Ramsdens Solicitors LLP

01422330700

Ramsdens Solicitors is a leading, award-winning full-service law firm providing legal advice to individuals and businesses across Yorkshire. With a history in the region spanning back more than 150 years, we have expanded to employ more than 280 team members, each of whom are experts in their field. The firm is one of The Times top 250 law firms and ranked in the Legal 500. We can help clients across the UK, no matter who you are and what you require. Read more...

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Second Floor East
Bowling Mill
Dean Clough Mills
West Yorkshire
HX3 5FD
01422330700
www.ramsdens.co.uk

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How Ramsdens Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 91%

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 Ramsdens Solicitors LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Ramsdens Solicitors 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 9%

About Right 90%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 91%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Ramsdens Solicitors 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 Ramsdens Solicitors 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 91%

No 9%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 16

191st / 4515

Company & Commercial

1st / 8

190th / 4292

Housing & Property

1st / 10

98th / 4221

Family Law

1st / 8

298th / 3821

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 9

342nd / 3470

Commercial Property

1st / 6

191st / 3279

Employment

1st / 4

278th / 3061

Personal Injury

1st / 12

182nd / 2345

Money & Tax

1st / 5

130th / 1831

Dispute Resolution

1st / 2

136th / 1028

Clinical Negligence

1st / 4

97th / 935

Notary

1st / 8

45th / 709

Agriculture

1st / 4

120th / 613

Construction

1st / 1

60th / 578

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.6/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

906
Very Good

26
Average

7
Poor

8
Awful

69

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Children

Jonny

September 20, 2024

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Rosanna Drewery

I highly recommend Rosanna drewery of Ramsdens solicitors , Halifax
Had my children removed in June this year and there been returned (October)
Such a great solicitor guided me all the way through this very emotional and distressing time , great communication and very fast Responses
Gone above and beyond for me and my partner , I wouldn’t recommend anybody else in family law , very Proactive and great legal knowledge , would highly recommend her to everybody ,very friendly was always updated throughout the proceedings and Reassured such a pleasure to deal with , my partner who had a different solicitor even wishes he had chose her very Proactive , definitely cares more about the children than the pay check like most solicitor firms , A-Star Service very happy 😊

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Trusts

david

August 15, 2024

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probate & will

Probate went through quicker than expected but it was a long process on the financials .
A large capital sum was in a bank from the deceased accounts and this was slow,when it eventually arrived in the solicitors client account they were somewhat slow to release it,a form for signing was sent back to them and allegedly they had misplaced it,i believe they were accruing interest on it longer than they should .The whole saga took at least 2weeks longer than it should have
I asked for a statement of charges from them to show the hours spent and the charge and for general costs doing the work but, nothing was forthcoming been,conveniently overlooked i would say.

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Verified review

Richard

March 14, 2024

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Will writing

Professional and expertly dealt with. Really good service and helpful

Lawyer named in this review:
Jodie Wielgus

Jodie Wielgus

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 18 March, 2024:

Dear Richard, Thank you for your kind words! We're pleased to hear that you found Jodie and the team's service professional and expertly handled. If you need any further assistance, don't hesitate to reach out. Best regards, Ramsdens Solicitors LLP

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David

March 26, 2022

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OK soliciors who made several mistakes

They were nice and seemingly professional to begin with however, they made several errors on official forms which delayed the completion of my divoce and caused me some embarassment - sending a form to my ex-wife saying I intended to move in with someone within the next 6 months and completing forms for the courts incorrectly.

They charged the same price for this service which was quite poor.

They aren't a great company, but not appauling either

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 07 April, 2022:

We are really sorry you feel disappointed with the outcome of your matter. Please do contact us directly for a further explanation as to the current position.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Ben

March 26, 2022

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Excellent! Helpful, honest, practical

I really found that working with Emma and the team from Ramsdens took a lot of the stress out of it. We sold 3 family homes in the space of a year and 2 of them were more complex than normal but the Ramsdens team really helped us through the process. Great value for money too!

Lawyer named in this review:
Emma Gledhill

Emma Gledhill

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 07 June, 2022:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Esme

January 12, 2022

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Excellent Service

Emma at Camden's Solicitors completed a lease extension for us in record time with no stress, I am externally grateful that she did this so quickly and saved us money. Unfortunately the property sale was not as straight forward, BUT not due to any fault of Emma. I cannot fault Emma's communication and dedication to our case, she provided an outstanding service and made our side of things extremely easy. Emma was always available to talk to us, update and advise us, she was patient and informative when we needed it. If only our buyer's solicitors had been as competent as Emma.

Lawyer named in this review:
Emma Gledhill

Emma Gledhill

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Domestic Abuse

Samantha

December 18, 2021

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Outstanding firm

Louise as dealt with many of my cases her dedication and support throughout is second to none she's absolutely brilliant would never use anyone else an absolute credit to the company
Thank you soo much

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Ian

September 17, 2021

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Ramsdens complete probate for intestate estate

I live in Perth, Western Australia, and have recently received an inheritance from a relative in England who died intestate. Ramsdens Solicitors LLP of Halifax, England, has been dealing with this case since being appointed by my family. I was also appointed administrator of the estate on behalf of my family during this time.

I would have no hesitation in using Ramsdens Solicitors again should a similar situation arise, and am particularly happy to recommend Michael Robinson, Senior Associate Solicitor, to anyone who has need of a senior probate solicitor due to his knowledge, understanding, empathy and efficiency in dealing with this estate.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Charlie

August 17, 2021

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Ramsdens is always good at getting back to the client/good at replies

The team I dealt with my transaction was fantastic. Specially Stephanie Crowther. She was always good at getting back to my queries/concerns which is a relief. Having bad experience in the past from a different solicitor, I was so impressed by the service I received by Ramsdens and I will always highly recommend this firm to anyone as they dealt my case professionally until the end.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Emma

March 26, 2021

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Sale of property

I cannot recommend Ramsden's enough, they have dealt with the sale of my property with efficiency and care. This is the first time I have sold a property and the experience has been great thanks to Emma Gledhill at Ramsden's.

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Reviews collected from

Emma

March 06, 2025

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Emma

Very helpful, I rang today and they were friendly and helpful thank you

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Ian

March 05, 2025

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Ian

Being somebody in the property business im well used to doing business with conveyancers having sold 4 properties in the last 4 years.on 1st Dec. 2024 I accepted an offer on a leasehold apartment,having already had a quote from Ramsdens I instructed them to proceed with the conveyancing,within 4/5 days I had completed all the forms,paid a disbursement fee,provided deeds and everything else that they needed to proceed.
They said that they would contact Together Housing for the Leasehold pack and when they get a response about the fees they would contact me for the funds.
When I hadn't heard anything from Ramsdens for 7 weeks I assumed the Leasehold pack had been paid directly by Ramsdens and forwarded to buyers solicitor and would be added to my bill at completion,but no on 29 Jan I was asked for £210 for the leasehold pack saying Together Housing had just got back to them regarding their request,making out it took them 7 weeks to respond,REALLY.
I sent Ramsdens £210 to forward to Together Housing thinking things would progress nicely from now on.
How wrong I was as 3 weeks later I rang and spoke to 'Emma' who said they had sent the payment on but had heard nothing yet,which turned out to be untrue as when I rang 1 week later this time speaking to 'Joe' I was informed that their accounts office hadn't informed them I'd forwarded £210 to them so they hadn't sent it on to Together Housing but had just done so that day.
Today I was passing their new premises in Dean Clough so thought I get a further update,spoke to 'Joe'who was in reception and one of the people supposedly dealing with my property,he said he was too busy to look at the moment but would definitely email me later today to keep me up to speed.
Yes you guessed it 'no email',glad I hasn't holding my breath.
We're over 3 months in now and Ramsdens haven't even got the documents yet to send to the buyers solicitor.
So what I'm advising is DO NOT,REPEAT DO NOT PICK RAMSDENS TO DO YOUR CONVEYANCING.Choose anybody but them as they will deceive,tell you untruths and definitely not stick to the speedy service they promise at the outset.
What Ramsdens are unaware of is that a few of my properties are leasehold from Together Housing and im in regular contact with Rhian Williams Home ownership officer who confirms when and if Ramsdens have contacted them regarding my properties.
I will continue adding to this post as things progress OR NOT.
So watch this space

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 11 March, 2025:

Dear Ian I'm sorry our service sounds to have fallen short of our high standards. Your feedback has been passed onto the relevant team and the matter escalated internally. I understand that things have moved on since your review, but should you have any further concerns, please either email the team themselves or client.care@ramsdens.co.uk so we can more quickly address any issues for you. Many thanks

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Fazl

January 20, 2025

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Fazl

Be wary of using Ramsdens as financial deputy if your loved one's funds get near to the threshold below which a deputy cannot charge more than the fixed annual fee.

Ramsdens Court of Protection(COP) team in Halifax have badly let down my mother for whom I am primary carer. I am in the process of asking various authorities on how to have them investigated for:

- Not responding promptly to urgent request for critically needed equipment to prevent life-threatening heat exhaustion;

- Ignoring questions about moving deputyship to a lower cost solicitor local to where we are now living, abroad, after telling me that Mum's funds are getting low so they need to tighten their belts;

- Going on 'fishing trips' to find any excuse to pause large payments (including the equipment mentioned in first point): First they asked a barrister's opinion, who told them they should continue to fund care as if we were still in the UK, then instead of following the advice, going to ask someone else, whose suggestion of opening a case at the COP they seemed to prefer -- the COP can take years to consider cases, during which time their client would have died of heat exhaustion last summer if I had not personally funded the equipment needed to protect mum from the 40-degree plus temperatures that many elderly people have died of here

I can only assume that Barristers do not give advice for free, so I would like an independent investigation to look into whether and how much they charged from Mum's funds that are under their care, and whether the Barrister in question is often given fees by our deputy, in other words whether there is some mutual back-scratching going on at clients' expense.

UPDATE: Ramsdens have replied below that I am not their client. Given Mum's dementia this basically means Ramsdens are trying to avoid transparency about their work, knowing that Mum cannot sign any kind of power of attorney. Hopefully they won't be able to hide from auditors.

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 20 January, 2025:

Dear Fazl R As you are not a client of the firm, you should refer any concerns relating to Deputyship matters to the Office of the Public Guardian who can assist you further.

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Helen

November 01, 2024

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Helen

Cannot tell you how slow they are… staff go on holiday and your life is on hold as apparently ‘no-one else can deal with it’. So far back in time with regards to conveyancing.

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 04 November, 2024:

Hi Helen I'm sorry you've not had a positive experience. Please could you send the address of the property and the person you've been talking to to marketing@ramsdens.co.uk so we can investigate what's going on? Many thanks

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David

September 27, 2024

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David

Very efficient and well organised

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