Barr Ellison Solicitors cambridge

I had an excellent experience with Barr Ellison. They were transparent with me on costs from day 1 and everything was very smooth, even when I was slow getting back to them, they weren't bad for chasing me up, they let me just get on with things at my own pace, which I greatly appreciated. They were also very understanding when I eventually chose not to use more of their services because circumstances changed. I would recommend them if you need someone to help you in these matters.

Marie Smith is hands down one of the best people I have ever come across in business. She gets things done! We had a tricky house sale and she made the whole thing feel better. She was very calm and knowledgeable and knew what to do with every hurdle that came up. Barr Ellison you have a diamond in your company and her name is Marie Smith. I will recommend you to everyone I know. Thank you so much for all your help.

Emily Brisley dealt with our house sale and purchase and our experience couldn't have been better. Her perseverance and pragmatic approach in dealing with some difficult parties was the catalyst in getting the transaction over the line. Well done Emily!

I wouldn't go anywhere else with my conveyancing business. I have a keen interest in property and I know I can trust Helen Murphy to get the job done expediently and thoroughly. The estate agents I work with also appreciate the professional way she handles the process.

Very friendly service

As a lawyer if I need professional advice in a personal capacity I always use Barr Ellison to support me. Their service is exemplary. I have recently used Sarah Payne a litigation solicitor. Her advice is always legally sound, robust and pragmatic I always feel that Sarah is on my side but with an eye to delivering the best solution for all parties. I have also recently instructed Kelly Peck a partner in the property division. Her advice, too, is clear, pragmatic and commercially oriented. With her advice I got the outcome I was hoping for. I cannot recommend Barr Ellison more highly (and often do to friends and colleagues).

Mark Copley handled my case and besides succeeding in obtaining a great settlement for me following my car accident, he has also gone above and beyond to obtain some legal work experience for me - as I am currently studying law. Mark had no responsibility to do this for me, however, he had chose to go above and beyond to make a difference and improve my life in any way he could. I definitely recommend Barr Ellison Solicitors and Mark especially. This Law Firm not only handle their cases very well, but additionally, as I have experienced, they genuinely care for their customers.

Seema Solanki has handled my will for me. It has been a pleasure dealing with her. She was professional but friendly and approachable throughout. One very happy client!

Reading others’ reviews here, it seems we drew the short straw on solicitor and service. It took five weeks from our mother’s death to get initial meeting to discuss estate arrangements. Covid aside we found the service to be slow, very little done until chased up by phone and email, and felt treated as a nuisance when we did enquire. Eyebrows were raised by Estate Agent, Insurers and Tax accountants over length of time taken to get house to market, unsolicited choices made over insurance and the validity, time, cost and effort put in to work out the 6 week tax return of the last few weeks of a dying woman. At one point the empty house (under Barr Ellison’s temporary ownership) would have been left uninsured had the insurance company not stepped in and contacted me. It did not appear all choices were made in the best interest of the Estate. After apparent delays due to HMRC, Brexit, holidays, sickness and covering the holidays of colleagues, a relatively simple estate took 3 years to settle. This process was started in July 2018. Even with covid this was an unacceptable length of time. To quote from a review further down – “W[h]ether this was all due to one person who is overloaded (and cannot at least communicate) or if it is a cultural problem at this firm I do not know.” The complaints service was fast, friendly and efficient. Although we did not take it to the ombudsman, we were offered what I considered a derisory sum off a £20k bill; I can only assume B-E agreed as they then doubled the amount when I approached them about this. Cut and paste errors, typos and misspelled names also made the process seem slapdash and impersonal. 2 stars – one for efficient complaints procedure and one for easy parking.

Very pleased with the excellent service offered by Barr Ellison Solicitors. Our solicitor responded promptly to our queries and brought a swift resolution to our difficulty.