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Trethowans LLP

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Trethowans LLP

How Trethowans LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 86%
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  • 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)
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  • 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 16%
About Right 83%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 89%
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"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

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Yes 89%
No 11%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 94%
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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 94%
No 6%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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4.6/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    100
  • Very Good

    0
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    2
  • Awful

    10

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Vicki

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Possession and repossession proceedings

Vicki

January 22, 2024

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bad experience

I had a bad experience with this branch of the company and I would not recommend its services to others.
I sought legal advice and representation in 2023 to help gain repossession of my property, which was being unlawfully squatted by a tenant who had stopped paying rent and who refused to comply with the eviction notice. The company made such an incompetent application for repossession when it first went to court, which included basic procedural errors, that the judge said he was considering throwing the case out altogether (e.g. they had put the wrong date on the application and failed to fill in the grounds for repossession). The judge finally accepted that this would be unfair to me as the owner, given the large amount of rent arrears owing, and agreed to adjourn the case. All in all this adjournment delayed matters by several months, during which time more rent arrears accrued and more legal costs were involved, causing me extra stress. When I argued that I did not think I should have to pay the legal costs to go to court a second time, as the delay was entirely caused by the firm's failure to fill in the application correctly, they refused to engage in communication with me, emails and messages to call me were left unanswered, they just kept re-presenting the bill. At no stage did they accept responsibility for their errors or apologise to me. This company has very poor communication and people skills, they showed no empathy for me as a client, and are clearly only interested in the money.
The case was eventually resolved in my favour but it was unecessarily protracted and stressful.

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Vicki

Matter Type:

Possession and repossession proceedings

Vicki

January 22, 2024

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bad experience

I had a bad experience with this branch of the company and I would not recommend its services to others.
I sought legal advice and representation in 2023 to help gain repossession of my property, which was being unlawfully squatted by a tenant who had stopped paying rent and who refused to comply with the eviction notice. The company made such an incompetent application for repossession when it first went to court, which included basic procedural errors, that the judge said he was considering throwing the case out altogether (e.g. they had put the wrong date on the application and failed to fill in the grounds for repossession). The judge finally accepted that this would be unfair to me as the owner, given the large amount of rent arrears owing, and agreed to adjourn the case. All in all this adjournment delayed matters by several months, during which time more rent arrears accrued and more legal costs were involved, causing me extra stress. When I argued that I did not think I should have to pay the legal costs to go to court a second time, as the delay was entirely caused by the firm's failure to fill in the application correctly, they refused to engage in communication with me, emails and messages to call me were left unanswered, they just kept re-presenting the bill. At no stage did they accept responsibility for their errors or apologise to me. This company has very poor communication and people skills, they showed no empathy for me as a client, and are clearly only interested in the money.
The case was eventually resolved in my favour but it was unecessarily protracted and stressful.

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Alice

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Residential Conveyancing

Alice

April 01, 2023

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Excellent service

During an, at times, rather stressful and drawn-out purchase (not down to Trethowans, I might add) Jon Laidler was a welcome voice of calm, reason and wisdom. He was extremely efficient, always available on the phone when we needed him, or quick to reply, and was also just a very nice person, which counted for a lot. Karen on his team was great too. We wouldn't hesitate to use Trethowans again.

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Jessica

Jessica

March 03, 2023

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First Class Service

Mihiri was recommended to help us with an extremely complicated case with regards to the death of my husband and the handling of his estate in France but under UK Law. From the very first consultation she instilled confidence in her ability to help in this extremely complex matter. Her professionalism and dedication meant that sometimes she was working late into the evening to meet deadlines and to respond swiftly to queries to enable matters to proceed. I highly recommend Mihiri for her efficient and diligent work ethic paired with great insight and empathy to fulfill your every need and desire.

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Gordon

Gordon

January 15, 2023

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Poor Communication, except when they needed the paying

I appreciate moving house is stressful, but Trethowans made the situation much worse. The only time they were efficient with communication was when they sent the bill.

I used Trethowans to purchase my house in 2021. Although there was no onward chain, the whole process took around six months to complete. Seventeen months after moving in, I have eventually received the final paperwork. This was consistent with the general attitude and poor communication. Throughout the whole process, I came under the impression that wealthier clients, who were benefitting from the Stamp Duty holiday, were being prioritised.

I continually needed chase and phone to get any updates on how the process was going and felt that if I did not do that, I would have been waiting even longer to move. The worst instance was when my solicitor, Jonanthan Laidler, put the phone down on me, after I phone because of the lack of communication! The only reason I remained with Johnathan Laidler after this incredibly rude act was that I did not want to put myself through the stress of beginning the process all over again. When I tried to raise a complaint with Trethowans, I found it almost impossible to get through to anyone and gave up trying.

In terms of the report itself, I did not appreciate the partial loft conversion in my house being described as ‘posh storage’. I found this phrase patronising, unhelpful and dismissive.

I am only 'satisified' with the outcome of the matter because I did move into my house.
I would not recommend this company to anyone buying their first house because they only made a stressful situation worse than it needed to be.

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Juliet

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Residential Conveyancing

Juliet

January 14, 2023

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Great conveyancing

We’ve used Trethowans twice for property conveyancing and been very happy on both occasions. Halina Mitchell and her team were incredibly helpful. Would recommend.

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Zoe

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Residential Conveyancing

Zoe

January 21, 2022

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Professional, knowledgeable and great communications.

Bernitta recently carried out our apartment purchase. Throughout the process Bernitta has been efficient and effective with great communications. She was a pleasure to deal with, her professionalism and expertise was exceptional. Would highly recommend and will be engaging her in the future.

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Jane

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Matter Type:

Tenant Eviction

Jane

January 03, 2022

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Dispute with landlord over returning tenancy deposit

A1 company. Jo was my solicitor who did everything for me, kept me informed all the way & provided me with all relevant documentation. She was polite & courteous at all time even understanding some personal issues I was going through.

Because of covid everything was done via emails & telephone calls this did not cause any problems Jo did a marvellous job & won the case for me, I can’t thank Jo enough for everything she has done, I would definitely recommend Jo & Trethowans

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David

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Residential Conveyancing

David

February 25, 2021

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The best!

We first used Halina 8 years ago to buy our first house in London, she was so good we managed to track her down to handle the sale of our house in London and the purchase of a new home in Devon, yet again she was fantastic and worked hard even on her days off when issues arose with the new house. The fact that we took the time to find Halina to use again should speak volumes and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend whole heartedly.

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Jonathan

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Residential Conveyancing

Jonathan

February 25, 2021

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Thank you!

Selling up in London and moving to the countryside during a global pandemic was never going to be the easiest ride, but Halina and her team at Trethowans Southampton were absolutely fantastic every step of the way. Although they weren't local to us, they came recommended by my mortgage broker (after our old family solicitor had retired) and Trethowans proved to be everything he promised and more. The team were proactive on both the sale and following purchase from start to finish, kept us fully informed throughout the process and we never had to chase for information. I can't recommend them highly enough.

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