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Mckenzie Bell Ltd

01914162605
4.7/5
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Mckenzie Bell Ltd
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47 John Street
Sunderland
SR1 1QU

47 John Street
Sunderland
SR1 1QU

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How Mckenzie Bell Ltd Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
National Average
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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.

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  • 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 13%
Overpriced 4%
About Right 81%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 92%
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You can use this data to see how Mckenzie Bell Ltd performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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"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 92%
No 8%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 92%
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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 92%
No 8%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Nationally

Consumer
1st / 4
641st / 4548
Housing & Property
1st / 3
649th / 4228
Family Law
1st / 3
942nd / 3834
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 3
680th / 3483
Commercial Property
2nd / 2
690th / 3294
Employment
2nd / 2
629th / 3083
Regulations
1st / 2
323rd / 2535
Personal Injury
1st / 1
509th / 2354
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 4
270th / 2097
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 2
186th / 817

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

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Client Reviews

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    58

  • Very Good

    1

  • Average

    0

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    5

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Glenn
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Glenn

April 30, 2025

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Excellent Professional Service

Deborah Dixon and her team (Joyce, Isabella, Andrea and the rest of the admin team) were thoroughly professional and determined during the conveyancing of my property despite several setbacks including the first buyer pulling out after 5 months and delays with the second buyer. Despite this, they all went above and beyond to get this over the line. I was kept informed at every stage of the process and I would not hesitate in recommending this firm to anyone requiring any of their legal services. Thank you all once again for all of your hard work getting to completion.

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Joanne
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Joanne

February 25, 2025

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Best solicitors by a mile

I have just gone through a really difficult shared ownership sale of my property and McKenzie Bell were outstanding.
Deborah Dixon and her team are so hard working, their time, efforts and determination was what got me through the sale of my house.
They have a can do will do attitude and I have relied on them for months some days they worked on my case on a daily basis just to help us get to completion.
Without them my house sale would of fell through on many occasions they are absolutely amazing.
I will never forget what they have done for us and be forever grateful that they got us to our forever home.
I have used this solicitors about 4 times over a 20 year period and the work ethic they have is just unbelievable.
Simply the best…….

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Rosalind

Rosalind

August 31, 2024

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Fantastic professional service

Have just completed on a house sale which has taken several weeks longer than anticipated (nothing to do with our solicitor) With the persistence and professionalism of our solicitor this was finally completed yesterday.

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Michael Rolfe

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Michael Rolfe

June 12, 2024

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Sale of property

Very efficient from start to finish with no need to chase up matters. Kept up to date at every stage in a clear and understandable manner. Would definitely use these Solicitors again.

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Stephen
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Stephen

April 30, 2024

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Excellent Service Always

I have used McKenzie Bell and Deborah Dixon for many years and have always received excellent service and first rate legal advice. We have used this Solicitor for buying and selling property as well as Wills and Probate. We would never change and could not recommend this Solicitor more highly

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Elaine

Elaine

December 07, 2023

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Did not Disappoint

McKenzie Bell - Deborah Dixon. Ms Dixon is my go to for legal matters and have used her services on a number of occasions over the last few years. Recently completed a house sale and as usual did not disappoint. The team are great always answering the questions. Would not hesitate in recommending Ms Dixon and her team Thanks again Guys.

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Margaret
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Margaret

November 17, 2023

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Conveyancing

If you want an excellent service when buying and or selling you home Deborah Dixon and her team at mckenzie Bell galleries washington are the one to go to. I have no reservations in choosing this team in the future. I thank them for everything.

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Steve

Steve

November 01, 2023

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Conveyancing

Very easy to talk to on my first visit to the office, I was kept in the loop with all that was occuring, during what I thought was a difficult transaction, it was no trouble to McKenzie Bell to phone and email myself with updates and clear advice. I would happily recommend McKenzie Bell, Washington, to both family and friends.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Disputed Probate

Anonymous

August 11, 2023

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Probate and real estate

Mr Johnston handled my family probate and real estate transaction. He explained well the process and answered all my questions. I recommend strongly

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

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August 08, 2023

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Thank you

Thank you for all of your support at this difficult time.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • 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
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Theft
  • 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
    • 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 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
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • 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
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • 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
    • 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
  • Regulations
    • Licensing
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