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74 North Street, Guildford, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AW

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74 North Street, Guildford, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AW

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Setfords Law Ltd Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.3
Excellent
85%
Value for
Money
85%
Success
Rate
85%
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.3/5
Initial Impressions 4.4/5
Approachability 4.3/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.3/5
Legal Knowledge 4.3/5
Value for money 4.2/5

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Setfords Law Ltd are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Setfords Law Ltd
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Setfords Law Ltd
Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Setfords Law Ltd

Description

At Setfords our aim is simple: to provide the best legal advice by creating an environment where lawyers can do their best work. Our innovative and creative ways of operating mean our lawyers have the support and flexibility to deliver the dedicated, personal service our clients need at a price they can afford.

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Setfords Law Ltd Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
14% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
15% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
16% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Setfords Law Ltd are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Setfords Law Ltd
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Setfords Law Ltd
Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Setfords Law Ltd

Description

At Setfords our aim is simple: to provide the best legal advice by creating an environment where lawyers can do their best work. Our innovative and creative ways of operating mean our lawyers have the support and flexibility to deliver the dedicated, personal service our clients need at a price they can afford.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Housing & Property 39 / 4,769
Land Law 107 / 1,321
Insurance Law 44 / 663
Commercial Property 92 / 3,667
Family Law 176 / 4,221
Wills, Trusts & Probate 59 / 3,761
Immigration Law 54 / 1,147
Company & Commercial 105 / 4,185
Crime/ Criminal Defence 105 / 2,139
Professional Negligence 32 / 1,297
Child Law 137 / 1,638
Dispute Resolution 40 / 1,801
Litigation 86 / 878
Auction Law 34 / 286
Construction 23 / 856
Employment 155 / 3,621
Consumer 113 / 4,416
Personal Injury 148 / 2,653
Advocacy Law 21 / 150
E-Commerce Law 9 / 73
Agriculture 49 / 819
Pensions Law 39 / 486
Banking 18 / 1,031
Business Law 54 / 459
Care Law 59 / 532
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 35 / 425
Compliance Law 24 / 461
Court of Protection and Deputyship 78 / 575
Debt and Tax Law 64 / 785
Equity Law 62 / 570
Domestic Violence Law 74 / 897
Education 16 / 424
Money & Tax 54 / 1,952
Appeals Law 48 / 844
Banking and Financial Law 10 / 216
Clinical Negligence 87 / 1,246
Enforcement Law 45 / 574
Financial Crime Law 35 / 461
International Enforcement of Judgments 13 / 152
Planning Law 46 / 585
Charities 19 / 770
Copyright Law 31 / 522
Cosmetic Surgery Law 19 / 148
Criminal Law 69 / 1,003
Defamation Law 27 / 261
Driving offences 49 / 623
Economic Law 6 / 223
Energy & Transport 7 / 511
Equality Law 72 / 1,097
Fire Safety Law 14 / 180
IT & Intellectual Property 25 / 1,113
Immigration 97 / 2,281
Infrastructure Law 11 / 188
Intellectual Property Law 43 / 623
Licensing Law 35 / 500
Manufacturing Law 5 / 82
Medical Law 12 / 188
Nuisance Law 26 / 235
Occupational Health Law 40 / 428
Regulations 25 / 2,413
Transport Law 9 / 137
National 68 / 11,165

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Contact & Locations - Setfords Law Ltd

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)

74 North Street, Guildford, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AW

Reviews

4.3 /5 26 Reviews
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What clients say about Setfords Law Ltd

The firm specialises in conveyancing, property sales/purchases, remortgages, equity release and related property law, plus family/divorce and business property matters. Clients praise technical expertise, attention to detail and ability to handle complex or urgent cases. Valued soft skills include clear, reassuring communication, responsiveness and accessibility, professionalism, calmness under pressure, organisation and a client‑focused, proactive approach that makes transactions smooth and stress‑free.

clear communication
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helpful staff
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approachable solicitors
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Toby Neville

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The best.

As far as solicitors go, Setfords are the best firm I've dealt with and ai have to give a special shout out to Tessa Nash who was incredible throughout the whole process.

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Dear Toby, High praise indeed! We're thrilled to hear that Tessa was able to make such a strong impression throughout. Thank you for your wonderful feedback! Kind regards, Setfords

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Setfords Tilehurst

Professional and friendly from the reception to the solicitor. Sarah was always helpful and knowledgeable. A delicate balance of friendly discussion and professional input was always maintained. Well done.

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Dear Robert, It's great to hear that Sarah was able to strike such a perfect balance between friendliness and professionalism throughout. Thank you for your kind words! Kind regards, Setfords

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Housing & Property

Faultless service and more

Sasha Jacques, my main contact, was superb, dealing with all day to day correspondence, chasing the other side multiple times per week, updating me, providing instant replies to any questions. Jessica Richards, the lead solicitor on my case, who drafted the legal report, was similarly faultless. Together, they were both completely on top of the whole process. They finished their work two whole months before the other side did theirs (which admittedly involved both sale and purchase, whereas mine was just purchase, but still…)

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Dear Louis, Sasha and Jessica clearly made a formidable team! It's fantastic to hear they stayed so completely on top of everything throughout, from day to day correspondence to the legal work, all wrapped up well ahead of the other side. Thank you for your wonderful feedback! Kind regards, Setfords

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I did not receive an invoice for my own files I was not given written details of how £100,000 was reduced to £97918.60, for my own files

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Housing & Property

Brilliant company to deal with, highly recommend

Jayne was very helpful, always available to update or answer questions, even with all the challenges from the other side, she was very efficient and got what could have been a long and complicated process sorted very quickly. I would highly recommend.

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Dear Charlotte, We're pleased to hear that Jayne was able to handle such a challenging process so efficiently and keep you well informed throughout. Thank you for your recommendation! Kind regards, Setfords

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Bee

Awful experience so far. Nearly a year of back and forth and still no completion of property. Paperwork isnt being checked, errors and mistakes that could cause risk to me later that ive had to point out by having someone else check the paperwork thoroughly. Unfortunatly i dont have a choice and stuck with them. They dont care.. you have to chase for responses, not accountability for mistakes theyve made etc. Caused so muxh delay that whikst not all their fault they have contributed. Please avoid if you deserve better service. Will update my review with names etc at a later stage.

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Salina Ramoutar

Salina

Cannot recommend Setfords Solicitors enough! We had the privilege of liasing with Rebecca, and she was absolutely brilliant from start to finish. 0 complaints, nothing was too much of a hassle and she always ensured we were kept in the loop! So very impressed, and we cannot be more grateful to Rebecca and Setfords for making our first home purchase such a seamless one! I will recommend Setfords to all for delivering on quality and care!

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Jake Mason

Jake

AVOID. These are the worst solicitors we have ever used. No chain on either side, simple transaction that should have been done in a couple of months. They dragged it out so far that the seller backed out and we lost the purchase. Want to know how bad it is? They told us we needed legal advice, the legal advice we were paying them for! All cases are given to a junior and right at the last second are looked over by someone who knows what they are doing (or not in our case). I cannot stress to people enough to people who read this how bad this firm is. Shocking. Over £1,500 down and we lost the purchase because they messed around so much. Avoid! You have been warned....

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David

Excellent solicitors, trusty, patient, efficient and care for their customers. The team at Tilehurst - Sarah, Fiona and Neil - go above and beyond to support their clients. Well done and a big thank you!"

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Martin Priego Wood

Martin

Had an appalling experiencing with Setfords conveyancing and the subsequent handling of complaints. The conveyancing was made more stressful than necessary because communication was difficult and short. Worse, I was provided with explicit, incorrect written advice regarding the warranty of my new build house, which turned out to contain unusual exclusions that the solicitor should have uncovered. This has resulted in years of distress and tens of thousands of pounds lost in getting serious building defects rectified. While my complaint in May 2025 about the conveyancing service and incorrect advice was initially met with courteous replies and requests for lots of information, subsequently there has been no admission of fault or reparation. Instead, the complaints manager has tried to shift responsibility to other actors, such as surveyors and builders, who have nothing to do with the incorrect legal advice provided by Setfords. The response also misrepresented the fact about complaint and cited terms and conditions bore no relationship and were inapplicable to the matters in dispute. The complaint will of course be escalated to higher instances in order to hold the solicitor who provided the incorrect advice and the complaints manager accountable. However, all this distress and loss would have been prevented if a competent solicitor had identified the missing documents and provided correct advice regarding the new build warranty.

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The firm specialises in conveyancing, property sales/purchases, remortgages, equity release and related property law, plus family/divorce and business property matters. Clients praise technical expertise, attention to detail and ability to handle complex or urgent cases. Valued soft skills include clear, reassuring communication, responsiveness and accessibility, professionalism, calmness under pressure, organisation and a client‑focused, proactive approach that makes transactions smooth and stress‑free.

clear communication
quick responses
professional service
efficient process
attention to detail
helpful staff
stress‑free experience
approachable solicitors
well organised
trustworthy advice

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Carl Huckle

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Professional and diligent Solicitors

Sonia was with us on a 18 month journey which saw 5 house sales fall through due to certain planing conditions not been adhered by the owners or right of way on a property own driveway and numerous other issues that saw properties fall by the wayside but we have now moved this sale was completed within a 12 week period all has ended for the best.

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Sale conveyancing

Excellent professional service, as always.

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Tracy Elliott

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Ongoing Court Case

I am currently still going through the court process for a driving offence but I cannot speak highly enough of Setfords in particular my solicitor Richard Hull. From Day 1 of speaking to him to where the process is now Richard has been clear, concise and most importantly reassuring about the whole process breaking down and explaining everything to me in detail at every step we get to. I have been an emotional wreck at times throughout and at all times Richard is a natural at calming me by simply explaining everything in a way I am able to understand and process. I still have a way to go but would absolutely not be who I am in this process if it wasn’t for Richard. I cannot recommend Setfords and Richard enough.

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Setfords solicitirs

I chose Setfords on the recommendation of another . Kirsty and Matt handled my conveyancing case and I was impressed with their efficiency , helpfulness and the smoothness of the whole experience . I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone who wants an efficient conveyancing experience . Thank you to Kirsty and Matt who are a credit to the company

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Great service

Very patient polite frindly atetude service is faster and reliable

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Nigel Barker

Nigel

Peter and Tracy were fast and efficient and always available to answer questions during the sale of our home and subsequent acquisition of our new home, which had to be carried out quickly.

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Hallan Lyster

Hallan

Setfords were professional and quick and excellent advice. Would use them again in the future

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Dear Hallan, Glad to hear the service was so professional and the advice so sound throughout. Thank you for your feedback! Kind regards, Setfords

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Afsar Choudhury

Afsar

Phenomenal service by Virju Rach - really goes above and beyond and more importantly, closes tricky deals at lightning speed!

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Dear Afsar, Great to hear that Virju was able to deliver such an impressive result, navigating a tricky deal at such speed. Thank you for your kind words! Kind regards, Setfords

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Josh Lewington

Josh

I cannot recommend Sonal Rabheru highly enough. From start to finish, she has been an absolute pleasure to deal with. She is professional, efficient, responsive, and always gets straight to the point. Property transactions can be stressful at the best of times, and I’ll happily admit that I can be quite demanding and like things pushed along as quickly as possible. Throughout the entire process, Sonal handled everything brilliantly, always remaining calm, proactive, and incredibly helpful. Her communication was excellent, her attention to detail was outstanding, and she consistently went above and beyond to keep matters moving forward. Nothing ever felt like too much trouble. A huge thank you to Sonal for all her hard work and dedication. I would highly recommend both Sonal personally and Setfords to anyone looking for a first-class solicitor. Genuinely, after this experience, I wouldn't want to work with anyone else. Thank you again, Sonal.

A representative from Setfords Law responded to this review

Dear Josh, What a glowing tribute. It's great to hear that Sonal was able to match your pace and keep everything moving so proactively throughout. Her calm and dedicated approach clearly made all the difference. Thank you for your wonderful feedback and recommendation! Kind regards, Setfords

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Helen L

Helen

Used Michael Compton for what should have been a very simple service for an extraordinary cost compared to others solicitors. I heard nothing from him for a month despite repeated chasing, no work was carried out on my behalf and he significantly delayed the process causing what was already a very stressful time, even more stressful. Avoid.

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