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How John M Lewis & Co Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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 John M Lewis & Co on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using John M Lewis & Co. 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 3%
Overpriced 1%
About Right 95%

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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 John M Lewis & Co 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 John M Lewis & Co 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 - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used John M Lewis & Co 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 John M Lewis & Co 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 99%
No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that John M Lewis & Co 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

    282
  • Very Good

    26
  • Average

    2
  • Poor

    4
  • Awful

    3

Overall experience

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

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Darren William

April 17, 2025

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Conveyance work

Proactive and trustworthy service. On hand to help out if creativity is required when problem solving

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James

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James

April 16, 2025

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Protracted purchase

Due to probate issues up the chain, what should have been a simple and quick transaction ended up taking 9 months. Kunal and his support staff were friendly, positive and professional from start to finish. My overall impression is of a well organised, responsive and client-focussed team. I would highly recommend and certainly would use again!

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Anonymous

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

April 11, 2025

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House moving

We were pleased with the service we recieved from J M Lewis &Co The team were always friendly and polite even when in the last few weeks I called them often as we had problems with our buyers and their solicitor not communicating which made it difficult for ours but they remained professional through out ,and reassuring and helpful and we did move in the end

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Segun Joesph

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Residential Conveyancing

Segun Joesph

April 09, 2025

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Professional Expertise

Miriam was very friendly and a pleasure to work with. She made sure to carry us along every step of the journey. She was very professional and kept an open line of communication. I would very much recommend her.

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Meeshia, Jade

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Residential Conveyancing

Meeshia, Jade

April 09, 2025

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Mortgage

Kunal was so helpful and efficient, was friendly and informative.

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Raymond

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Residential Conveyancing

Raymond

April 06, 2025

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Sale of house

Liz Knott and her team were excellent throughout the process and communication on all matters was clear and of the highest standard.

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J Jarvis

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Residential Conveyancing

J Jarvis

April 03, 2025

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Easy house move

loved I could call and speak to them directly and not a helpdesk
Very knowledgeable
Easy to get on with
Fast to reply
Even did extra checks on previous planning permissions and explained everything pointing out what I needed to know.

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Lisa Marie

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Residential Conveyancing

Lisa Marie

April 03, 2025

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Sale of our house

They were amazing from start to finish. They guided us along the way and made our sale run very smoothly.

Nothing was too much trouble and was able to guide us through.

I would highly recommend these to anyone x

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Lucy

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Residential Conveyancing

Lucy

April 03, 2025

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House purchase

We received excellent service during every step of our house purchase.

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Vanessa

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Residential Conveyancing

Vanessa

April 01, 2025

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Sale of our house

We had excellent comms throughout the process of selling our home. In particular we were very pleased to have one person we could talk to during the sale.

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Reviews collected from

Serene

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Serene

April 10, 2025

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Serene

We used John M Lewis & Co Solicitors and found them to be very efficient and thorough in explaining the entire process. Although our original caseworker unfortunately left midway, Sanni stepped in seamlessly and ensured everything stayed on schedule — even managing to complete everything before the stamp duty deadline.

Despite being under extra pressure with a heavier workload, Sanni always responded promptly to my calls and emails. We explained that we were pushed for time, and he did his absolute best to accommodate us within our required timeframe. He was helpful, friendly, and clearly very knowledgeable.

I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending John M Lewis & Co Solicitors to all my friends and family. We’ll definitely be using them again for all our future conveyancing needs.

Thank you for maintaining the highest professional standards — exactly what you need when navigating such a stressful process.

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Sian

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Residential Conveyancing

Sian

March 24, 2025

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Sian

All I can say is WOW, thank you so much Jacqueline.

Me and my partner are first time buyers, but have never had to worry about the stress of buying a house, wondering what the next steps are or how the process will work. Jacqueline has been amazing at keeping us updated, informing us about the next steps throughout and what we need to do.

You hear of people having to constantly chase their solicitors, but this wasn’t the case at all. And we have just completed in 3 months!!

Thank you so much Jacqueline, we will be back in the future and recommending you!

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Laura

Laura

February 11, 2025

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Laura

Great company to deal with, Jacqueline Byrd was fantastic when we were buying and selling selling. She was super helpful and really communicative. She did everything she could to keep things moving along quickly and smoothly. Highly recommend.

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Andy

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Residential Conveyancing

Andy

November 06, 2024

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Andy

Always good.

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Harminder

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Residential Conveyancing

Harminder

September 09, 2024

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Harminder

I never leave a good review! But this solicitors deserve one. I have used them several times for services such as house purchases and will writing and I will never use anyone else. Friends, affordable, on the ball and fast. Jacqueline did my last house purchase and she was so fast and friendly, chasing me!

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About this branch

Description

We are one of the East Midlands leading conveyancing firms, providing specialist advice to businesses, landlords, property developers and the general public throughout Derbyshire and its surrounding areas. Established in 1989 and still to this day the only specialist property lawyers in Derby, we have worked hard to establish our reputation as one of the leading residential property law experts in Derbyshire. We are able to offer a wide range of professional services including property law, conveyancing, probate and will writing.

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Solicitors Regulation Authority

Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Housing & Property
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Residential Conveyancing
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