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How Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited. 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 1%
Overpriced 2%
About Right 96%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited 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 Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited 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 97%
No 3%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited 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 Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited 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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors Limited 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

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    356
  • Very Good

    18
  • Average

    3
  • Poor

    1
  • Awful

    7

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Melanie

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Melanie

December 20, 2024

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House purchase

Great service and advice received from Aimee who has been a great source of advice and support during this process. Very quick and efficient transaction (6 weeks from offer being accepted to receiving the keys). Would thoroughly recommend FAB to others requiring conveyancing work.

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Catherine Young

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Catherine Young

December 12, 2024

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Help with house sale

I can’t praise this form enough, especially Diane who was wonderful throughout - professional, fast, knowledgeable and supportive! Couldn’t have asked for any better service it really did make a stressful process as easy as possible, thank you!

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Annabelle Henry

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Annabelle Henry

December 12, 2024

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Very efficient

Diane was amazing, very efficient and quick with all replies

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Shanneal

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Residential Conveyancing

Shanneal

December 05, 2024

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Purchase of new build with part exchange

Throughout the process June and Evie have been fantastic despite the difficulties caused with the builders. They were always very quick to respond and kept me up to date with all progress. Thank you very much!

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Swaroopa

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Residential Conveyancing

Swaroopa

December 04, 2024

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House buying process with Diane Mckenner Middlesbrough.

Diane Mckenner was excellent throughout the buying process, She was always available when we needed and done everything within the time.
Very professional, Clean work.

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

December 02, 2024

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Excellent Solicitors

As a first time buyer, I couldn't ask for a better experience using freers Askew Bunting Solicitors, they were professional, stress free, affordable and was able to exchange within 3 months of me finding/ viewing my property. I highly recommend!

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Mike S

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Mike S

November 22, 2024

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Sale of Mums home on Thornaby

Based upon my interaction with Diane over an extremely long sales period,I found her be very proactive and professional in all correspondence. I would give her a 5/5. My only frustration is targeted at the length of time it takes to go through the conveyancing, land searches and contract duration which is no criticism towards Diane and team but to the house sales system in the UK. Hence a 4/5.
Would definitely use FAB again.

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Jonny Hatch

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Residential Conveyancing

Jonny Hatch

November 18, 2024

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Conveyance

I don’t often write reviews but I must take the time to share my experience under my recent sale and purchase under Lynne Robinson (Senior conveyancing exec) and her (trainee solicitor) Isobel Wright.

From the moment I explained my needs these two handled my sale and purchase in perfect unison, I was kept informed of all updates and I did not have to chase for information at any stage. They handled my conveyancing matters swiftly and efficiently with a professional attitude and I appreciate and applaud the competence and thoroughness of this department.

To round up, a fantastic team and great service that I would definitely use again.

Thanks again Lynne and Isobel !

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Fr Richard Masshedar

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Residential Conveyancing

Fr Richard Masshedar

November 16, 2024

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Excellent, efficient and friendly service

Freers Askew Bunting acted on our behalf regarding our very recent house purchase.
They made what seemed like a very daunting prospect to us a friendly and efficient one.
Everything was spelled out in easy to understand steps and their communications were always very swift and courteous.
We were kept fully up to date with developments.
The staff who helped us included Lynne Robinson, Laura Moore and Isobel Wright.
I would wholeheartedly recommend their services based on our experience!

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Anonymous

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November 14, 2024

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Review

I revived concise and quick responses throughout my case with any extra information needed given to me.

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Jack

December 09, 2024

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Jack

Diane Spurs of Freers Askew and Bunting Solicitors in Hartlepool made my first time house purchase so much easier than first anticipated. Diane communicated excellently with me throughout the process, and made me feel at ease, explaining things and being thorough within the process. Thanks again Diane, and I'd highly recommend Freers Askew and Bunting Solicitors.

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Rebecca

Rebecca

February 16, 2024

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Rebecca

Couldn’t recommend June Shires & Aimee Mcallister at Freers Askew Bunting more. They have been nothing short of Amazing from start to finish dealing with a particularly difficult solicitor / firm in what should have been a relatively simple chain. But we got there in the end, all thanks to the work of June & Aimee. Great communication all the way. This is the second time I’ve used FAB for a sale & purchase and I’d have no hesitation using them again. Thank you!

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Linda

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Purchase and Sale

Linda

December 21, 2023

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Linda

Fantastic service by Clare Nichol on the sale of my property. Extremely efficient and made the whole process very easy

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Dawn

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December 12, 2023

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Dawn

Excellent service, friendly and professional staff.

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Jue

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Purchase and Sale

Jue

November 26, 2023

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Jue

Superb service from start to finish with the sale of my property. Clare Nichol and her team could not have done anymore. They were so professional throughout which ensured a speedy completion

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Description

Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors have over 70 years experience with long established foundations in the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire we have a sensible and common sense approach to legal services. At Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors we pride ourselves in blending traditional values with modern efficiency and sound legal advice to provide high quality legal services. Our lawyers are highly experienced in providing straight forward practical legal advice tailored to suit the needs of our clients whether you are an individual or a business. Explore our website for more detail on our practice areas. If you cannot find what you are looking for contact us to see how we can help you.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • 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
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Second charges
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Development plot sales
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • 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
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