you and yours safe.
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Personal areas of law
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Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- 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
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Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Disciplinary Hearings
- Discrimination at Work
- Employee Team Moves
- Employment Contracts
- Equal Pay Disputes
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Media and Sports
- Part Time Workers
- Pension Law
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Professional Discipline
- 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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Family Law
- Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
- Asset protection and tax mitigation
- 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
- Collaborative Law
- Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
- Domestic Abuse
- Family Mediation
- 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
- Separation Agreement
- Social Services
- Unmarried Couples' Rights
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Housing & Property
- Anti-social Behaviour
- 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
- 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
- Debt and Bankruptcy
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Personal Injury
- Against The Council
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
- Gym Injury Compensation
- Personal Injury Law
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
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Professional Negligence
- Barristers
- Financial advisors
- IT professionals
- Insurance brokers
- Professional trustees
- Valuers
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills
Business areas of law
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Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- Finance
- Investment purchases and Buy to Let
- Landlord and tenant
- 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 Law
- Commercial Litigation Matters
- Competition law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Law
- Corporate finance
- Credit Control
- Data Protection
- Debt Recovery
- Employment - business
- Franchising
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Intellectual Property
- Management buyouts
- Merchandising and sponsorship
- Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
- 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
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IT & Intellectual Property
- Advertising and Marketing Compliance
- Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
- Copyright
- Dealing with intellectual property infringements
- Design rights and product designs
- Domain Names
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Patents
- Personality and Image Rights
- Trade Marks and Designs
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Regulations
- Health and Safety