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How Kingsfords Solicitors Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
National Average
Poor Competitive Excellent

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 Kingsfords Solicitors Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Kingsfords Solicitors Limited. 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 20%
About Right 80%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Kingsfords Solicitors Limited 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 Kingsfords Solicitors Limited 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 97%
No 3%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 95%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Kingsfords Solicitors Limited 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 Kingsfords Solicitors Limited 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 Kingsfords Solicitors Limited 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.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    133
  • Very Good

    4
  • Average

    1
  • Poor

    2
  • Awful

    4

Overall experience

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

Alison

October 30, 2022

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Trust and empathy

I was floundering with all the paperwork after my husband's death. Ms Sarah Geering and her secretary, Paula Whitewood dealt with my late husband's estate efficiently and with compassion. I felt I could ask Sarah a question or contact her by email and I was never made to feel a nuisance. I was given sensible advice and subsequently, my daughters and I had every confidence in asking Sarah to draft our wills.

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Guardian

Guardian

September 02, 2022

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Family Court case

We were involved in a family court case as interim carers for our niece whilst her mother sort to regain custody. Marian at Kingsford was really helpful in getting us through the legal side of proceedings. She was also caring and empathetic during some more difficult times. She helped us secure some funding from the local authority which was a huge help. In all our dealings with Kingsford, everyone was professional and friendly. Marian always took the time to talk us through the legal jargon and spell out what our options were at each stage. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

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Glynis

Glynis

August 14, 2022

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A first class service from knowledgeable and approachable professional

From our very first exploratory telephone call with Renee Hopper regarding the sale of our French property I felt confident that our needs were clearly understood and acknowledged. The help and guidance that we received from Mme Bassini and Ms Hopper left nothing to to chance with no assumptions being made about what we did or did not understand. Thanks to their willingness and expertise in communicating with the relevant officials, notaires, estate agents etc in France as well as organising the Power of Attorney the process was as stress-free for us as it could possibly be and for which we are eternally grateful.

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Charlie Beaumont

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Charlie Beaumont

July 23, 2022

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Tremendous Support

We really appreciated the professionalism of Kellie Darke and her colleagues. Their approach was consistently highly personable and, as a result we felt we were in very good hands.

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Iain

Iain

June 16, 2022

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Laitan Eyiowuawi

A good professional took over a case already in hand (due to illness of the partner originally working on it) and kept us up to speed on the progress of a house purchase with a number of complexities in the Title, providing sound advice.

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paul

paul

April 21, 2022

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Excellent serivce

Excellent service from Tom Browne who helped out with an urgent family matter, despite it being Good Friday.
Professional, polite and extremely helpful - thank you Tom!

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Charles Colin

Matter Type:

Probate

Charles Colin

September 01, 2021

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Estate of the late Stephen John Davis

. Excellent service throughout. Obtaining Probate was was very protracted because of very poor service from the Ministry of Justice (blamed on Covid), pressure was maintained and eventually paid off. Sale of the property was consequently delayed but was handled very professionally. Good comunications maintained for the whole period. Couteous, professional and sympathetic in all dealings. I have no hesitation in highly recommending Kingsfords.

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PB

PB

April 21, 2021

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Awesome

Thank you that is awesome

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SB

SB

April 21, 2021

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Patient tenacity

Dear Kim Just in case I don’t have a chance to speak with you before Friday I wanted to say thank you so much for all your help over the last few weeks. This sale/purchase has been pretty arduous for us all and your sound advice, patient tenacity and sense of humour has been much appreciated. Many thanks for everything.

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CS

CS

February 21, 2021

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Professional manner

Succinct advice. Professional manner. Mr Crook is excellent. Love Kingsfords

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Richard

Richard

March 21, 2024

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Richard

Kellie Dark I have used kingsfords for a long time
I have aways use kellie she is excellent in her field of work she has done my last few sales and purchases with out any problems. I would recommend her to anyone

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Nigel

Nigel

June 19, 2023

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Nigel

Kellie Darke at Kingsford’s Cranbrook office acted for me on the purchase of a property recently. It was not a straightforward transaction and I was pleased to be guided by Kellie who at all times was professional, knowledgeable and very efficient. Excellent service.

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Liane

Liane

February 13, 2023

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Liane

Highly professional! Excellent service! Assisted me with certifying some legal documents and helped my Father-in-law draw up a will! Even went the extra mile and took it to his house to sign.

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Robert

Robert

January 06, 2023

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Robert

Cannot come too highly recommended. Kellie Darke and the conveyancing team at Cranbrook were most efficient and impressive.

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Ethan

Ethan

June 13, 2021

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Ethan

Great service

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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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