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Risdon Hosegood

01823 251571
4.8/5
1061 Client Reviews Leave a review

We are a traditional High Street practice with offices in: Bridgwater, Dulverton, Minehead, Taunton, Wellington and Williton. We have been helping local people and business for more than 200 years. No other law firm has comparable experience within West Somerset and Exmoor. Our trained lawyers and support staff are consistently up to date with the changes in law. Read more...

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Risdon Hosegood
Risdon Hosegood

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Other locations

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Risdon Hosegood
have 5 other locations

Bank Chambers
Dulverton
TA22 9BU

18 Fore Street
Taunton
TA4 4QD

12 Fore Street
Wellington
TA21 8AQ

6 Bancks Street
Minehead
TA24 5DF

18-22 Angel Crescent
Bridgwater
TA6 3AL

Bank Chambers
Dulverton
TA22 9BU

18 Fore Street
Taunton
TA4 4QD

12 Fore Street
Wellington
TA21 8AQ

6 Bancks Street
Minehead
TA24 5DF

18-22 Angel Crescent
Bridgwater
TA6 3AL

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Available lawyers at Risdon Hosegood

Paula Woodland

4.9 out of 5
(69)
Partner (non-solicitor)

Anri Oosthuizen

4.8 out of 5
(23)
Chartered Legal Executive (non-solicitor)

Ben Collins

4.9 out of 5
(22)
Trainee Legal Executive

David Randle

4.1 out of 5
(16)
Solicitor

Amanda Shaw

5.0 out of 5
(11)
Solicitor

Edward Judge

4.8 out of 5
(11)
Solicitor

Jonathan Lawton

4.5 out of 5
(10)
Senior Property Executive (non-solicitor)

Lindsay Challoner

4.9 out of 5
(10)
Solicitor

Bart Obszynski

4.8 out of 5
(7)
Solicitor

Yana Goutsal

4.3 out of 5
(7)
Assistant & Trainee Legal Executive (non-solicitor)

Dawna Conrad

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Michelle Sadler

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Conveyancing Executive

Nick Evans

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Conveyancing Executive

Charlotte Read

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

Harriet Day

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

How Risdon Hosegood Compares

Value for money

This firm - 92%
National Average
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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 Risdon Hosegood on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Risdon Hosegood. 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 1%
Overpriced 4%
About Right 94%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 96%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Risdon Hosegood 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 Risdon Hosegood 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 96%
No 4%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Risdon Hosegood 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 Risdon Hosegood 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 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 21
21st / 4905
Company & Commercial
1st / 2
47th / 4616
Housing & Property
1st / 1
97th / 4361
Family Law
1st / 2
28th / 3943
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 1
41st / 3629
Commercial Property
1st / 14
24th / 3439
Employment
1st / 13
97th / 3217
Regulations
1st / 14
10th / 2762
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 1
49th / 2176
Dispute Resolution
1st / 9
25th / 1015
Agriculture
1st / 11
3rd / 574

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

    934

  • Very Good

    84

  • Average

    12

  • Poor

    8

  • Awful

    23

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
John
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Risdon Hosegood.

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

John

November 25, 2023

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Transfer of land

Excellent service, advice and communication from Jonathan and well supported by Michelle. Made the process of transferring some land seem straight forward.
No hesitation in recommending Jonathan and team and would certainly use Risedon Hosegood in any future dealings.

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Gail
Agriculture

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Risdon Hosegood.

Matter Type:

Agricultural land for sale or development

Gail

November 19, 2023

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Purchase

Very calm and thorough. No issues with her work and having done conveyancing myself I felt in safe hands.

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Christopher
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Christopher

November 16, 2023

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Conveyancing

Excellent servicefrom Risdon Hosegood even though other party's solictor was very difficult to deal with.

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Fransisca

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Fransisca

November 10, 2023

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Engagement

It was a friendly caring and lovely, I did not get the answer I wanted but was shown a lot of respect and care.

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Lesley
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Risdon Hosegood.

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Lesley

November 08, 2023

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Sale & purchase of properties

The staff who dealt with my business were all pleasant, friendly and efficient.

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Sabrina
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Risdon Hosegood.

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Sabrina

November 07, 2023

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Keep coming back

Excellent as always, I’ve used you before and will use you again. Friendly, professional and timely. Can’t go wrong

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Sally
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Risdon Hosegood.

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Sally

November 07, 2023

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Conveyancing solicitor.

Excellent service from start to finish. Friendly, professional and approachable throughout the entire process.
I was kept informed of progress and had prompt replies to any questions I had along the way.
Will be returning for my next planned move.
I highly recommend this firm.

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Anonymous
Consumer

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Risdon Hosegood.

Matter Type:

Litigation - Property litigation claims

Anonymous

November 03, 2023

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Eviction of a Tennant from my rental property who didn't pay the rent.

The process, legalities and time scale were explained in a way I understood.

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Lisa
Family Law

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Matter Type:

Family law

Lisa

November 01, 2023

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I am very happy with all she as doing for me

She is friendly and she has time for you

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Joshua

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Joshua

October 25, 2023

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House sale

Great service. Effective and supportive

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Reviews collected from

Colin

Colin

August 02, 2023

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Colin

Very helpful and friendly

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Christopher

Christopher

July 26, 2023

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Christopher

Professional & prompt response & action...

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Brian

Brian

July 06, 2023

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Brian

Very thorough and professional. Helpful and speedy responses to questions.

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Elliot

Elliot

June 23, 2023

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Elliot

Friendly, fast, efficient

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ralph

ralph

June 08, 2023

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ralph

Great solicitor very efficient

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Amanda Shaw is an individual Law Society accredited expert, Amanda is accredited in family law.

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