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1 Langham Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1NG

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Hart Brown Solicitors Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
94%
Value for
Money
95%+
Success
Rate
95%+
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.7/5

Accreditations

Hart Brown Solicitors are accredited by

Personal Injury accreditation awarded to Hart Brown Solicitors
Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Hart Brown Solicitors
Clinical Negligence accreditation awarded to Hart Brown Solicitors
Trading names:
Hart Brown LLP

Description

Hart Brown is a leading Legal 500 ranked law firm with offices throughout Surrey. Voted Surrey's 'Property Law Firm of the Year' in 2023 & 2024. Established in 1919, our continued success and ability to build long term relationships has been based upon our unique understanding of the law and our clients and our commitment to making the process as straightforward as possible, in the most professional way. It’s the combination of these factors that creates our USP and makes us different. Hart Brown is… UNDERSTANDING about our clients legal needs and the law. STRAIGHTFORWARD in the way we work and communicate. PROFESSIONAL in everything we do, to achieve results and uphold our reputation.

Rankings by area of expertise

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Hart Brown Solicitors Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%
Value for
Money
12% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
16% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
17% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.7/5

Accreditations

Hart Brown Solicitors are accredited by

Personal Injury accreditation awarded to Hart Brown Solicitors
Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Hart Brown Solicitors
Clinical Negligence accreditation awarded to Hart Brown Solicitors
Trading names:
Hart Brown LLP

Description

Hart Brown is a leading Legal 500 ranked law firm with offices throughout Surrey. Voted Surrey's 'Property Law Firm of the Year' in 2023 & 2024. Established in 1919, our continued success and ability to build long term relationships has been based upon our unique understanding of the law and our clients and our commitment to making the process as straightforward as possible, in the most professional way. It’s the combination of these factors that creates our USP and makes us different. Hart Brown is… UNDERSTANDING about our clients legal needs and the law. STRAIGHTFORWARD in the way we work and communicate. PROFESSIONAL in everything we do, to achieve results and uphold our reputation.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Housing & Property 100 / 4,746
Wills, Trusts & Probate 63 / 3,769
Commercial Property 32 / 3,638
Employment 126 / 3,593
Family Law 229 / 4,195
Personal Injury 96 / 2,632
Dispute Resolution 69 / 1,798
Private Client Law 35 / 315
Company & Commercial 109 / 4,129
Clinical Negligence 61 / 1,240
Consumer 129 / 4,376
Insurance Law 22 / 654
Litigation 49 / 905
Commercial and Business Law 20 / 366
Contract Law 52 / 1,421
Inheritance Law 39 / 686
Land Law 48 / 1,325
Money & Tax 115 / 1,935
Business Law 37 / 479
Commercial Law 24 / 200
Corporate Law 45 / 847
Agriculture 105 / 819
Animal Law 30 / 117
Appeals Law 28 / 852
Charities 64 / 762
Child Law 94 / 1,645
Company Law 35 / 970
Construction 58 / 848
Copyright Law 16 / 519
Cosmetic Surgery Law 12 / 146
Court of Protection and Deputyship 44 / 581
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 21 / 887
Debt and Tax Law 45 / 784
Digital Law 10 / 296
Disability Law 30 / 601
Discrimination Law 21 / 499
Elder Law 27 / 322
Energy Law 19 / 358
Enforcement Law 31 / 570
Equality Law 46 / 1,090
Financial Crime Law 17 / 465
Franchise Law 4 / 122
Health and Medical Law 2 / 55
Health and Safety Law 26 / 576
Health and Welfare Law 12 / 185
IT & Intellectual Property 70 / 1,099
Immigration Law 36 / 1,165
Information Law 9 / 337
Injunctions Law 40 / 930
Intellectual Property Law 28 / 623
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 24 / 435
National Insurance Law 28 / 420
Nuisance Law 17 / 235
Occupational Health Law 31 / 427
Planning Law 31 / 584
Professional Negligence 71 / 1,290
Regulatory Law 15 / 262
Welfare & Benefits 61 / 1,043
National 208 / 11,243

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Meet the team of Hart Brown Solicitors

Contact & Locations - Hart Brown Solicitors

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)

1 Langham Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1NG

Reviews

4.9 /5 269 Reviews
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What clients say about Hart Brown Solicitors

Clients praise the firm for conveyancing, wills and LPAs, probate, estate administration, employment disputes, lease extensions, and property transfers, as well as some litigation and clinical negligence work. The team is seen as knowledgeable, efficient and commercially minded, with strong expertise in complex and time-sensitive matters. Valued soft skills include being approachable, patient, kind, proactive and highly professional. Reviewers also highlight clear explanations, prompt communication, careful attention to detail, practical guidance and a reassuring, supportive manner that helps reduce stress.

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Slow and slapdash service

After my father's death, Hart Brown Cranleigh acted as executor on behalf of my elderly mother. The will could not have been simpler as she was the sole beneficiary, all accounts and property were in joint names and there were no debts. It took almost two months before a single action was taken by anyone at Hart Brown, banks and insurance companies were not contacted in a timely manner. Emails and calls were not replied to, out of office auto-emails were incorrect, family and client were not kept informed of progress. Client service charter was not adhered to, documents contained factual inaccuracies and final bill was incorrect. I would never use this law firm again.

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Anonymous

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Replacement wills

Sunil Vasisht was very pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful in reviewing our wills. It is good to be able to get professional advice locally.

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Thank you, we will pass your kind comment on to Sunil and the Cranleigh team now.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

My late mother‘s estate

I was very grateful for the support and professionalism shown throughout the handling of my mother‘s estate Jo what was a very difficult and emotional time for me. Everything was explained and handled with sensitivity and efficiency. Communication was excellent thank you so much Louise you made a very difficult time a lot easier for me.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind review. We look forward to assisting you again in the future if you ever need us.

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Liza

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Excellent Service

Kerry was amazing from start to finish, she was very professional, helpful, approachable and always explained things clearly for us. She always got back to us quickly and kept us in the loop. I would definitely recommend Kerry to anyone needing legal advice or help.

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We will make sure this lovely feedback is passed on to Kerry. Thank you very much for writing such a positive review, we hope we can assist you again in the future if you ever need us.

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Ralph

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Will Service

Having used Hart Brown almost 25 years ago when we first drew up our wills, we came back to make some adjustments as the service had previously been faultless. The same could not be said this time. No acknowledgement of an email of ours replying to Hart Brown to arrange our appointment in over 2 weeks is not what we had anticipated, but we cant really take the chance to wait any longer given that its a will! Maybe a one off, who knows, but our loyalty was clearly misplaced.

A representative from Hart Brown Solicitors responded to this review

We are very sorry to read this review. We have escalated this to the Head of Department and the matter is being looked into immediately. In the meantime if you would like to send over a full explanation of what took place, please can you kindly email Elizabeth Larkin at ell@hartbrown.co.uk and we will do our very best to put this right.

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Nicola Davenport

Nicola

Slow and slapdash service on probate. Lack of attention to detail, poor customer service with repeated delayed response to inquiries. Failure to make progress was blamed on workload and staff shortages. Incorrect final bill. I would not trust this firm with any future legal affairs.

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Gary Coole

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

Alice Tranter was very good at leading both myself and Sue through the process of doing our wills and we would both like to say thank you. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you and heart brown.

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Thank you for this lovely review and for choosing our firm. We have already passed this kind review on to Alice and the Head of Department. We appreciate the time you have taken to write it.

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Alan Robertson

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

My wife and I received excellent service from Hart Brown. Alice Tranter was attentive and quick to understand all of the intentions and idiosyncrasies of our wills. She gave excellent advice on some complex issues and provided accurate and succinct statements of intent for us throughout. I am very pleased with the final will she has compiled for me.

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This is great to read, thank you. We will pass on this lovely feedback now.

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Mr DL

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

The service was efficient and the approach friendly.

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Thank you for this lovely review of Kayleigh's service. We will ensure your kind feedback is passed on.

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Judy Denziloe

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

The combination of remote working and dropping in to the Godalming office worked very well. The TEAMS meeting with Emily was relaxed and - thanks to filling in the Will Questionnaire beforehand - we achieved everything needed in the allocated time. All communications with Emily and Lesley were friendly and efficient and Tracey was also helpful and welcoming when I visited the office to deliver or sign documents. I am very pleased to have my new Will completed successfully and promptly.

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Thank you for this lovely review. We have forwarded it to Emily, Lesley and Tracey and they will be so grateful to see it.

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4.9 /5 1243 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm for conveyancing, wills and LPAs, probate, estate administration, employment disputes, lease extensions, and property transfers, as well as some litigation and clinical negligence work. The team is seen as knowledgeable, efficient and commercially minded, with strong expertise in complex and time-sensitive matters. Valued soft skills include being approachable, patient, kind, proactive and highly professional. Reviewers also highlight clear explanations, prompt communication, careful attention to detail, practical guidance and a reassuring, supportive manner that helps reduce stress.

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Sarah Squires

Very easy to work with

James is very approachable, pragmatic and commercial. The matter was not straightforward, with a number of different personalities involved, but he took the time to understand exactly what we were trying to achieve. Rather than taking the easy option, worked with us to try and find the right solution, helping to manage differing views and keeping things moving to try and reach a conclusion.

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Slow and slapdash service

After my father's death, Hart Brown Cranleigh acted as executor on behalf of my elderly mother. The will could not have been simpler as she was the sole beneficiary, all accounts and property were in joint names and there were no debts. It took almost two months before a single action was taken by anyone at Hart Brown, banks and insurance companies were not contacted in a timely manner. Emails and calls were not replied to, out of office auto-emails were incorrect, family and client were not kept informed of progress. Client service charter was not adhered to, documents contained factual inaccuracies and final bill was incorrect. I would never use this law firm again.

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Andrew

Commercial and Business Law

Efficient and effective

James and his team provided a very effective solution to some nuanced work with efficiency and expertise. A great help to our firm.

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Thank you, we have just forwarded to James and the Commercial & Corporate team now. We really appreciate the time taken to leave this review.

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anonymous

Employment

Employment Dispute

I can not thank Hart Brown and particularly Louisa Keville enough. During my employment dispute she took the time to listen and explain my options, providing support and candid advice during a very painful and stressful situation. She brought it to a positive conclusion quickly and as painlessly as possible. I would not hesitate to recommend Louisa Keville.

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Thank you very much for your wonderful review. We have sent it to Louisa and Tricia today and they were so encouraged by it. We are glad that they could make such a difference at a very difficult time.

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Richard Allen

Dispute Resolution

Tenancy Dispute with new landlords

Simon's expert help and legal knowledge helped my company resolve a tenancy dispute with our new landlords to a satisfactory conclusion. Very professional and highly recommended.

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Thank you. Simon and the dispute resolution team were so glad to read this feedback. It is very much appreciated.

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Jane Kennedy

Residential Property/Conveyancing

We were very happy with the service we received, prompt, professional and always explained clearly. I would have no hesitation in recommending your services.. Many thanks.

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Business / Commercial

I have always found James and the team to be very proactive and understanding of the oddities of the business and those within it. James is also very patient given that transactions although sometimes fast paced can also be very slow while different personalities are navigated.

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Mark

Commercial Property

Mark

Lucy Lawrenson at Hart Brown has assisted us with several legal matters, including the purchase and transfer of ground and the sale and transfer of flat leases. She and the team are extremely professional, handling everything efficiently and in a timely manner. We can highly recommend their services.

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Thank you, Lucy and the Commercial Property team will be really glad to read this. Thanks for taking the time to leave such a positive review and for choosing Hart Brown.

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Josh Symes

Josh

Highly competent conveyancing (Roma Ryait and team). Made the process very smooth and they were easy to contact at all times.

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We will pass this on to Roma and the Cobham team now.

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Nicola Davenport

Nicola

Slow and slapdash service on probate. Lack of attention to detail, poor customer service with repeated delayed response to inquiries. Failure to make progress was blamed on workload and staff shortages. Incorrect final bill. I would not trust this firm with any future legal affairs.

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