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How Sparlings Solicitors Compares

Value for money

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This firm - 95%
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Sparlings Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Sparlings Solicitors. 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

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Sparlings Solicitors 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 Sparlings Solicitors 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 95%
No 5%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Sparlings Solicitors 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 Sparlings Solicitors 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 Sparlings Solicitors 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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Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    84
  • Very Good

    3
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    5

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Sam

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Sam

March 28, 2024

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Review of Varsha at Sparlings Solicitors

Varsha made the experience of buying our first house as easy as it could possibly be. She was excellent throughout and we can’t thank her enough for her help.

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Ella Garnham

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Ella Garnham

November 10, 2023

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Friendly and Professional

We have dealt with Varsha on two separate occasions and each time we have received a very friendly and professional service. Would definitely recommend.

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Anonymous

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July 19, 2023

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Satisfactory

Excellent service from Varsha and team, would recommend. Service was satisfactory but difficult to get through to Manningtree, often no reply. But almost instant reply via email!

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Anonymous

Anonymous

July 13, 2023

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Excellent

Excellent service, very efficient & friendly

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Anonymous

Anonymous

June 13, 2023

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Professional service

We received a very professional service, thank you

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GP

GP

June 06, 2023

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Very helpful

Very friendly and helpful

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Anonymous

Anonymous

December 22, 2022

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Very helpful

thank you very much. Jane Adams very friendly lovely lady. Very helpful

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Anonymous

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Matter Type:

International

Anonymous

December 15, 2023

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My Will

I had started out with the intention of having one Will, valid 'world-wide' in other countries. However I was advised by Sparlings that this is not possible, and I now have a UK valid Will, for my UK property. So I am grateful for them being able to advise of this fact.

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Kim

Kim

November 16, 2023

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Had to escalate complaint to Legal Ombudsman - don't use this company

I sent 3 letters regarding a number of complains relating to the purchase of a property, but Sparlings failed to reply to me. I had to escalate matter to the Legal Ombudsman so they could sort out the issue although this took 2 1/2 years to resolve.

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Josephine Garwood

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Josephine Garwood

November 10, 2023

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Understanding

I was upset following the death of my daughter but Laura was patient and very kind.

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Gavin

Gavin

January 15, 2024

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Gavin

I NEVER GIVE REVIEWS, i had to go into Colchester town this morning to get a stat declaration,lisa was Amazing, asked all the right questions, made me sware an affirmation and signed .y forms, even though this was a basic form,they did not go short on their service. Thank you lisa 5x easy

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Alice

Alice

November 24, 2023

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Alice

I had such an amazing experience with Sparling Solicitors - in particular Michelle and Kay. They assisted me through a sale falling through on my first property and helped me purchasing my new home! They were always quick to respond to any queries I had, really professional which allowed me to complete quickly! Would 100% use again and recommend to everyone!

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Peter

Peter

October 17, 2023

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Peter

My prefered Solicitors, I have always found Sparlings very helpful when needing legal advice and help. Sparlings have a great team of Solicitors specialising in different legal areas. I have always had a good result with Sparlings.

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Parish

Parish

August 23, 2023

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Parish

We recently updated our wills and we had excellent personable service. Can thoroughly recommend Sparlings. They dealt with power of attorney for my parents and were incredibly helpful

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Stephen

Stephen

June 23, 2023

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Stephen

We had a traumatic experience recently with conveyancing and an equity release mortgage which could easily qualify for a ‘no stars’ rating.
Although Sparlings will no doubt respond to this review by saying that they agreed compensation – this both admits their failings and can never make up for the months of stress and hassle we experienced. The fact that at a second solicitor at the firm completed our sale/purchase only highlighted the negligence of the first one.
Documents were misplaced, procedures not followed and we had to try and deal with so much of the chasing, seeking explanations, following up phone calls etc. When we decided to explore taking our case to the Legal Ombudsman, we could see it was clear from their guidelines that Sparlings were at fault. However, even the complaints procedure demonstrated poor communication and obstinate delays on their part, eventually pushing us to accept a lower settlement figure.
As professionals ourselves, we are able to compare this woeful lack of care and service provided to other professional bodies. We would be embarrassed and held to account if something similar occurred in our situation.
Our advice – never use Sparlings for conveyancing – you deserve so much better.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • 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
  • 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
    • 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
  • 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 Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • 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
    • 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
  • Money & Tax
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • 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
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • 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
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • 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
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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