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41 Barrack Square, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RF

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41 Barrack Square, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RF

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Barker Gotelee Solicitors Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

5.0
Excellent
95%
Value for
Money
95%+
Success
Rate
95%+
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Barker Gotelee Solicitors are accredited by

Cyber Essentials Certified accreditation awarded to Barker Gotelee Solicitors
Resolution Collaborative Family Lawyer accreditation awarded to Barker Gotelee Solicitors
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Barker Gotelee Solicitors

Description

For more than 30 years, our Suffolk-based solicitors have been offering high quality legal services with a warm welcome. We’ve earned a reputation for giving clients our full attention, whilst resolving legal issues in their personal life, in agriculture and in business.

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Barker Gotelee Solicitors Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%
Value for
Money
12% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
18% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
19% 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

Barker Gotelee Solicitors are accredited by

Cyber Essentials Certified accreditation awarded to Barker Gotelee Solicitors
Resolution Collaborative Family Lawyer accreditation awarded to Barker Gotelee Solicitors
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Barker Gotelee Solicitors

Description

For more than 30 years, our Suffolk-based solicitors have been offering high quality legal services with a warm welcome. We’ve earned a reputation for giving clients our full attention, whilst resolving legal issues in their personal life, in agriculture and in business.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Barker Gotelee Solicitors 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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Simply the best I have found

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Sale of 22C Lancaster Drive. Ipswich

"Compared to anywhere else who i have dealt with over the years they are way ahead. Professional and yet friendly. I felt valued and had total confidence in them. First people on my recommendation list."

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)

"Katrina provided LPAs for myself and my wife. An excellent service. Katrina was professional, detailed and knowledgeable and listened to all our concerns. "

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Opening hours

Monday 08:30–17:30
Tuesday 08:30–17:30
Wednesday 08:30–17:30 (Open)
Thursday 08:30–17:30
Friday 08:30–17:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

41 Barrack Square, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RF

Reviews

5.0 /5 25 Reviews
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What clients say about Barker Gotelee Solicitors

The firm specialises in conveyancing, wills, LPAs, probate, inheritance tax and employment matters, demonstrating strong legal knowledge across property and private client work. Clients praise efficiency, clear explanations and thorough, practical advice. Valued soft skills include responsiveness, professionalism, approachability, empathy and calm reassurance during stressful situations, plus strong communication, reliability and a helpful, client-focused attitude. Reviewers highlight teamwork, promptness and a painless, well‑managed process, frequently recommending the firm and expressing confidence to reuse their services.

efficient service
very responsive
great communication
professional staff
helpful advice
knowledgeable team
pleasant manner
easy to contact
clear explanations
compassionate approach

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Housing & Property

Brilliant, communicative, honest and fast-acting

Sam is a pleasure to deal with. He is highly skilled, thorough, proactive, fast-acting, honest and up-front, as well as very timely with his communication. I appointed him for a difficult case whether the other party's solicitors were slow to get back to us, but he dealt with this efficiently - without him, I'm certain I would still be embroiled in the matter. I would recommend him to any of my friends, family, colleagues and aquaintances.

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Thank you taking the time to leave us a review, Janet. We're pleased to hear that you're happy with the service you received from Sam and we'll be sure to pass on the feedback. Please don't hesitate to get in touch should you require assistance in the future.

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Carol Smith

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BBL dispute

Am so glad I found John Bradshaw to help with my BBL dispute as he is incredibly knowledgeable and professional in his line of work. Would highly recommend him to others who are seeking legal advice on a commercial basis.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear that you're happy with the service you received from John and we'll be sure to let him know.

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Excellent Advice & Representation in Family Court Proceedings

You get what you pay for. Diligent support, excellent advice and outstanding representation through their network of experienced barristers which delivered a very positive outcome in Family Court.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear that you're happy with the service you received and we look forward to working with you in the future.

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P Bycraft

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Housing & Property

Excellent service

We found Barker Gotelee Solicitors really helpful from start to finish. Communication was excellent from Simona Cuibus and her team. It was reassuring we had such a professional company dealing with our situation. Would highly recommend them.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear that you're happy with the service you received from Simona and we'll be sure to pass on the feedback.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Changing solicitors & updating Wills & LPA/EPA

Our previous solicitor had sold its client base to another party and the new solicitor wanted to do everything by phone. This led to errors and missed appointments, so we moved to Barker Gotelee. This was a painless exercise and we had face to face meetings with our solicitor, and the whole thing was undertaken quickly and efficiently. We would recommend Barker Gotelee and certainly use them again.

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Sicario

A great company who like true chess players, helped me outclass, outfight and outmaneuver my siblings during a highly contentious probate process, something that my siblings further escalated by making totally false accusations against me and further complicating the issue by trying to take me to court. it was a pleasure seeing my sister finally get her comeuppance; being put in a humiliating position; pulling out of the false legal action against me; and subsequently being forced to pay my legal fees in the end. I would therefore definitely recommend Barker Gotelee solicitors. I would like to thank and recommend Nick Palmer for his impeccable patience, stoicism and virtue during what was a very stressful time for me and the friendly staff who helped me through what was a difficult time, but I managed to get through.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are pleased you are happy with the service you received from the team here at Barker Gotelee. If you ever need assistance with any other legal matters, please contact us, we'd be happy to help.

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Ray

I would certainly recommend Barker Gotelee and in particular Ann-Marie Matthews. She was very professional in sorting out our legal problem. She ensured we were kept fully up to date with progress and was clear and concise with all communications. She gave us confidence that she understood the issues and had a clear plan to resolve them, which she did in good time. An excellent experience.

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Dear Ray. We're so pleased you are happy with the service you've received and really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review, thank you. I will make sure Ann-Marie is aware of your feedback and if you ever need help with anything else please let us know, we'd be happy to help.

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Nicé

Friendly and thoroughly professional service in untangling us from the failed business of Universal Trust. With direct local experience in all the ramifications of the Universal muddle, Rebecca is ideally placed to help anyone caught up in this. As we live far away from Suffolk it was not convenient to travel to Ipswich to meet Rebecca, but she and her staff have made the whole experience very easy and trouble-free for us. We highly recommend this solicitor.

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4.9 /5 365 Reviews
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What clients say about Barker Gotelee Solicitors

The firm specialises in conveyancing, wills, LPAs, probate, inheritance tax and employment matters, demonstrating strong legal knowledge across property and private client work. Clients praise efficiency, clear explanations and thorough, practical advice. Valued soft skills include responsiveness, professionalism, approachability, empathy and calm reassurance during stressful situations, plus strong communication, reliability and a helpful, client-focused attitude. Reviewers highlight teamwork, promptness and a painless, well‑managed process, frequently recommending the firm and expressing confidence to reuse their services.

efficient service
very responsive
great communication
professional staff
helpful advice
knowledgeable team
pleasant manner
easy to contact
clear explanations
compassionate approach

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Andy Napolitano

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Super efficient… good at what they do!

Simona has dealt with a few of my conveyance matters through the years and is ALWAYS efficient and super responsive and great to deal with. Always willing to please and very helpful. Explains everything well. In this particular matter she was aided by her colleague Helen Brand who was equally efficient, responsive and helpful…. Great team!! A hearty well done to them both, …..I can assure you with absolute confidence that we would recommend Simona and Helen to any one and will use them again on all future matters concerning sales and purchases!

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Housing & Property

Great service from Simona

Simona was always very helpful. She replied promptly and gave us sound advice. She helped us smooth over a tricky issue towards the end of the purchase. Would definitely recommend to others.

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M Green

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

New solicitor for me

This was a new solicitor for me. I was very pleased to have such helpful and forthright advice and appreciated all the sensible help that was offered. I was particularly pleased with the help they offered about the letter of wishes. All in all I was very grateful for their kindness in all their discussions with me and I would not hesitate to recommend them to my family, friends and acquaintances.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Excellent service

I am currently using Barker Gotelee for legal services required following the death of my father. This has prompted me to write my own will. So, at age 62 myself and my husband engaged the services of Thomas Woodlee. Thomas was approachable, knowledgeable and extremely helpful in understanding what we needed.

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TopTeam

I have sold 2 properties through Barker Gotelee and both went through smoothly.very professional and great communication

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Kelly

I cannot recommend Grace Smyth at Barker Gotelee highly enough. Grace recently represented me in a stressful employment matter and was brilliant from start to finish. She is thoroughly professional, gives clear and realistic advice, and has an incredibly reassuring, grounded presence that helped immensely during anxious moments. She always took the time to explain everything clearly, was highly responsive, and made the entire process feel completely manageable. Her guidance was exceptional throughout - I highly recommend her. Thank you again, Grace.

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Busy

My conveyancer sent me here to get a piece of paperwork sworn. Although I had no appointment, they were able to fit me in at short notice. They were gracious about it, when they could have sent me away. (My conveyancer hadn't made the effort to ask them if it was ok, first on the phone.) The newly qualified lawyer was very nice about it & made me feel welcomed. It only cost me a £5 too. They seem like nice helpful people.

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Good afternoon Busy Bee, Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a kind review. We're pleased to hear that you are happy with the service you received. Please don't hesitate to get in touch should you need further assistance in the future. Many thanks Barker Gotelee Solicitors

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Sheila

Very good experience here. Staff attentive. Parking for clients right outside the door. Nice atmosphere

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, Sheila. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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maureen

I went to Barker Gotelee Solicitors to do my Power of attorney. The solicitor that dealt with it was very efficient. There's plenty of parking and the offices are on the ground floor. I can recommend them.

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Thank you for your lovely review, Maureen. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Gary

Housing & Property

Gary

I have only spoken briefly to a member of their conveyancing team on a slight legal matter via a telephone call. But the service and advice I was given was very professional and put my mind at ease.

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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