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Machins Solicitors LLP

Lockhart House, 295-299 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1AJ

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Lockhart House, 295-299 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1AJ

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Children Law accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Law Advanced accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Trading names:
Sumner And Tabor

Description

We strive for excellence, taking the time to get to know you, your business and your industry. For Machins it’s personal, so we invest our time and energy to build strong, personal relationships to work with you and find the right legal solution. Delivering excellent legal advice for all our clients across a full range of services is at the heart of everything we do. In a constantly changing world, Machins Solicitors is firmly placed to understand you and your business. Our strength lies in our people and our values ensure that integrity and trust are core to ensuring that our clients receive the best possible outcome.

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Machins Solicitors LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.7
Excellent
93%
Value for
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10% above
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94%
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12% above
national average
94%
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13% above
national average
Communication 4.7/5
Initial Impressions 4.7/5
Approachability 4.7/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.7/5
Legal Knowledge 4.7/5
Value for money 4.6/5

Accreditations

Machins Solicitors LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Law Advanced accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Machins Solicitors LLP
Trading names:
Sumner And Tabor

Description

We strive for excellence, taking the time to get to know you, your business and your industry. For Machins it’s personal, so we invest our time and energy to build strong, personal relationships to work with you and find the right legal solution. Delivering excellent legal advice for all our clients across a full range of services is at the heart of everything we do. In a constantly changing world, Machins Solicitors is firmly placed to understand you and your business. Our strength lies in our people and our values ensure that integrity and trust are core to ensuring that our clients receive the best possible outcome.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Housing & Property 1 / 7
Wills, Trusts & Probate 1 / 7
Family Law 2 / 6
Employment 1 / 5
Commercial Property 1 / 4
Dispute Resolution 2 / 3
Child Law 2 / 4
Banking 1 / 1
Immigration 1 / 2
Land Law 2 / 3
Company & Commercial 1 / 6
Consumer 1 / 5
Criminal Law 1 / 2
Discrimination Law 1 / 1
Litigation 1 / 2
Adjudication Law 1 / 1
Agriculture 1 / 1
Appeals Law 1 / 1
Aviation Law 1 / 7
Brexit Law 1 / 4
Bribery and Corruption Law 1 / 1
Business Law 1 / 3
Care Law 1 / 4
Charities 1 / 1
Clinical Negligence 1 / 2
Commercial Law 1 / 1
Company Law 1 / 1
Compliance Law 1 / 1
Construction 1 / 2
Contract Law 1 / 2
Copyright Law 1 / 1
Corporate Law 1 / 2
Court of Protection and Deputyship 2 / 3
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 2
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 1
Debt and Tax Law 1 / 2
Defamation Law 1 / 2
Disability Law 1 / 1
Domestic Violence Law 2 / 3
Drug Law 2 / 8
Economic Law 1 / 12
Elder Law 1 / 1
Energy & Transport 1 / 21
Energy Law 1 / 16
Enforcement Law 2 / 5
Equality Law 1 / 2
Equity Law 1 / 1
Fire Safety Law 1 / 1
Fraud Law 1 / 1
Government Investigations 1 / 4
Health and Safety Law 1 / 1
Health and Welfare Law 1 / 5
Healthcare Law 1 / 1
Human rights 1 / 1
IT & Intellectual Property 1 / 1
Information Law 1 / 14
Infrastructure Law 1 / 7
Inheritance Law 2 / 4
Injunctions Law 2 / 4
Insurance Law 1 / 1
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 1
International Business Law 1 / 14
International Law 2 / 3
Jurisdiction Law 2 / 4
LGBT Law 2 / 4
Licensing Law 1 / 1
Medical Law 1 / 1
Money & Tax 2 / 4
National Insurance Law 1 / 21
Notary 1 / 1
Occupational Health Law 1 / 1
Pensions Law 1 / 2
Personal Injury 1 / 3
Planning Law 1 / 1
Privacy Law 1 / 1
Professional Negligence 1 / 1
Regulations 1 / 2
Social Law 1 / 2
Welfare & Benefits 1 / 1
White Collar Crime 1 / 1
Local 2 / 7
Housing & Property 133 / 4,778
Wills, Trusts & Probate 102 / 3,801
Family Law 45 / 4,222
Employment 92 / 3,623
Commercial Property 206 / 3,673
Dispute Resolution 135 / 1,810
Child Law 85 / 1,650
Banking 60 / 1,032
Immigration 125 / 2,288
Land Law 60 / 1,329
Company & Commercial 188 / 4,182
Consumer 183 / 4,419
Criminal Law 55 / 1,016
Discrimination Law 30 / 502
Litigation 78 / 903
Adjudication Law 22 / 246
Agriculture 129 / 823
Appeals Law 31 / 854
Aviation Law 4 / 144
Brexit Law 8 / 147
Bribery and Corruption Law 9 / 413
Business Law 42 / 474
Care Law 44 / 537
Charities 75 / 768
Clinical Negligence 158 / 1,248
Commercial Law 30 / 193
Company Law 45 / 974
Compliance Law 19 / 450
Construction 73 / 855
Contract Law 54 / 1,433
Copyright Law 15 / 523
Corporate Law 49 / 848
Court of Protection and Deputyship 48 / 582
Crime/ Criminal Defence 165 / 2,153
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 23 / 894
Debt and Tax Law 48 / 789
Defamation Law 15 / 270
Disability Law 39 / 603
Domestic Violence Law 43 / 902
Drug Law 15 / 268
Economic Law 2 / 223
Elder Law 30 / 322
Energy & Transport 36 / 510
Energy Law 20 / 359
Enforcement Law 33 / 576
Equality Law 42 / 1,098
Equity Law 43 / 570
Fire Safety Law 10 / 181
Fraud Law 25 / 520
Government Investigations 15 / 416
Health and Safety Law 35 / 578
Health and Welfare Law 16 / 185
Healthcare Law 15 / 358
Human rights 43 / 964
IT & Intellectual Property 77 / 1,112
Information Law 8 / 340
Infrastructure Law 9 / 187
Inheritance Law 49 / 686
Injunctions Law 37 / 934
Insurance Law 31 / 659
Intellectual Property Law 29 / 626
International Business Law 6 / 211
International Law 21 / 375
Jurisdiction Law 8 / 166
LGBT Law 16 / 233
Licensing Law 25 / 503
Medical Law 11 / 190
Money & Tax 134 / 1,953
National Insurance Law 33 / 423
Notary 61 / 856
Occupational Health Law 31 / 429
Pensions Law 25 / 489
Personal Injury 233 / 2,651
Planning Law 33 / 586
Privacy Law 19 / 513
Professional Negligence 124 / 1,297
Regulations 107 / 2,412
Social Law 14 / 225
Welfare & Benefits 83 / 1,053
White Collar Crime 17 / 208
National 275 / 11,362

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Sue L

Housing & Property

Excellent service, thank you Rosie.

"Machins lawyer Rosie Crownshaw recently managed the selling of my father's property. Being on the high street was a big bonus. But she was also easily contactable. Something I prise highly. I would not hesitate to recommend them."

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Monday 09:00–17:30
Tuesday 09:00–17:30 (Open)
Wednesday 09:00–17:30
Thursday 09:00–17:30
Friday 09:00–17:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Lockhart House, 295-299 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1AJ

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The firm specialises in family law, conveyancing, wills & probate, employment and mediation, with strong technical knowledge and proven success in complex and urgent matters. Clients value clear, prompt communication, professionalism, honesty and practicality. Staff are described as compassionate, supportive and approachable, handling difficult situations with efficiency, responsiveness and care. The team is praised for local accessibility, reasonable pricing and excellent client service across a wide range of legal needs.

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The firm specialises in family law, conveyancing, wills & probate, employment and mediation, with strong technical knowledge and proven success in complex and urgent matters. Clients value clear, prompt communication, professionalism, honesty and practicality. Staff are described as compassionate, supportive and approachable, handling difficult situations with efficiency, responsiveness and care. The team is praised for local accessibility, reasonable pricing and excellent client service across a wide range of legal needs.

Extremely efficient
Honest advice
Great knowledge
Excellent communication
Professional service
Responsive team
Supportive staff
Kind and compassionate
Local convenience
Good value

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Eddie

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Commercial Property

Excellent service

Thank you Dan for all your help and advice over the last two years. Very much appreciated.

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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're delighted that Dan could advice you and will pass your feedback to him. Best Regards, Machins Solicitors

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The service from Gill and Ahsam from the conveyancing team was excellent, they were very professional and diligent and any queries were answered quickly. Would happily recommend Machins.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. We're delighted that Gill, Ahsam and the Conveyancing team could assist you. We will pass on your feedback to the team. Best Regards, Machins Solicitors

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Lucy Whitfield Excellent Solicitor

Lucy was knowledgeable, kind, empathic, quick to respond to queries. She was amazing. I would highly recommend her.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We’re delighted Lucy was able to assist you and will pass on your kind words to her and the Private Client team. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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Advice on a Settlement Agreement

I found Philip Bain handled the Settlement Agreement very efficiently and swiftly and he took my case very seriously. This was from forwarding the documents on for him to process and then acting upon the documents he forwarded for me to read through and sign. The process was turned around within 2-3 days and I finally received my redundancy that I should have originally have received 31st July 2025, by the end of September 2025. Unfortunately other Solicitor’s I had approached, prior to Machin's Solicitors’, failed to represent me. I cannot thank Philip enough for his professionalism & support enough.

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Thank you Jeni for taking the time to write a review. We're delighted that Philip could assist you and will pass your feedback to him and the Employment Team. Best Regards, Machins Solicitors

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Will

I was a bit uncertain about how I should proceed with making my will due to certain unforseen circumstances. But I was fortunate enough to meet a very caring, patient, kind and helpful Solicitor called Mr Courtney. With his guidance it made things so much easier for me to do it. The people at reception are also friendly. If I needed the help of a solicitor again, I will surely chose Machins.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review for Aedan and our reception team. We will pass your feedback onto the team. Best regards, Machins Solicitors

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Machins are the best. Gurjit and Team no.1 for conveyancing.

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Elliott Viola

Housing & Property

Elliott

The service, professionalism and communication from Jackie has been outstanding. She dealt with our sale and purchase with such care and grace. She really puts you at ease and is always willing to answer questions, no matter how big or small. Cannot recommend her highly enough. We feel very lucky she dealt with our case, and we hope Machins know how lucky they are to have her. Now to pop open a bottle and celebrate! Thank you so much Jackie, we are eternally grateful. Elliott and Casey

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Danielle Newell

Family Law

Danielle

Not only was Richard incredibly knowledgeable and professional from the first moment we spoke he put me at ease and I knew that I was safe trusting his judgement but also that he had my best interest at heart. I honestly cannot recommend Richard enough and he would be the first person that I called if I needed any further help moving forward

Hi Danielle, Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We’re delighted Richard was able to assist you and we will pass on your kind words to him.

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Quick and reliable service. Staff are courteous, professional and helpful .

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Tim French

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Tim

Exceptional customer service over past 7+ yrs to myself and close family members. Can't praise enough for comsistently high standards of client care. Reasonably priced LLP offering an enviably wide range of services. Local, fairly priced. (What's not to like, er... possibly location can be tricky at peak rush hrs?) RECOMMEND.

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Hi Tim, Many thanks for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We're delighted you've had so many positive experiences with the team over 7+ years. We will pass on your kind words to the team.

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