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How Talbots Law Ltd Compares

Value for money

This firm - 78%
National Average
Poor Competitive Excellent

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 Talbots Law Ltd on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Talbots Law Ltd. 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 11%
Overpriced 11%
About Right 76%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 80%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Talbots Law Ltd 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 Talbots Law Ltd 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 80%
No 20%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 75%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Talbots Law Ltd 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 Talbots Law Ltd 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 75%
No 25%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Talbots Law Ltd 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.

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Client Reviews

3.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    258
  • Very Good

    22
  • Average

    4
  • Poor

    5
  • Awful

    91

Overall experience

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Georgia

Georgia

February 21, 2024

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profoundly unsatisfactory experience

I regret to write this review detailing my profoundly unsatisfactory experience with Talbots Law. My husband and I engaged their services for a conveyancing matter, and the overall incompetence, negligence, and lack of professionalism displayed by this firm have been nothing short of damaging to our financial and emotional well-being.

First and foremost, Talbots Law and our solicitor Balqees have proven themselves to be shockingly inefficient. They consistently demonstrated an inexplicable lack of urgency in their work, which resulted in extensive delays at every stage of our conveyancing process. To illustrate the extent of their sluggishness:

Local Searches Report: A further 7 weeks elapsed before we received the Local Searches Report.

Receipt of Mortgage Report: Astonishingly, this simple task also consumed 7 weeks.

Draft Contract to Initial Enquiries: An inexcusable 6 weeks passed before they managed to move from the draft contract to addressing initial enquiries.

Receipt of Local Searches to Report: Despite the gravity of our situation, they took an additional 3 weeks to compile the report.

Receipt of Mortgage Offer to Mortgage Report: Even worse, it took a staggering 6 weeks to receive the Mortgage Report, with an additional week required for amendments.

This grossly inadequate performance has had serious financial consequences for us. Talbots Law failed to inform our lender of a price renegotiation for over two months, which led to unnecessary expenses amounting to over £4000 in rental fees and property purchase costs.

Moreover, their communication was deeply flawed. They consistently ignored our attempts to reach out, demonstrating a shocking level of neglect in handling important documents and files. The sheer number of falsehoods and unfulfilled promises we encountered throughout our engagement with Talbots Law further underscored their overall incompetence.

Despite our multiple complaints over the course of two months, there has been no discernible improvement in their services. The detrimental impact on our lives, both financially and emotionally, cannot be overstated.

I am compelled to share this review to caution others against entrusting their legal matters to Talbots Law. The experience we endured was not only professionally subpar but also emotionally distressing. I implore anyone in need of legal services, particularly conveyancing, to carefully consider their options and seek out a more competent and reliable firm. Our unfortunate experience with Talbots Law serves as a stark warning of the potential consequences of choosing a legal partner who demonstrates such a profound lack of professionalism and competence.

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Jade

Jade

December 11, 2023

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Horrendous, AVOID

Talbots are supposed to be handling the purchase of our house and they have been nothing but a nightmare. Trying to get a hold of a person is difficult enough, as they're usually 'unavailable'
Then our case manager went on annual leave and no one thought to pass on our case.
We should have been moved in by the start of December at the latest, then we've said the 15th and that's still not looking likely as they've said it's probably going to be next year now.
THATS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
I have had to postpone the start of a new job, which doesn't look great.
Talbots have had so much time, and yet, they've done absolutely nothing!

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Mohamed

Mohamed

December 11, 2023

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SUPERB

Absolutely outstanding service and good value for money. I was kept informed from start to finish by Miss philippa Rowley,she went above and beyond in my case advising and showing the right approach to get it done.

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Adrian

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Residential Conveyancing

Adrian

November 02, 2023

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Homeless

After nearly 8 months of them doing very little they have now left me my pregnant partner and 2 dogs homeless and nobody wants to talk to me about this.

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Dettori

Dettori

October 02, 2023

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slow and very limited communication

Currently using this firm for the sale of my property.All I can say is what a disappointment so far. Absolutely limited communication from them, dispite sending numerous emails and failed phone calls for updates We really need to complete by the end of this week and I have no guarantee it will happen.This whole experience has been exhausting and stressful and not enjoyable.
I would appreciate being contacted by the management to really help get this property sold by the end of this week. Its been almost 6 months now since started this simple process of selling a flat with no chain attached - cannot really understand why this is taking so long -deperate client

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Katie sue levy

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Katie sue levy

October 02, 2023

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No communication

Currently using this firm for my sale and purchase of properties,all I can say is what a disappointment so far. Absolutely no communication from them,dispite sending numerous emails and failed phone calls for updates about either house. Even the agents have trouble getting through,I unfortunately have had to file a complaint against those working our case. I know they're not only working for us,but even a weekly update would be good and acknowledging emails sent.

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Caroline

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Residential Conveyancing

Caroline

December 22, 2022

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Moving house? Call Barinder

It took fourteen months for me to sell my property and move to a new property. Through it all, my solicitor Barinder Sangha and her team were amazing. None of the problems were down to them, infact they problem solved a lot of the issues. They went above and beyond to support and advise us. They answered every email and call. Barinder was so lovely and supportive; she has been on a journey with us and now feels like part of the family.
If you want a good solicitor I can't recommend Barinder enough.

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Corina.

Corina.

November 30, 2022

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I would 100% recommend this law firm

I would definitely recommend this law firm, I purchased my house with them. Effective, prompt very helpful and the most import, very fast replay to your enquiries via email. Aaron Bailey was a star and his team

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rajwinder

rajwinder

July 29, 2022

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Excellent Service, Helpful Staff

i m so glad , talbot gave us excellent service, specifically thanks to Harkirat kaur ,

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Teresa

Teresa

July 14, 2022

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Unprofessional .. absolute shambles

Took 2 weeks to get through for an appointment .. was told they couldn’t transfer on the new telephone system and they had to email the different departments ..was told twice I would be contacted but they never called .. finally made an appointment for 9.30 this morning with Andrew stone .. arrived at 9.20 am by 10 am he hasn’t entered the room so I returned to the reception and asked if he had forgot about me .. the receptionist rang him and he didn’t answer .. then she came into the room to tell me he wasn’t even In the buulding .. in fact no one was in that department as they had a directors meeting elsewhere .. by this time I had been there over an hour .. would not recommend this firm and would not use again

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Gary

Gary

March 03, 2022

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Gary

Outstanding service used talbots several times ,professional service especially to rachel harper and the team many thanks.

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Dean

Dean

March 03, 2022

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Dean

Great looking place. Service was prompt and my solicitor was very friendly and said everything jargon free.

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Ali

Ali

February 21, 2022

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Ali

Extremely poor service.
A couple of months ago, we were introduced to them by sales agents regarding a property purchase. One of their property solicitors wasted a month of our time doing literally nothing. And in the end, she just said that she cannot act on my behalf. She could have said this much earlier in the process, saving us a lot of time.
Moreover, she never answered the calls I made. I am not sure whether I was really her client or not. Always busy with other stuff!!!
Be wise and don't be cheated by their ads. They charge you a lot (mine was refunded) and in the end they will leave you empty-handed.

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Ali

Ali

February 10, 2022

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Ali

Extremely poor service.
A couple of months ago, we were introduced to them by sales agents regarding a property purchase. One of their property solicitors wasted a month of our time doing literally nothing. And in the end, she just said that she cannot act on my behalf. She could have said this much earlier in the process, saving us a lot of time.
Moreover, she never answered the calls I made. I am not sure whether I was really her client or not. Always busy with other stuff!!!
Be wise and don't be cheated by their ads. They charge you a lot and in the end they will leave you empty handed.

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Rebecca

Rebecca

February 05, 2022

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Rebecca

I am not using this company but the person I am buying a house from is. They appear to be the company that Purple Bricks send their customers too. They didn’t bother contacting the seller until 6 weeks after the sale price was agreed. Then they have spent the last month dragging their heels and I am still waiting for them to send a contract through to my solicitor. This should be a straight forward sale with neither of us being in a chain but it is dragging on unnecessarily. I assume as they have a contract with Purple Bricks and are a national company they don’t care or need to care about providing a good customer service. Always use a local firm who have a reputation to uphold.

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We’re open 10 hours a day / 5 days a week, and some offices are open Saturdays 9.00am - 12.00pm – that’s longer than most local solicitors because we want to make it easy for you. Easy to get the legal advice you need, when you need it. We were one of the first law firms locally to gain the Lexcel quality mark. This is our promise to you. Our promise to provide you with the very best legal advice in a way that is easy to understand. We love what we do – it’s our passion. Legal advice can sometimes seem dull. But helping our customers resolve problems and making a small difference to their lives is what we love to do. 9 out of 10 people* say they would recommend Talbots. This shows we're doing the right thing by our customers – and that matters to us. We may be a business but we’re here to provide a service. From your very first call until your legal problem is resolved. How can we help you today?

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