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Suite G3, Connexions, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ

01603610911

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Suite G3, Connexions, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ

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

Accreditations

Leathes Prior are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior

Description

Leathes Prior Solicitors is one of East Anglia’s leading law firms offering a full range of legal services to organisations and individuals in Norfolk and beyond. Whilst our offering has stood the test of time (over 147 years to be specific), we are always looking at ways to develop the firm to ensure that we are providing the best possible service to our diverse and loyal client base, whether that be investing in the right talent or developing market leading niche offerings.

Rankings by area of expertise

Local 4 / 32
National 193 / 11,158
5.0
Excellent
497 Reviews
95%+
Value for
Money
15% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
17% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
18% above
national average
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 5.0/5
Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 5.0/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.9/5

Accreditations

Leathes Prior are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior

Description

Leathes Prior Solicitors is one of East Anglia’s leading law firms offering a full range of legal services to organisations and individuals in Norfolk and beyond. Whilst our offering has stood the test of time (over 147 years to be specific), we are always looking at ways to develop the firm to ensure that we are providing the best possible service to our diverse and loyal client base, whether that be investing in the right talent or developing market leading niche offerings.

Rankings by area of expertise

Housing & Property 2 / 18
Commercial Property 2 / 16
Wills, Trusts & Probate 4 / 18
Family Law 4 / 27
Employment 2 / 17
Company & Commercial 3 / 19
Dispute Resolution 4 / 15
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 13
Contract Law 3 / 13
Driving offences 2 / 10
Land Law 2 / 13
Personal Injury 2 / 14
Road Traffic Law 1 / 7
Agriculture 2 / 12
Banking 2 / 10
Commercial Law 2 / 4
Corporate Law 2 / 11
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 8
Disability Law 2 / 36
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2 / 7
Money & Tax 3 / 19
Regulatory Law 2 / 6
Sports Law 1 / 16
Adjudication Law 2 / 14
Asset Management 1 / 11
Brexit Law 1 / 5
Business Law 2 / 17
Care Law 1 / 8
Charities 3 / 10
Child Law 4 / 20
Clinical Negligence 1 / 11
Communications Law 1 / 5
Company Law 3 / 62
Compliance Law 1 / 18
Construction 2 / 11
Consumer 3 / 18
Copyright Law 1 / 20
Debt and Tax Law 2 / 11
Defamation Law 2 / 18
Domestic Violence Law 2 / 12
Education 2 / 14
Energy & Transport 2 / 9
Environmental Law 1 / 14
Equality Law 2 / 14
Equine Law 1 / 5
European Law 1 / 8
Financial Crime Law 1 / 7
Food Law 1 / 3
Government Investigations 1 / 27
Health and Safety Law 1 / 8
Health and Welfare Law 1 / 19
Healthcare Law 2 / 8
IT & Intellectual Property 3 / 12
Immigration 3 / 12
Immigration Law 1 / 8
Injunctions Law 3 / 12
Insurance Law 1 / 9
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 6
International Law 1 / 5
Licensing Law 1 / 6
Medical Law 1 / 4
National Insurance Law 1 / 5
Nuisance Law 1 / 20
Occupational Health Law 1 / 7
Planning Law 2 / 9
Prison Law 1 / 5
Privacy Law 1 / 29
Private International Law 1 / 3
Professional Negligence 1 / 12
Regulations 2 / 16
Retail Law 1 / 6
Social Law 1 / 4
Terrorism Law 1 / 15
Welfare & Benefits 2 / 11
Local 4 / 32
Housing & Property 69 / 4,692
Commercial Property 75 / 3,580
Wills, Trusts & Probate 291 / 3,710
Family Law 102 / 4,156
Employment 110 / 3,545
Company & Commercial 176 / 4,048
Dispute Resolution 79 / 1,792
Crime/ Criminal Defence 82 / 2,126
Contract Law 53 / 1,414
Driving offences 34 / 630
Land Law 54 / 1,323
Personal Injury 146 / 2,592
Road Traffic Law 14 / 255
Agriculture 62 / 814
Banking 52 / 1,011
Commercial Law 23 / 211
Corporate Law 38 / 841
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 11 / 872
Disability Law 28 / 599
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 25 / 431
Money & Tax 104 / 1,905
Regulatory Law 14 / 262
Sports Law 10 / 304
Adjudication Law 11 / 250
Asset Management 15 / 391
Brexit Law 7 / 147
Business Law 35 / 487
Care Law 27 / 535
Charities 63 / 755
Child Law 101 / 1,645
Clinical Negligence 82 / 1,220
Communications Law 2 / 56
Company Law 41 / 959
Compliance Law 13 / 445
Construction 30 / 848
Consumer 150 / 4,306
Copyright Law 10 / 509
Debt and Tax Law 43 / 776
Defamation Law 16 / 270
Domestic Violence Law 51 / 896
Education 29 / 419
Energy & Transport 24 / 501
Environmental Law 9 / 391
Equality Law 47 / 1,074
Equine Law 3 / 48
European Law 2 / 92
Financial Crime Law 18 / 463
Food Law 4 / 81
Government Investigations 10 / 406
Health and Safety Law 21 / 571
Health and Welfare Law 13 / 185
Healthcare Law 27 / 390
IT & Intellectual Property 63 / 1,086
Immigration 118 / 2,258
Immigration Law 36 / 1,177
Injunctions Law 138 / 920
Insurance Law 20 / 640
Intellectual Property Law 24 / 613
International Law 14 / 372
Licensing Law 21 / 495
Medical Law 8 / 187
National Insurance Law 14 / 413
Nuisance Law 16 / 233
Occupational Health Law 29 / 422
Planning Law 16 / 576
Prison Law 6 / 239
Privacy Law 11 / 506
Private International Law 8 / 131
Professional Negligence 67 / 1,280
Regulations 50 / 2,334
Retail Law 2 / 71
Social Law 28 / 223
Terrorism Law 3 / 147
Welfare & Benefits 55 / 1,030
National 193 / 11,158

Contact details

01603610911
info@leathesprior.co.uk
www.leathesprior.co.uk

Opening hours

Monday 08:30–05:30
Tuesday 08:30–05:30
Wednesday 08:30–05:30
Thursday 08:30–05:30
Friday 08:30–05:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Suite G3, Connexions, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ

Reviews

5.0 /5 266 Reviews
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    Clients praise the firm’s expertise in residential conveyancing, probate and wills, commercial property, employment matters and motoring issues. Reviews highlight strong technical knowledge, clear drafting, practical guidance and the ability to handle complex transactions, tight deadlines and difficult chains with confidence. Clients especially value the team’s responsiveness, clear communication, honesty, patience, professionalism and supportive approach. The firm is also seen as thorough, proactive and easy to deal with, giving clients reassurance and making stressful legal processes feel far smoother.

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    Kevin Bilham

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    Housing & Property

    Excellent service as always

    May I very highly recommend Joanna Allen. After years of using many other solicitors Joanna stands out above all the rest. The work load she has taken on for me in the last 18 months whilst I build my property portfolio is incredible. Joanna always answer my emails extremely promptly and deals with all my deadlines well within the time limit. Her expertise, work ethic, communication, help and guidance is always second to none. As I continue to build my portfolio Joanna will always by my first choice of solicitor. I can’t speak highly enough of Joanna, she is an absolute credit to Leathes Prior.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Kevin Thank you for this lovely review for Joanna. We are so pleased she has assisted you with multiple properties, and will be instructing Joanna again. Best wishes LP

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    Mark & Kate B

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    Housing & Property

    Excellent & Very Professional service

    We would highly recommend Using Leathes Prior for any of the Legal needs , we have used Leathes Prior on a number of occasions in the past and will always continue to use Leathes prior in the future. We find them to be very professional and easy to communicate with, responses are very quick and our property purchase went through very quick and easy. We would like to thank you Anna J & Izabela C for there hard work and clear communication through out the whole process. We will 100 % be sure to carry on using Leathes Prior for all of our legal needs in the future. Thank you

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Thank you so much for your kind review. We are pleased Anna and Izabela was able to assist you with the purchase of your property. Best wishes LP

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    MRC

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    Conveyancing

    All went well. Initial contact forms were a bit laborious but with some assistance they were completed ok.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Thank you for the kind review. We are pleased we were able to assist. Best wishes LP

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    Diane Bowman

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    Housing & Property

    Sale of two properties

    I'd like to thank Rachael Hughes and her secretary, Angela Chalmers, for the way they handled the recent sales of my two properties. I was very impressed with their professionalism. Sometimes the path was not as smooth as it could have been, for reasons out of their control, but, nonetheless, everything was conducted and concluded in a very professional manner, and I hope to use their services again in the near future.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Diane Thank you for your lovely review for Rachael and Angela, we are so pleased they were able to assist you for both sales of your properties. It is great to hear you will be using us again! Best wishes LP

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    Phil Newell

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    Housing & Property

    Purchase Ivy Cottage

    We used Lily Beal at Leathes Prior for our recent property purchase, and can't recommend her highly enough. The transaction was complicated by a grant of probate on the seller's side, along with a difficult seller's accountant and solicitors, which made for a genuinely challenging process. Throughout it all, Lily's guidance was professional and properly tailored to our situation rather than generic advice. She kept us clearly informed at every stage, explained the probate and legal complications as they arose, and gave us real confidence that things were being handled professionally. Highly recommend Lily and the team at Leathes Prior to anyone buying or selling in Norwich, especially if your transaction is anything less than straightforward.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Phil Thank you for this lovely review for Lily. We are so pleased she was able to assist you during the challenging process. We wish you the best of luck in your home. Best wishes LP

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    Steve Kimber

    Steve

    After a bit of a shakey start ( not Leathes Priors making), Stephen Wilson and his team came to the fore and their attention to detail and communication with us was exemplary. The attention to detail was outstanding and we were very pleased that he and his team delivered on the timescales to exchange and eventually completion. We would recommend and indeed would use them again.

    Hello Steve Thank you very much for this lovely review for Stephen and his team. We are so pleased they were able to assist. Best wishes LP

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    Matt Janaway

    Housing & Property

    Matt

    Leathes Prior helped us move into our new holiday home and they were fantastic. Anna and Izabela were incredibly responsive, very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and made the whole process much easier than it normally is.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Matt Thank you very much for this lovely review, we are so pleased Anna and Izabela were able to assist with the purchase of your holiday home. Best wishes LP

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    George Jackson-Stops

    George

    Emily and Trish were fantastic when acting on behalf of one of of my sellers. It is always a pleasure to work alongside responsive and sensible solicitors. Leathers Prior helped to get this transaction to a successful conclusion despite the inefficiency of the buyers solicitor. Thank you and I will be recommending.

    Hello George Thank you so much for this lovely review. We are so pleased they were able to assist you. Best wishes LP

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    Daisy Beech

    Housing & Property

    Daisy

    We used Leathes Prior for our house purchase and had a really good experience. Rachael Hughes and the team were helpful and kept us updated throughout - would happily recommend.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Daisy Thank you for the lovely review for Rachael. We are so pleased she was able to assist you during your house purchase. Best of luck in your new home! Best wishes LP

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    Kirstie Louise

    Housing & Property

    Kirstie

    Leanne made the whole house-buying process feel quick, straightforward and as stress-free as possible. She truly went above and beyond throughout the process and was always on hand whenever we needed her. Communication was excellent from start to finish. No question was ever left unanswered, and I always felt confident that I could rely on Leanne to chase the onward chain, keep things moving and provide us with updates, no matter how big or small. Buying a house can be a stressful experience, but Leanne made the process so much easier and gave us complete confidence throughout. I would highly recommend Leanne and Leathes Prior Solicitors to anyone looking for a professional, reliable and genuinely supportive experience.

    A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

    Hello Kirstie Thank you for this lovely review for Leanne. We are so pleased she was able to create a stress-free experience during the conveyancing process. Best of luck in your new home. Best wishes LP

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    5.0 /5 497 Reviews
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      Clients say

      Clients praise the firm’s expertise in residential conveyancing, probate and wills, commercial property, employment matters and motoring issues. Reviews highlight strong technical knowledge, clear drafting, practical guidance and the ability to handle complex transactions, tight deadlines and difficult chains with confidence. Clients especially value the team’s responsiveness, clear communication, honesty, patience, professionalism and supportive approach. The firm is also seen as thorough, proactive and easy to deal with, giving clients reassurance and making stressful legal processes feel far smoother.

      Clear communication
      Prompt responses
      Professional service
      Helpful guidance
      Knowledgeable advice
      Efficient handling
      Supportive team
      Thorough explanation
      Proactive approach
      Friendly manner

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      Kevin Bilham

      Verified
      Housing & Property

      Excellent service as always

      May I very highly recommend Joanna Allen. After years of using many other solicitors Joanna stands out above all the rest. The work load she has taken on for me in the last 18 months whilst I build my property portfolio is incredible. Joanna always answer my emails extremely promptly and deals with all my deadlines well within the time limit. Her expertise, work ethic, communication, help and guidance is always second to none. As I continue to build my portfolio Joanna will always by my first choice of solicitor. I can’t speak highly enough of Joanna, she is an absolute credit to Leathes Prior.

      A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

      Hello Kevin Thank you for this lovely review for Joanna. We are so pleased she has assisted you with multiple properties, and will be instructing Joanna again. Best wishes LP

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      No substitute for experience!

      Matthew provided exemplary advice with regard to my potential driving ban. Whilst recognising that 12 points is 12 points he presented the extenuating circumstances appropriately and in a manner that was likely to be heard by the court. I could not recommend him more highly.

      A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

      Hello Richard Thank you so much for this review for Matthew, we are pleased he was able to support you and provide exemplary advice. Best wishes LP

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      Mark & Kate B

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      Housing & Property

      Excellent & Very Professional service

      We would highly recommend Using Leathes Prior for any of the Legal needs , we have used Leathes Prior on a number of occasions in the past and will always continue to use Leathes prior in the future. We find them to be very professional and easy to communicate with, responses are very quick and our property purchase went through very quick and easy. We would like to thank you Anna J & Izabela C for there hard work and clear communication through out the whole process. We will 100 % be sure to carry on using Leathes Prior for all of our legal needs in the future. Thank you

      A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

      Hello Thank you so much for your kind review. We are pleased Anna and Izabela was able to assist you with the purchase of your property. Best wishes LP

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      MRC

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      Housing & Property

      Conveyancing

      All went well. Initial contact forms were a bit laborious but with some assistance they were completed ok.

      A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

      Hello Thank you for the kind review. We are pleased we were able to assist. Best wishes LP

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      Emma

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      Beyond expectations

      I have been involved in working with two different departments at Leathes Prior, and both have exceeded my expectations. They go above and beyond to assist with any issues, no query is too small or insignificant.

      A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

      Hello Emma Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased both teams weere able to assist you. Best wishes LP

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      Steve Kimber

      Steve

      After a bit of a shakey start ( not Leathes Priors making), Stephen Wilson and his team came to the fore and their attention to detail and communication with us was exemplary. The attention to detail was outstanding and we were very pleased that he and his team delivered on the timescales to exchange and eventually completion. We would recommend and indeed would use them again.

      Hello Steve Thank you very much for this lovely review for Stephen and his team. We are so pleased they were able to assist. Best wishes LP

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      Matt Janaway

      Housing & Property

      Matt

      Leathes Prior helped us move into our new holiday home and they were fantastic. Anna and Izabela were incredibly responsive, very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and made the whole process much easier than it normally is.

      A representative from Leathes Prior responded to this review

      Hello Matt Thank you very much for this lovely review, we are so pleased Anna and Izabela were able to assist with the purchase of your holiday home. Best wishes LP

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      Daniel Sanderson

      Daniel

      Leathes Prior acted for us on the sale of our company and were fantastic throughout. Alex Saunders and his team made a stressful process so much easier, with clear communication and invaluable advice. Thank you.

      Hello Daniel Thank you so much for your lovely review for Alex. We are so pleased Alex and the team were able to provide invaluable advice and assist you throughout. Best wishes LP

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      Umer Jatt

      Umer

      Extremely disappointing experience. We instructed Leathes Prior in connection with a significant commercial lease and nursery development. We subsequently found ourselves exposed to substantial costs associated with the condition of the property. To be clear, my criticism is not that a solicitor should have discovered structural defects. My concern is that we entered into a full repairing lease without a Schedule of Condition and I do not believe the potentially significant financial consequences of taking on responsibility for pre-existing disrepair were explained to us clearly enough before we committed. I raised these concerns formally with the firm and received their final complaint response rejecting the complaint. Having reviewed that response and the underlying correspondence, I remain deeply dissatisfied. For a transaction involving a substantial investment and a long-term lease, I expected advice that clearly translated the legal wording into the commercial and financial risks we were actually assuming. Unfortunately, based on my experience, I could not recommend Leathes Prior for this type of transaction.

      Dear Umer We're so sorry to hear this. We do understand that you're in contact with our Client Relations Team regarding your concerns. Best wishes LP

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      George Jackson-Stops

      George

      Emily and Trish were fantastic when acting on behalf of one of of my sellers. It is always a pleasure to work alongside responsive and sensible solicitors. Leathers Prior helped to get this transaction to a successful conclusion despite the inefficiency of the buyers solicitor. Thank you and I will be recommending.

      Hello George Thank you so much for this lovely review. We are so pleased they were able to assist you. Best wishes LP

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