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Frettens LLP

01202 280475
4.8/5
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We are a leading law firm based in the sunny south of England, with offices in both Christchurch and Ringwood. We are bright, modern and accessible, offering a full range of services for businesses and individuals across the country based on these key principles. The firm is CQS accredited, has been recommended by The Legal 500 legal directory, and is recognised as a 'very good' place to work by Best Companies. Read more...

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2 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH24 1DN

2 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH24 1DN

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Available lawyers at Frettens LLP

Heather Varley

4.8 out of 5
(104)
Wills & Tax Associate

Julie Frampton

4.9 out of 5
(91)
Wills & Tax Executive

Chris Dobbs

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Clare Hallett

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Rhiannon Stevinson

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James Hammersley

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Laura Mabin

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Shelley Dancer

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Cheryl Phimster

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Conveyancing Executive

Simone Bayly

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Tahnee Turtle

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Jade Baker

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Natalie Neil

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Kym Gaisford

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Karen Edwards

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Oonagh McKinney

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Andrew Stynes

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Francesca Dixon

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How Frettens LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%
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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 0%
Overpriced 5%
About Right 93%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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"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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outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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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 Frettens LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

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Nationally

Consumer
1st / 35
52nd / 4551
Company & Commercial
1st / 33
8th / 4336
Housing & Property
1st / 5
218th / 4227
Family Law
1st / 35
10th / 3835
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 6
174th / 3487
Commercial Property
1st / 32
27th / 3294
Employment
1st / 28
4th / 3083
Money & Tax
1st / 8
9th / 1837
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 16
12th / 1050
Dispute Resolution
1st / 12
4th / 1035

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    1522

  • Very Good

    168

  • Average

    11

  • Poor

    13

  • Awful

    22

Overall experience

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  • Communication
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David Robert
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

David Robert

April 17, 2025

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Outstanding and meticulous service

We recently worked with Frettens in a complex conveyancing case involving foreign-based buyers and two different specialist loan mechanisms. The level of service provided by Ms Petersen was superb; timely, extremely careful, and sensitive guidance through the myriad of issues we confronted. We cannot commend her work more highly

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Matthew
Company & Commercial

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Corporate Law

Matthew

April 16, 2025

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Commercial selling

Karen has been amazing would highly recommend,her in selling or purchasing a business

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Roz Annetts
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Roz Annetts

April 16, 2025

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Selling my property

I would highly recommend Frettons for buying & selling properties.
Simone Bayly was fantastic & I couldn’t ask for someone better.

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Mike
Employment

Matter Type:

Settlement Agreements

Mike

April 11, 2025

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Professional and responsive

Chris dealt with my employment matter swiftly and professionally. His advice was helpful in determining the right course of action and resolution.

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Henry
Family Law

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Henry

April 08, 2025

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Rosemary Sharp & the family law department at Frettens

I cannot recommend Rosemary and her team highly enough. In what is always an emotionally charged environment, when it comes to families and children, they helped me navigate and win the case and did so professionally, but equally with a personal and emotionally intelligent way. They were always available, responded quickly and even when aspects of my cases changed at the 11th hour before the hearing, worked very hard to get the best outcome for my children. Thank you.

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Jamie
Company & Commercial

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Corporate Law

Jamie

April 07, 2025

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Share purchase and new business start up

Karen Edwards was great from the first chat we had, during the 4 month process Karen always kept me full updated and explained matters in non-solicitor speak to help me make informed and correct decisions. Karen also reined me in when I would get a little hot under the collar, and made me feel like she always had my best interests in mind. Which of course Karen did.

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Sarah Louise
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Sarah Louise

April 02, 2025

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Property Purchase

The Frettens Team provided an absolute first class service for my recent property purchase. Clear communication, never needing to chase them on what is happening. They worked hard to ensure they got the purchase done in an efficient manner as quickly as possible.
I can't recommend them highly enough

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Mary Elizabeth
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Mary Elizabeth

April 01, 2025

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Excellent service, thank you

Excellent experience, clear explanations, professional service. I would recommend and use again. Thank you.

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Chloë
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Chloë

April 01, 2025

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Excellent all round

Could not be more pleased with the service we received from Cheryl for our house move, she kept us updated every step of the way and honestly made it feel like a breeze! I would also like to thank Natalie for being responsive when covering annual leave. It was outstanding service and we would definitely recommend Cheryl/Frettens.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

March 31, 2025

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Professional

Sensible advice, clear and practical

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James

March 26, 2025

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James

Shelley from Frettens was professional and easy to work with throughout the process. However, it’s important to be aware that if your sale or purchase falls through—even at the last minute—they will still charge 75% of their fee.

I was disappointed when our initial sale collapsed just before the exchange of contracts, but it was even more of a shock to find we were still liable for a substantial fee, plus full fee was charged for the second sale. Just a word of warning: make sure you read the small print in their terms and conditions carefully.

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Tania

Tania

March 26, 2025

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Tania

Be cautious when using this conveyancing law firm and ensure you read the terms and conditions thoroughly. If a sale or purchase falls through at the last minute, they will charge 75% of their fee for any abortive transaction and 100% on any subsequent sale or purchase.

In contrast, my experience with Dixon Stewart has been far more reasonable. I’ve used them for previous sales and purchases, and in situations where transactions have fallen through, they have not imposed unexpected or excessive charges.

Based on my experience, I would recommend Dixon Stewart for a more transparent and fair conveyancing service.

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Shaun
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Shaun

February 28, 2025

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Shaun

I recently sold and purchased a property and instructed Frettens as my conveyencers.
My experience was seamless, fast and friendly from start to finish.

Natalie, Jade and the team were super helpful and put up with my often silly questions and were always happy to explain things to us.

I would highly reccomend Frettens Christchurch, after using a condesending/rude solicitor in the past Frettens was a breath of fresh air.

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Jackie
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Jackie

February 20, 2025

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Jackie

A great job done. It wasn't easy but my solicitor, Laura Mabin and her colleagues were kind, courteous and always willing to help. Laura did a great job and I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you Laura

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Mandy
Company & Commercial

Matter Type:

Sales and Purchases

Mandy

January 21, 2025

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Mandy

Excellent service and very thorough taking a lot of stress out of the sale of my company

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Our bright team are not only experts in their field, but excellent communicators with a positive, can-do approach to helping clients. The team use plain English and don’t hide behind unnecessarily complex ‘legalese’. As a client, you will always have your lawyer's name, email, and direct contact number for ease of access. Your first meeting with us is always free. People shouldn’t be put off seeking legal advice for fear of being charged to be told they don’t have a case.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Employment Law
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Professional Discipline
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • 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
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Wills
    • 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
    • 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
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • GDPR
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
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