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“Always consistant and look at every detail”

★★★★★

written by Leonhouse34 on 24/10/2014

I have been a client of Latimer Lee for some time now. For me the most important thing is the finer details and making sure no corners are cut. This is where Latimer Lee stand out from the rest, they do not cut corners and they make sure the job gets done correctly and your best interests are taken care of. Once again, the team have done a great job. A happy clien once again Thanks Leon

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“Stay well clear”

★☆☆☆☆

written by craigtp91 on 21/10/2014

Having read many good reviews about latimer lee online i decided to pick themselves to act as my conveyancer in buying my first house. The company was not the cheapest but I was informed there would be no hidden fees. From the start the process was slow with me having to chase every stage of the progress. On top of this i was then informed that the house does not have written access rights at the rear of the property. This was not a problem for me as I did not require use of the back road. This was not acceptable and i was informed I HAD to pay £100 for insurance to cover the possibility of somebody altering the back road and me no longer having access to this....which i didn't need. On top of this was a fee for them to organize this insurance (of which i didn't require). My house was a lease hold which meant that there was extra work and thus my fees were higher than if it had been a freehold. With this I would expect these increased fees to actually cover some form of service. Now 7 months on after much chasing, the information on the land owner I received was a PO box number and a hand scrawled email address which was barely legible. Nothing about when the ground rent payment is due and to where is it payable. Upon chasing this I was advised to try and contact the land owner myself. Wasn’t I paying latimer lee for this as part of my service?? I wrote to the land owners at the PO box given only to be informed that latimer lee had been in contact with them. This directly contradicted the email I received from latimer lee stating they were unable to get through to the land owners. In my response letter it clearly stated that they informed latimer lee there would be a £150 fee for the transfer of the deed across to myself, at this point latimer lee did not respond. Why would they just not respond? More so why would they tell me they were unable to get in contact with the land owners and that this was for me to do? Even if this fee was not covered, which I believe it should be why would they not do their job in asking me for the fee and completing the purchase? I could not advise stronger against using latimer lee for conveyancing based on the service I have received.

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“Bad beyond belief.”

★☆☆☆☆

written by onShoemaker342 on 27/09/2014

I find it difficult not to use foul language in expressing my opinion of this company. The simplest of conveyance jobs took 5 months. They are incompetent and their lack of communication is staggering. I find it hard to believe that any of them are qualified. A bunch of 15 year olds on work experience could do a better job. If you need a solicitor to buy /sell a house pick any other. They can not be worse.

User1359's Comment

Written on: 08/10/2014

Couldn't agree more! Absolutely useless company.

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Craigtp91's Comment

Written on: 21/10/2014

i wish i had read this before deciding upon latimer lee myself.

i am still chasing on finalization on my lease hold 7 months after completing the purchase of my house.

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“Non existent communications - inexplicable inaction”

★☆☆☆☆

written by DavidSavage on 31/08/2014

I have used Latimer Lee for conveyance in the past and recommended them to a friend making a first time purchase. How I regret making that recommendation. One of their selling points is that business is conducted by email and the case file is kept updated so that the client can check progress online. The agent never acknowledges or replies to emails and when telephoned (and away from her desk - most of the time!) always fails to return calls. The records are not kept updated, necessitating phone calls to establish progress. The agent promised to send out searches before she went on leave for a week but didn't do it - her assistant then did NOTHING for the week, claiming that only the primary agent could send out the searches. My friend finally asked me to contact LL on her behalf (and emailed authorisation and I was met with a complete stone wall from the assistant who knew nothing and could / would do nothing. A complete week was wasted and we may have lost the property because the vendor has become exasperated with the complete lack of communication. Finally, I emailed a formal complaint to the principal asking for an acknowledgement of receipt - she could not even show the courtesy of acknowledging my email, let alone actually initiating any action. I bitterly regret suggesting Latimer Lee and will never do so again.

Stumac40's Response to DavidSavage's Review

Written on: 13/09/2014

I have had a similar experience , i paid money up front up until i paid they were responsive after i paid it all went quiet funny that isn't it? Rubbish i would never teccomend them.

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“Horrendous service, complete lack of basic courtesy”

★☆☆☆☆

written by BATEMANNIC on 28/08/2014

DO NOT TOUCH THIS FIRM WITH A BARGE POLE!..... This firm were hired by my ex husband to handle a simple transfer of equity. No money changing hands I was just signing over our buy to let to him. We sorted everything with the mortgage company and used solicitors purely to try and expedite the matter as I was trying to buy a new property. It took them weeks to send the initial transfer deed and the process stalled completely when they needed to provide my solicitors with an undertaking. They do not answer calls or respond to messages from either their client, my solicitor or I. I am running the risk of being made homeless with two young children purely because of their lack of professionalism. My very tenuous relationship with my ex has been left in tatters and seeemingly as I am not their client there are absolutely no avenues of complaint or redress open to me..............THE MOST STRESSFUL AND FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!

Batemannic's Response to BATEMANNIC's Review

Written on: 02/09/2014

Having finally managed to get Latimer Lee to speak to my solicitor last week, and driven to their offices three times to deliver paperwork and hopefully stress to them how urgent this is, I have today found out that they have sent my tr1 to the branch and not the sealing dept. Even I, with no cpnveyancing knowledge at all knew after a 10 minute google search that this was incorrect.........my solicitors are throwing their hands in disbelief and i know face a day of driving around the country tomorrow to collect and deliver paperwork. It is like they have never done this before!!!!!!

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“Absolute Rubbish - not recommended.”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 27/08/2014

We are first time buyers who had LL recommended by our broker as he said he could liaise with them on our behalf, they were not the cheapest but we thought we would pay extra to get it done properly. We would not now recommend the broker because of the bad taste dealing with LL has left in our mouths. It took 4mths (July - Nov)to move. We started to believe it would not happen and as we had to move out of our rented property, thought we would have to put our belongings into storage. They do not get back to you after promising to, we had to complain to one of the senior partners, they had the wrong property details on contracts, but told us just to sign it anyway! we were issued a refund as unknown to us, our mortgage lender paid our stamp duty, but had no notification of this, just (happily) found money in our account, which we had to investigate ourselves. We have wanted to own our own property for years, but LL made the house buying experience extremely stressful. My father-in-law advised us to complain to the law society. We are just happy to be finally in our home.

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“easy and simple”

★★★★★

written by CarsonSmith on 22/08/2014

If you ever need a public accountant Latimer Lee LLP Solicitors is a great place to go. I needed a notary for various papers and so far this is the least expensive route I have found. No nonsense, good customer service, Overall great experience

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“helped me so much ”

★★★★★

written by on 21/08/2014

I was in deep tax trouble and I didn't know what I was going to do: wage garnishments and bank levies had drained my check for a year and I was deep in payday lending loans. A friend of mine suggested Latimer Lee LLP Solicitors and upon the first meeting, I felt a huge relief off my shoulders. After struggling for a year, I at long last felt like somebody could help me recover my finances back in shape. The advisor was astounding, any questions I had was addressed honestly and thoroughly and I never felt "judged." I recommend them to anyone that's in a financial hardship.

Clitheroekid's Comment

Written on: 28/04/2015

Terms like `wage garnishments and bank levies', which are clearly American, aroused my suspicion, so I Googled the text and guess what? Exactly the same endorsement appears on the website of Simon Resnik Hayes LLP, a firm of Attorneys in Los Angeles (it's the one from TR dated 4 June 2013)

Now I suppose it's just possible that the reviewer DID obtain wonderful advice in both LA and Bury, but I don't think I'm being unduly cynical to think it a bit unlikely!

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“excellent service ”

★★★★★

written by AriellaRussell on 21/08/2014

I worked with 2 advisers and they were both great. She answered all my queries patiently and made certain that I understood everything before I left her office. Her assistant was very helpful and nice. I would recommend her service, particularly when you don't know anything about trusts and wills.

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“feel so blessed”

★★★★★

written by lorahoffman on 20/08/2014

I feel so blessed I've come across this company. Trusting someone who give you value for your money, quality of service are often an issue, especially with immigration matters. But with them, I definitely found the right place, with the right people and the right attitude! Thank You so much Latimer Lee Conveyancing Solicitors and To Nazim, who has been very supportive throughout the process-- You're Awesome!

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“Couldn't be more happier with the results”

★★★★★

written by on 19/08/2014

He was very proficient in taking care of my personal injury case. He clarified everything to me thoroughly every step of the way, and got the result I wanted. He is an incredible advocate and I would certainly go back to him in a heartbeat if I have another personal injury matter.

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“Slow painful ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by 400Pugh on 14/08/2014

It took multiple phone calls and e-mails to get this lot moving - I had to continually chase and ended up advising them what we did and didn't need - a simple conveyance that should have taken 6 weeks tops took just over 3 months - useless and incompetent are harsh but fair words for this shower - but they are pretty cheap.

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“Complete and utter incompetence”

★☆☆☆☆

written by McGarryjw35 on 18/07/2014

Hired by my ex husband to handle a simple transfer of equity. No money exchanging hands. We had sorted everything with mortgage lender, the only reason for doing this through a solicitor was to try and make it expedient as I was trying to buy a new property. Three weeks after they were appointed and paid they had still failed to send the transfer deed to my solicitors. They would not answer the phone or respond to emails.sent by either my solicitors or my ex...their client. DO NOT TOUCH THIS FIRM.WITH A BARGE POLE YOU WOULD BE BETTER OF VISITING YOUR NEAREST UNIVERSITY....FINDING A FIRST YEAR LAW STUDENT AND ASKING THEM TO HANDLE IT!

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“Thank you for all your hard work!”

★★★★★

written by SeamusFlanagan242 on 19/06/2014

The staff members here are highly skilled at what they do. They are also dedicated to providing you with the best legal help. The claim that I had was incredibly grueling at first because I was working with a solicitor who didn't have my best interest in mind. After that occurrence, I wasn't too sure about hiring this group, but I decided to hire them because they seemed the most genuine. After firing that solicitor, and choosing to work with Latimer Lee my case turned around for the better. I felt more confident about my claim because they always kept me up to date and proved that they wanted the best possible outcome for me. I would like to thank these guys for all of their hard work. I wouldn't only recommend these solicitors to a friend, I'd recommend them to everyone!

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“highly recommend”

★★★★☆

written by Ellianaa1982 on 16/06/2014

The level of service I received was excellent for the sale of my house and purchase of another property from start to finish. I saved hundreds of pounds compared to a conventional solicitor. All my calls and e-mails were dealt with promptly and efficiently, I will certainly recommend Latimer Lee to my friends and family and would not hesitate to use them in future.

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“Liarz”

★☆☆☆☆

written by RussoItaliannm424 on 11/04/2014

I am certain that most of the positive reviews are fake. I am an ex employee of this firm and I can confirm that those who make the decisions are completely clueless. They have zero customer service skills and even worse management skills. The poor employees work incredibly hard and do their best under very stressful conditions. The managers have an environment where they try to make as money as possible at the customers expense. Avoid them and shop around...there are better firms out there!

Cunard's Comment

Written on: 24/04/2014

My sell deal was agreed back in January this year and this solicitors still do not have exchange date!!! I am really frustrated because I have to pay mortgage from my own packet (tenants moved out) so I am effectively losing money now.
It is very difficult to get hold of the solicitor, I need 4 phone call attempts to actually speak to her... She maybe replied to my 3-4 emails only, the rest is just ignored.
When I actually get to speak to her I hear thousands of excuses as to how busy she is.. I DO NOT CARE!!!!!! Just get on with the sale and I never want to speak to them again, WHAT A NIGHTMARE

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“Highly recommend!”

★★★★★

written by Mst77 on 22/03/2014

I had a fantastic expirince with Latimer Lee, we exchanged within five weeks, this was always going to be a tight deadline but it was met with no issues. Very informative, I was updated every few days as to the progress by email and phone. Hassle free service, very pleased! Staff always pleasant and professional.

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“Clueless..delayed completion”

★☆☆☆☆

written by imBlake194 on 13/03/2014

My completion was delayed and I ended paying double for removals. We had already exchanged a week earlier so the completion date was set. We were looking forward to moving into our first home together but the experience we had with LL was horrific. The process took long enough to reach exchange ( about 5 months) but the stress we had to go through on completion day was just awful. It turned out LL had forgot to send the request to our mortgage provider in time for them to release the advance. Obviously no mortgage...no funds to complete. LL blamed the lender for losing the original request but when we called the lender to complain they told us LL had admitted they hadnt sent the request in the first place!! The request was only sent to the lender the morning of completion and it usually takes 5 days for the funds to be released. Our completion eventually happened on the next working day (Monday) but we had a weekend of staying with friends and out of a suitcase. All because LL forgot to do tjeir job properly. Not only that but they lied to us as well abt whos fault it was. Shocking. They should be closed down.

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“Professional and efficient service”

★★★★☆

written by on 11/02/2014

We used this firm of solicitors for the first time with our recent conveyance (purchase only transaction). We have been impressed with the attention to detail, efficiency and cost and would certainly use them again.

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“conveyancing , sale of a property”

★★★★☆

written by on 09/12/2013

the staff were helpful and the client was informed either by phone call or email. The staff were pleasant and helpful.

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