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Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited

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Collingwood House, 20 Whiting Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NX

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Collingwood House, 20 Whiting Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NX

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Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.8
Excellent
93%
Value for
Money
95%+
Success
Rate
95%+
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.7/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.6/5

Accreditations

Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited are accredited by

Family Law accreditation awarded to Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited

Description

Burnett Barker Solicitors is a well-established local Bury St Edmunds firm, providing affordable expert legal advice in straightforward language since 1979. Our specialist lawyers and support staff offer a wide range of legal services on personal and business matters. We offer initial legal advice for a low-cost fixed fee, free consultations in some areas of law, and special fee arrangements. When you appoint us, you will find that we are upfront and honest about the options available, our progress and our fees.

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Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
13% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
16% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
17% above
national average
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited are accredited by

Family Law accreditation awarded to Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited

Description

Burnett Barker Solicitors is a well-established local Bury St Edmunds firm, providing affordable expert legal advice in straightforward language since 1979. Our specialist lawyers and support staff offer a wide range of legal services on personal and business matters. We offer initial legal advice for a low-cost fixed fee, free consultations in some areas of law, and special fee arrangements. When you appoint us, you will find that we are upfront and honest about the options available, our progress and our fees.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Opening hours

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

Collingwood House, 20 Whiting Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NX

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4.8 /5 49 Reviews
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What clients say about Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited

Clients praise the firm for expertise in wills, conveyancing and property sales/purchases, offering clear, practical legal advice and strong technical knowledge. Reviews highlight efficient, timely service with reliable communication and sensible guidance throughout complex or sensitive matters. Valued soft skills include professionalism, kindness, approachability, patience, responsiveness and a calming, personable manner; staff are described as friendly, thorough and supportive, providing continuity, clear updates and helpful reassurance that reduces client stress.

professional service
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friendly staff
efficient process
quick turnaround
knowledgeable advice
supportive approach
reasonable pricing
attention to detail
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Shirley

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Updating my Will

Updating my Will with Laura was very easy and pleasant. Thank you for your professional help in this matter.

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Dear Shirley. Thank you for your kind feedback. We’re pleased to hear that updating your Will with Laura was easy and pleasant, and that you were happy with the professional service provided. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

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Brilliant Solicitors

Miranda and her team were absolutely brilliant. Very friendly, extremely knowledgeable and dealt with our sale and purchase with ease. We would definitely recommend.

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Will & LPA

My mum and I had a very positive experience with Henrietta. We appreciated both her professionalism and kind approach. The whole process alleviated a lot of stress, for which we are grateful. We would highly recommend.

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Thank you for your kind feedback. We are delighted to hear that you and your mum had such a positive experience and that Henrietta’s professionalism and support helped ease what can often be a stressful process. We really appreciate your recommendation and you taking the time to share your experience.

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Max Howard

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Smart, thoughtful and thorough.

Laura got my will done by the date needed - a quick turnaround. Appreciated her wise counsel.

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Thank you, Max, for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear Laura provided a thoughtful, and thorough service, and was able to complete your Will within the required timeframe.

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Housing & Property

Property purchase/selling

Rania kept me well informed during the process and always ready to support with advice and help.

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Thank you for your feedback. We’re pleased to hear Rania kept you well informed throughout your property purchase and sale, and provided timely support and advice when needed.

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Dispute Resolution

kirk

Burnett Barker Solicitors were professional, Paul was very helpful throughout my case. Communication was excellent and everything was handled efficiently. I would happily recommend them.

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Dear Kirk, Thank you for your feedback and recommendation. We're delighted to hear that Paul and our team provided professional, efficient support with excellent communication throughout your case.

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First time I have had to use Solicitors other than buying a house. They where the only ones not fully booked after covid times. More interested in making money out of a vulnerable person after relationship breakup. Forever having to repeat the whole situation again every time i contacted them despite them having a file with everything they need there. Very draining to deal with. Got charged for just making an enquirys over the phone. Very cold people to deal with and trying to get help whilst dealing with many other things felt like receiving a fine whilst asking for help rather than feeling like I am using a service and have options to chose from. They like to spin you in circles and keep charging for ridiculous things like taking notes when they clearly have not got time to look at a persons file. Had enough after I had got past the worst of it and realised what they where doing complained and ditched them. Wish I could claim back all the wasted time and money spent there. Better spent on my son.

A representative from Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited responded to this review

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience and the challenges you faced during a difficult time. We’re dedicated to providing a supportive and understanding service to all our clients, and it is saddening to learn that you feel we fell short. Where we have not been able to contact a client for a while it is sometimes necessary for us to ask for an update on their situation so that we do not take things for granted and can provide more relevant advice, but we understand that doing so can be frustrating. We regret that you felt the charges were unreasonable. We set out our fees in advance and agree them with clients before proceeding, and then provide regular updates on fees, to ensure transparency. We have reviewed our complaints records and cannot find any record of a complaint along the lines you mention. We take all feedback seriously and are committed to addressing any concerns promptly. We would like to review your case and invite you to please contact us at complaints@burnettbarker.co.uk so that we can address your concerns more thoroughly. Thank you once again for your feedback.

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Stuart

Family Law

Stuart

Great service Joanne Matthews highly recommended

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Thank you for the five-star review Stuart. We have to agree with you, Joanne is great. We shall pass your kind words on.

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Crowtherlinks

Family Law

Crowtherlinks

Joanne Matthews, ably assisted by Laura Day, was what I needed: professional, unflappable, solid, sensitive expertise and advice to ensure I secured an equitable and binding outcome in a tortuous and at times contentious family matter.

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Thanks for taking the time to share your experience - it means a lot to us!

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Marjete

Family Law

Marjete

Joanne and Laura were so helpful with my difficult family matter. A lot of great advice and they were there from the beginning to the end of my journey with my family matters.

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Thank you for your feedback Marjete. We're so glad we were able to help and wish you all the best for the future.

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4.9 /5 369 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm for expertise in wills, conveyancing and property sales/purchases, offering clear, practical legal advice and strong technical knowledge. Reviews highlight efficient, timely service with reliable communication and sensible guidance throughout complex or sensitive matters. Valued soft skills include professionalism, kindness, approachability, patience, responsiveness and a calming, personable manner; staff are described as friendly, thorough and supportive, providing continuity, clear updates and helpful reassurance that reduces client stress.

professional service
clear communication
friendly staff
efficient process
quick turnaround
knowledgeable advice
supportive approach
reasonable pricing
attention to detail
personalised service

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Housing & Property

Conveyancing for house purchase

Very happy with the service we received and great communication/advice.

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Shirley

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Updating my Will

Updating my Will with Laura was very easy and pleasant. Thank you for your professional help in this matter.

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Dear Shirley. Thank you for your kind feedback. We’re pleased to hear that updating your Will with Laura was easy and pleasant, and that you were happy with the professional service provided. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

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Humphrey Mills

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Wills and probate

Henrietta was down to earth, to the point, fast and efficient. Furthermore, she was able to advise and steer the process using her experience and knowledge which made our experience entirely positive.

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Brilliant Solicitors

Miranda and her team were absolutely brilliant. Very friendly, extremely knowledgeable and dealt with our sale and purchase with ease. We would definitely recommend.

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Will & LPA

My mum and I had a very positive experience with Henrietta. We appreciated both her professionalism and kind approach. The whole process alleviated a lot of stress, for which we are grateful. We would highly recommend.

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Thank you for your kind feedback. We are delighted to hear that you and your mum had such a positive experience and that Henrietta’s professionalism and support helped ease what can often be a stressful process. We really appreciate your recommendation and you taking the time to share your experience.

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Hume Jones

Hume

We are very pleased with Miranda Mortlock. The Infotrack was very difficult for us to navigate and this made the process stressful. It would have been nice to have a face to face appointment to overcome some of the issues we experienced .

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Rodney Crabb

Rodney

Customer for over 15 years, trying to remortgage a property, that they conveyanced ,won't do it, perhaps because its low value, so now I have to try and find a solicitor on a specialist lenders panel, to go with the stress of higher rates and extortionate arrangement fees, thanks . Its not the quick response I am complaining about, its the fact that you conveyance the property in the first place, there's plenty of time to meet the deadline of July 31st, it would be so much simpler as the property hasn't changed, now being quoted extortionate fees, thanks again

Dear Mr Crabb You have left a one-star review because we let you know, within 12 mins of receiving your email asking if we could assist, that we are unfortunately unable to do so on this occasion….? Had we accepted instructions and then after starting work let you know that we couldn’t continue to act, a negative review might be understandable. Likewise, if we had not responded to your email in a timely fashion. Neither however are the case. You have since called our office and spoke in an unnecessarily rude and unpleasant manner to an assistant on the property team, who explained again the reason that unfortunately we are unable to assist on this occasion. Your response to her was that you would “leave us loads of bad reviews” and that we would “be getting hammered now”. Thank you for mentioning our low charging rates for this type of work and our membership of many specialist lender panels. It is sadly for that reason that this service is so popular with our clients and results in us being at capacity right now for that type of work and thus unable to help with it at the moment. It seems that despite having acted in your best interests by not accepting your instructions to act in a matter where we do not have the necessary capacity to do the specific work to the usual high standard we (and you) expect, your response is sadly to leave a spiteful negative review as some form of revenge. Thank you for your many instructions over the years. We are saddened that you have chosen to end our relationship on such a note.

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Philip Gibson

Housing & Property

Philip

Really good conveyancer solicitor

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Thank you for your feedback! We are very pleased to hear that you had a great experience with our conveyancing team.

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Sandra Ellie Usher

Sandra

Excellent professional service. Did not need to chase once! Everything in the sale of our property taken care of expeditiously- highly recommend thank you 👌☺️

Thank you Sandra for those kind words. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us such a lovely review and for recommending us.

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Paul Huggett

Housing & Property

Paul

Exceptional service received across several departments, culminating in using Conveyancing for my house sale. Miranda and the entire team are to be congratulated, and used without hesitation. Awesome.

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Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased that you received exceptional service across our various departments and throughout your recent house sale. We will ensure that Miranda and the rest of the team are congratulated for their work. We appreciate your high recommendation and your confidence in our services.

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