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How Gowen & Stevens LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Gowen & Stevens LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Gowen & Stevens LLP. These questions include:

  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 0%
Overpriced 8%
About Right 92%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 98%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Gowen & Stevens LLP and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Gowen & Stevens LLP performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 98%
No 2%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Gowen & Stevens LLP and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Gowen & Stevens LLP compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 98%
No 2%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Gowen & Stevens LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    86
  • Very Good

    1
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    2

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Jadene

Jadene

March 26, 2024

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Excellent

I would recommend Deborah Bailey to anyone. Deborah dealt with my case in such a quick, efficient and knowledgable way. I could not of asked for anyone better to help me and will definitely be using her in the future if need be.

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Louise

Louise

March 24, 2024

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Divorce

I would highly recommend Deborah Bailey to anyone who needs help or advice with family law. From the outset Deborah was available to answer all of my questions and guide me through the long divorce process. Deborah is honest, extremely knowledgeable and very professional. The communication throughout has been of the highest quality. Thank you Deborah.

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Rachel

Rachel

March 21, 2024

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Enforcement of Court Order

Deborah Bailey is, without doubt, highly experienced and very knowledgeable in family law.
I knew from my first consultation meeting with Deborah, that she would be the right person to take on my case.
Deborah always maintained an excellent level of communication throughout the whole process.
This is crucial for a Solicitor and Client relationship.
I’m convinced that without the divine intervention of Deborah Bailey, and the abundance of resources available to her, the outcome of my case would have been very different.
I am eternally grateful to her and the team she has built around her, for all that they achieved for me.
I would strongly urge any person deciding on a family Solicitor, to arrange a consultation meeting with Deborah Bailey.

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Anonymous

Anonymous

December 29, 2023

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Child future arrangements

Deborah Bailey is a Solicitor- partner and head of family law. Deborah has helped me to gain child future arrangements in a very professional and knowledgeable manner. Every time i had a question i always felt Deborah knew my situation in details the same moment. When all seemed long Deborah was there to support any doubts i had from the start all the way to the end. I highly recommend Deborah and her firm for any family dispute.

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Perry

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Perry

November 10, 2023

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Purchase for FTB's Ward & Lidster

In what has been an extremely complex transaction Geoffrey went above and beyond in making sure this case finally completed today.

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Tammy

Tammy

July 04, 2023

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Timely responses and professional advices

Timely responses and professional advices to protect me against potential risks upon a property purchase. Much appreciated!

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Paul

Paul

June 14, 2023

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Child Access

Deborah dealt with my case in a very professional and knowledgeable manner.I would definitely recommend her to anyone in a similar situation to me .

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Heather

Heather

June 10, 2023

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Highly Recommended

We were very pleased with the quality of advice and legal work provided by our solicitor at Gowen and Stevens. His advice was sound, and communications were clear, concise and compelling. Our dealings were brought to a satisfactory conclusion and we would not hesitate to recommend Mr. Patel and G&S to prospective clients.

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Tobi

Tobi

April 05, 2023

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Excellent and professional service

I used Deepesh and Gowen & Stevens on a litigation matter as well as for our business to acquire a commercial lease.
Deepesh and his team did an excellent job with fast, efficient and reliable communication.
I would definitely recommend their services and will use his firm again.

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Reviews collected from

Grace

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Grace

October 11, 2022

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Grace's experience...

Gowen and Stevens were brilliant to work with, holding our hands throughout the way and providing lots of info to ensure we knew what was happening each step of the way. The app provides a great way to track the process and stay up to date with on-going activity. Neve managed our sale and was brilliant, incredibly helpful, calm and reliable. Can not recommend her enough.

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Steven

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Residential Conveyancing

Steven

May 24, 2022

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Steven's experience...

Louise and Cindy were fantastic! Very knowledgeable and professional solicitors. Would highly recommend.

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Timothy

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Residential Conveyancing

Timothy

April 22, 2022

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Timothy's experience...

Absolutely awsome! First class from start to finish.
Louise and Gill were really helpful all the way through the process and dealt with any questions I had.
I would definitely recommend and would use again without hesitation.

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Description

Our lawyers are each specialists in their area of law but they all share a commitment to providing a highly personal service together with the very best legal expertise to our clients. Well known for our expertise in property, wills & probate, family, corporate and commercial matters, Gowen & Stevens brings together a team with an impressive array of legal specialisms and a level of service that is renowned for being both personal and responsive.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
    • Travel rights
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Professional Discipline
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Law
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing