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Kingsfords Solicitors Limited

01233 624545
4.8/5
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Kingsfords is a long established highly reputable firm providing expertise in many areas of law both to commercial concerns and private individuals. Kingsfords was founded in the mid 1880s by Julius Kingsford and the firm’s development since that time was initially linked to the growth of Ashford and East Kent, but now our clients are based nationally across England and Wales and beyond. Kingsfords has developed both in response to and in anticipation of the needs of our clients and today, with over 50 staff, we are able to provide a wide range of services to both private and commercial clients. We have achieved Lexcel accreditation (a symbol of excellence within the legal profession). In a recent survey, over 99% of clients responding said that they would use our services again. Read more...

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Kingsfords Solicitors Limited
Kingsfords Solicitors Limited

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Other locations

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Kingsfords Solicitors Limited
have 2 other locations

158a High Street
Hythe
CT21 5JR

5 High Street
Cranbrook
TN17 3EB

158a High Street
Hythe
CT21 5JR

5 High Street
Cranbrook
TN17 3EB

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Available lawyers at Kingsfords Solicitors Limited

Celia Willcock

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Conveyancing Executive

Leigh Anne Prebble-Benn

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Elizabeth Issac-Garner

4.5 out of 5
(2)
Chartered Legal Executive

Thomas Browne

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

Kellie Darke

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Marie-Antoinette Bassini

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Avocat

Charlotte Constable

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(0)
Trainee Solicitor

Daniel Crook

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Solicitor

Graeme Weir

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Debt/Asset Recovery Consultant

Rebecca Evans

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Solicitor

Sarah Geering

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Solicitor

Sarah Quinn

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Private Client Executive (non-solicitor)

How Kingsfords Solicitors Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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)
  • 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 2%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 97%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how Kingsfords Solicitors Limited performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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"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 97%
No 3%

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outcome of matter

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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 95%
No 5%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 9
383rd / 4823
Company & Commercial
1st / 5
416th / 4553
Housing & Property
1st / 3
513th / 4353
Family Law
1st / 5
441st / 3915
Wills, Trusts & Probate
2nd / 6
515th / 3615
Commercial Property
1st / 4
415th / 3412
Employment
1st / 4
406th / 3179
Regulations
1st / 7
202nd / 2702
Personal Injury
1st / 1
332nd / 2478
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 2
213th / 2159
Professional Negligence
1st / 4
201st / 1235
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 1
122nd / 843
Construction
1st / 1
101st / 576

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    131

  • Very Good

    4

  • Average

    1

  • Poor

    2

  • Awful

    4

Overall experience

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

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Discrimination at Work

Tim

April 15, 2024

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Excellent and flexible advice

Thomas Browne from Kingsfords Solicitors deserves nothing short of five stars for his exceptional service. His personalised advice was instrumental in securing a disability discrimination claim, displaying not only thorough legal expertise but also profound empathy, especially notable as a parent himself.

Despite budget constraints, he was always available when needed and worked in a very flexible manner, but always providing invaluable assistance and guidance. Thomas’ dedication to our case, regardless of budget limitations, further highlights his commitment to his clients' well-being and success.

I highly recommend him for anyone seeking reliable and compassionate legal assistance.

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Tony
Family Law

Matter Type:

Lasting power of attorney

Tony

December 23, 2023

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Good service

Michaela Clifford advised my wife & I regarding setting up property/financial and health/welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney. She explained everything clearly, was helpful and friendly throughout and handled the whole process on our behalf.

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Lynn Bruton

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Lynn Bruton

December 19, 2023

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Friendly and approachable

From beginning to end both Elizabeth and Michaela have been friendly and approachable. Nothing was too much trouble and if ever I popped in and spoke to Michaela she always greeted me with a smile.and listened to my worries, questions and always gave an honest concise answer.

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David Seymour

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David Seymour

December 17, 2023

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Norma James will

I am a co-executor along with my cousin Lynn of my late cousin Norma’s will. Kingsfords undertook the administration of this on our behalf and did it very well.

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Trish Weller

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Trish Weller

December 14, 2023

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Experience when selling my house

Selling my house would have been a nightmare, if it wasn’t for Donna Trewerne at Kingsfords Solicitors. Things like right of way through my garden and house, dealing with a solicitors, who I had used for 40 years, who held a trust, which my late husband set up for my children, decided they no longer wanted to deal with it. Donna was amazing, took it all on to sort out for us, and helping transfer the Trust over to someone new. Without her, well, I think, I would have had a nervous breakdown, and I’m being serious. All of Kingsfords personnel are so friendly, professional and go over and above what they need to. I will continue using them for everything, when I need a solicitor.

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Tracy
Family Law

Matter Type:

Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship

Tracy

December 11, 2023

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Helen Cojeen

Helen has been amazing from start to finish, she has been supportive throughout a difficult situation for our family and remained professional throughout. I’m so glad we found Helen and that she agreed to take on our case. I can’t thank her enough and would highly recommend Helen.

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D BREJZA

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D BREJZA

December 10, 2023

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Exceptional service!

Would like to thank the team for looking after me and able to assist me throughout everything

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JS

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JS

November 17, 2023

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Divorce and Will

For an experience that I was dreading doing, it was made pain free and easy. The service was incredible, friendly faces, very informative took me through step by step and made sure I understood and was happy whilst keeping my best interests at heart.

I would highly recommend!

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Rosa
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Rosa

November 17, 2023

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Top marks for conveyancing services!

I bought my first home in August with the help of Celia at Kingsfords Solicitors Ashford and would absolutely recommend Kingsfords to anyone else looking to buy! Super professional and timely communication. Celia helped make the house buying process much less stressful and I am so grateful for this. Definitely recommend :)

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William

William

November 09, 2023

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Writing a will made easy

Our replacement will's drawn up by Corrina who explained clearly what was required at each stage to prepare and witness them.

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March 12, 2024

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Chris

Celia handled our purchase with efficiency and ease. We were kept up to date throughout and she was flexible as we changed our mortgage provider mid way through. We would certainly recommend her and Kingsfords and be happy to use them again for future legal requirements.

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Lucy
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Lucy

December 23, 2023

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Lucy

Donna has been amazing during our recent property purchase. Always friendly and responded to us quickly.
Thank you very much for your help.

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Greg

Greg

December 20, 2023

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Greg

Very efficient service

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Angus

Angus

December 19, 2023

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Angus

Excellent service.
Corrina Sewell-Hill was very professional and helpful. Documents delivered on time.

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Sara

Sara

December 18, 2023

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Sara

I have only high praise and recommendation for Celia and her team at Kingsfords.
Throughout the process of selling our home, Celia and her team were always incredibly efficient - I would set reminders to follow-up for updates, only to receive the updates days before my scheduled reminder. The timely communication meant what could have been a stressful process was actually very straight-forward. They excel at attention to detail and forward planning. I am extremely grateful to Celia and her team for this.

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About this branch

Description

At Kingsfords we pride ourselves on not only being able to advise on specific matters but also to provide that general and pragmatic advice which is so often needed. We have two centrally located Ashford offices, as well as offices in both Cranbrook and Hythe. Our head office is ideally situated being close to the M20 and only a few minutes’ walk to Ashford International Railway Station with its fast links to London.

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Legal services

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
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Theft
  • 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
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • 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
  • 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
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Mental Health
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • 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 Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • 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
  • Construction
    • Building contracts and professional appointments
    • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
    • Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
    • Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
    • Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
    • Engineering contracts
    • Facility maintenance agreements
    • Framework agreements
    • Guarantees and bonds
    • In-house training
    • Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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