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Watson Ramsbottom Limited

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4.7/5
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Watson Ramsbottom Limited

How Watson Ramsbottom Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 89%
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This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Watson Ramsbottom Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

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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 12%
Overpriced 25%
About Right 62%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 93%
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You can use this data to see how Watson Ramsbottom 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”.

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Yes 93%
No 7%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 93%
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The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

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Yes 93%
No 7%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Nationally

Consumer
1st / 23
368th / 4500
Company & Commercial
1st / 12
404th / 4282
Housing & Property
1st / 3
675th / 4215
Family Law
1st / 3
452nd / 3815
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 15
562nd / 3468
Commercial Property
1st / 17
245th / 3275
Employment
1st / 14
402nd / 3056
Regulations
1st / 15
190th / 2501
Personal Injury
1st / 7
327th / 2339
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 3
216th / 2080
Immigration
1st / 3
202nd / 1990
Money & Tax
1st / 12
260th / 1830
Professional Negligence
1st / 9
182nd / 1174
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 6
122nd / 812
Notary
1st / 6
89th / 713
Charities
1st / 2
99th / 560

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

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  • Excellent

    264

  • Very Good

    7

  • Average

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  • Poor

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  • Awful

    19

Overall experience

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Balal

Balal

April 03, 2025

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Do not use them to buy a property

DO NOT GO with these solicitors if you buying a property

SCAMMERS

i bought a property i disclosed all the details from the start they give a quotes based on the details and later when i sign the agreement few months later they added additional charges of 400 plus told me i have to pay them because they was listed on page 6.i called initially to to clarify all the charges they told me in the quote i was told that was right and that what i would be paying. No details have change since the quote but they add 400 plus charges on top of my bill when i told them im not happy to pay them they told me i have to pay and put the phone down


very UNPROFESSIONAL and DISHONEST

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Balal
Commercial Property

Matter Type:

Commercial mortgages

Balal

April 03, 2025

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Do not use them to buy a property

DO NOT GO with these solicitors if you buying a property

SCAMMERS

i bought a property i disclosed all the details from the start they give a quotes based on the details and later when i sign the agreement few months later they added additional charges of 400 plus told me i have to pay them because they was listed on page 6.i called initially to to clarify all the charges they told me in the quote i was told that was right and that what i would be paying. No details have change since the quote but they add 400 plus charges on top of my bill when i told them im not happy to pay them they told me i have to pay and put the phone down


very UNPROFESSIONAL and DISHONEST

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Eva
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Eva

June 14, 2022

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High Efficiency, Excellent Service & Good Price

Ben Dawson
Associate Solicitor | Watson Ramsbottom

Highly recommended Ben Dawson, my solicitor who is handling the legal documents for me to purchase my new home in UK. I’m lucky to have Ben to help me settle a deal who is new to UK.

Ben is super responsive, high efficiency, smart and reliable. You will not be disappointed!

Thank you Ben!

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Sam

Sam

August 26, 2021

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House sale and Purchase

I've used WR for the purchase of 2 homes and the sale of 1. Superb, professional and friendly service every time. They respond to emails within minutes and never more than a phone call away to help with any questions small or large. Suzanne, Claudia and Gillian at the Chorley Office - could not thank and praise them enough for their help, guidance and diligent hard work. Would highly recommend

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Jacqueline
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Jacqueline

June 10, 2021

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Sale of 125 Belgrave Rd, Darwen

Would like to thank Suzanne Moore at Chorley office for all her hard work and her professionalism and friendly handling of the sale of our house.
It was dealt with smoothly and quickly and nothing was too much trouble.
Thank you so much Suzanne.
Kind regards
Jacqui Fowley

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Mark
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Mark

March 31, 2021

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Excellent communication and level of service.

We used Watson Ramsbottom as they were the conveyancing service providers for the estate agents selling our late parents' property. The decision to do so was a wise on. The solicitor assigned to us was efficient, quick to respond to requests for clarification and help and would always communicate with us clearly, calmly, patiently and in a timely fashion. She was in short, excellent.
The legal aspects of a house sale are always a fraught time but for us this was dealt with with a minimum of fuss and we felt well-supported throughout the process.
In terms of our experience with a house sale I can't recommend our specific solicitor from Watson Ramsbottom highly enough.

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Gavin
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Gavin

February 22, 2021

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Watson ramsbottom (suzanne moore)

Nothing ever seems to be straight forward when buying a house, however Suzanne was excellent, very efficient and went the extra mile, i got the experience as though I was her only client,
Could not recommend Suzanne enough

Thanks again for the flawless experience

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trevor

trevor

July 10, 2025

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Family court case

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Had to tend family court recently, the whole build up and experience was nerve wracking for my family. We where on the defence side, in honesty we should not have had to go through the whole event in the first place. I was recommend to use Watson & Ramsbottom family specialists from a good source. This we did and from day one the support / advice was very professional, it gave us peace of mind throughout. Because the meetings with the solicitors we had went so well, we decided to ask our solicitor to tend the family court with us. It was the best decision we made, the solicitor was brilliant, calmed the whole situation down and most important we came away successful. The solicitors approach during the court case with the judge was professional and knowledgeable. I would recommend them to anyone.

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Gail

Gail

July 06, 2025

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House purchase

This review is for a different branch.

After getting used to getting used to communication Watson Ramsbottom were excellent. We had a few issues with our purchase but Emma, Zara and Emily worked extremely hard making sure that we could complete on time. Would definitely use them again if we needed to.

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Sophie

Sophie

July 03, 2025

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Disappointing

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This was my first time using Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors, so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Unfortunately, while things went fairly smoothly to begin with, there were a couple of issues towards the end that left me out of pocket and disappointed.

Firstly, I was given an incorrect completion statement. I paid the amount shown, assuming everything was settled, only to be told later that the information was wrong and I owed an extra £116. That was frustrating enough, but it didn’t stop there.

Because the check on the source of my funds took longer than it should have, and I wasn’t made aware of how this would impact things, I was hit with a further unexpected cost of £270. This was due to the money being used in the redemption statement without proper explanation beforehand.

What really disappointed me, though, was the response when I raised these issues. Rather than receiving an apology or a proper explanation, I was met with blame-shifting and excuses. That kind of response just isn’t good enough when handling something as important as a legal or financial transaction.

Due to this experience, I would not use Watson Ramsbottom again.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • 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
    • Travel rights
  • 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
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • 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
  • Immigration
    • Applications for British citizenship
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    • Human Rights
    • Refugee Family Reunion
  • Money & Tax
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Notary
    • Notary
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • No Win No Fee
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
    • Mental Health
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

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  • 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 Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
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    • Debt Recovery
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