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How Clark Willis Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 99%
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 Clark Willis Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Clark Willis Solicitors. 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 13%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 86%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 100%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Clark Willis Solicitors 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 Clark Willis Solicitors 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 100%
No 0%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 100%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Clark Willis Solicitors 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 Clark Willis Solicitors 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 100%
No 0%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Clark Willis Solicitors 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

5.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    301
  • Very Good

    5
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

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

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Clark Willis Solicitors.

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Tania Oates

March 27, 2025

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Conveyancing Solicitor

Sophie was our Solicitor that we chose to help both sell our property and purchase our new home.

Sophie was exceptional right from our first telephone conversation. She was friendly and approachable and no questions that we asked (and we asked a many!) were any trouble for her to answer. Telephone calls and Emails were answered promptly.

Sophie took the time to explain each step which was a long process for us which gave us peace of mind. Her advice was always honest and clear.

Sophie was the consumate professional and we intend to remain with Clark Willis for all of our future legal requirements due to the diligence and hard work that Soohie completed for us.

Highly recommend to anyone seeking conveyancing needs and Sophie is top of her game!

Thankyou Sophie

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Andrew & Paula Reid

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Andrew & Paula Reid

March 23, 2025

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Conveyancing

Thorough, comprehensive, informative, friendly with an easy to understand approachable manner

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Mark Fortey

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Residential Conveyancing

Mark Fortey

March 10, 2025

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Property purchase

Clark Willis/Sophie Medd - very efficient and very professional service throughout the purchase of a property.

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Sophie M

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Matter Type:

Family law

Sophie M

February 21, 2025

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Top tier

Very fast response! Good advice and overall amazing service from Emily! Would highly recommend x

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Ingrid Greenhow

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Ingrid Greenhow

February 17, 2025

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Excellent service

Alistair has been extremely helpful in dealing with the sale of our property. Emails were always answered promptly and Alister would always ring to sort out any issues. He is friendly and approachable and I felt he really cared about the outcome!

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Edward

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Residential Conveyancing

Edward

February 16, 2025

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Sophie was great and very effective

Sophie was my conveyancer in the sale and purchase of a house. Sophie communicated in a clear way and was also timely in responses. I would also get emails from Sophie with updates on what stage she was which meant I never had to chase her for anything and was generally up to speed. Sophie handled things smoothly, the only problems were from my buyer who used an online solicitor and they were very infective and needed to be nudged along. The buyer solicitor told us the day before an agreed completion date that they could not meet this date which was a nightmare for me as I had to rearrange movers and get further time off work last minute. Sophie communicated quickly and clearly during the time. We agreed a further completion date a week later, however, the buyers solicitor was still very ineffective and still needed to be nudged along by Sophie and also the estate agents otherwise we would not have met the next agreed completion date. Sophie handled all the problems from the buyers solicitor very well and managed the whole process smoothly. I would highly recommend Sophie and have already told friends and family to use Sophie for their house transactions. If I need to buy or sell a house again then I am calling Sophie to be my representative.

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Alice

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Matter Type:

Family law

Alice

February 13, 2025

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Emily miller

Emily is the kindest most helpful person I've ever met, not only did she win my case, the support and compassion she has is amazing she goes above and beyond!!! could not have done this without you! I highly recommend Emily as she not only deals with everything in a professional manner but she also connects with you on a personal level making the process easier to handle, I don't have enough words to cover how amazing she is and how well she does her job .thank you so much ❤️!!!

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Carly Graham

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Matter Type:

Family law

Carly Graham

February 11, 2025

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Family law

Absolutely amazing service from Emily nothing was ever too much, always there for advice and support would 100% recommend.

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Honeycroft Properties Ltd

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Matter Type:

Investment and buy to let properties

Honeycroft Properties Ltd

February 08, 2025

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Dependable and great Comms

Time and time again Jo and her team have made purchases, remo's, sales an absolute dream. Proactive and like clock work.

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Graeme Tutin

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Graeme Tutin

February 07, 2025

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First Class Conveyencing

Great service from Jo and the team at Clark Willis. Dealt with the sale of our property in a very efficient manner, even after the first buyer withdrew. Highly recommended.

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Reviews collected from

Richard

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Residential Conveyancing

Richard

March 07, 2025

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Richard

I would highly recommend Faye Edemenson at Clark Willis. She has now helped my family buy two houses and sell another. All three transactions were handled expertly by Faye, a solicitor at the Northallerton office. She has been unceasingly proactive, responsive and exceptionally thorough across each transaction, resulting in smooth experience without requiring any chivvying or reminder phone calls (this is very rare in my 30+ years experience of dealing with solicitors!).

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John

Matter Type:

Trusts

John

March 06, 2025

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John

My wife and I recently created Wills and Family Trusts following expert and friendly advice from Miss Saffari. The whole experience was excellent and a repeat of our previous dealings on the sale of my late parents house. I would highly recommend Clark Willis

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Tom

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Residential Conveyancing

Tom

November 26, 2024

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Tom

Alister was our conveyancing solicitor when we moved house. He was extremely professional throughout the whole process, going out of his way to make sure we understood everything. He went above and beyond to overcome some challenging circumstances to ensure we completed on our desired date and I would recommend him to anyone.

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Jason

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Jason

October 23, 2024

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Jason

I have used CW solicitors but specifically Alister and Rachel for my last 3 mortgages/Remortgages.
The reason i keep returning is because both my wife and I are extremely well looked after by Alister and Rachel. They are extremely thorough in every aspect of their work. No stone left unturned, to make sure we as clients, have been fully informed with all the facts and completely put at ease during the process. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending CW solicitors to anyone. A real first class solicitors doing a stellar job and looking after their clients to the best of their ability.

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Nikolas

Matter Type:

Children

Nikolas

October 16, 2024

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Nikolas

I cannot thank and recommend Nicola Merson Family Solicitor enough! She has been fantastic at dealing with a child arrangements order and specific issues order for me with a successful outcome at the courts. I will be forever grateful for your kindness, professionalism, communication and all round support. I couldn’t have done it all without her! She really understood and listened and her knowledge was outstanding. She was the calm to the storm I was facing and put me at ease and she is an asset to the Clark Willis Team.

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About this branch

Description

For over 50 years Clark Willis have provided quality, straight forward legal advice to their clients in County Durham, North Yorkshire and the Tees Valley. At its offices in Darlington and Northallerton, clients can be assured of being looked after by specialist solicitors, providing the highest level of advice and quality at all times. Clark Willis offer clients both modern and traditional ways to access advice and assistance, whilst always ensuring a personal service throughout. Clark Willis are a firm of highly respected solicitors, committed to making legal services simple to understand, with clear advice and transparent costs, making them the smart choice. For clients who value the experience.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • 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
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Elderly care home fees
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Legal aid
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • 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
    • Extending your Lease
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Second charges
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
  • Money & Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Trusts
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • 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
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
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