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Blanchards Bailey LLP

01305 251222
4.7/5
549 Client Reviews Leave a review

Approachable. Professional. Innovative. We’re focused on delivering a standout service to each and every client. Your experience matters. Our team of specialist legal experts provides proactive advice and guidance to private clients, the agricultural sector and ambitious business leaders across the county. We truly value our clients, many of whom we have supported for generations. At Blanchards Bailey, we value independent thinking – and true teamwork. Our supportive, responsive team unlocks endless possibilities, allowing us to deliver outstanding results across a wide range of legal specialisms. Whatever you need, in law and in life – we’re here for you. Read more...

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Blanchards Bailey LLP
have 4 other locations

Office E4
Weymouth
DT4 9DN

Bunbury House
Blandford Forum
DT11 9LQ

Bunbury House
Blandford Forum
DT11 9LQ

34 High Street
Shaftesbury
SP7 8JG

Office E4
Weymouth
DT4 9DN

Bunbury House
Blandford Forum
DT11 9LQ

Bunbury House
Blandford Forum
DT11 9LQ

34 High Street
Shaftesbury
SP7 8JG

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Available lawyers at Blanchards Bailey LLP

Emma Needham

4.7 out of 5
(27)
Senior Associate

Harriet Mentern

4.8 out of 5
(22)
Conveyancing Executive

Caroline Walton

4.9 out of 5
(18)
Partner

Claudia Roper

4.7 out of 5
(15)
Conveyancing Executive

Lauren May

4.8 out of 5
(12)
Associate Chartered Legal Executive

Luke Roper

5.0 out of 5
(9)
Conveyancing Executive

Meggie Crane

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Associate

Carla Phillips

4.8 out of 5
(7)
Associate

Ben Jones

4.8 out of 5
(6)
Partner

Helen Parsons

4.8 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Catherine Roberts

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Partner

Deborah Fenton

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Senior Associate

Dominic Trowbridge

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Trainee Solicitor

Emily Wolstenholme-Rimmer

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Hayley Stack

0.0 out of 5
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How Blanchards Bailey LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 91%
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  • 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 0%
Overpriced 5%
About Right 94%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 95%
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You can use this data to see how Blanchards Bailey LLP 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 95%
No 5%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 95%
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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 95%
No 5%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Blanchards Bailey LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 2
138th / 4645
Company & Commercial
1st / 2
100th / 4410
Housing & Property
1st / 13
330th / 4271
Family Law
1st / 13
55th / 3861
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 12
135th / 3528
Commercial Property
1st / 15
119th / 3339
Employment
1st / 2
175th / 3126
Regulations
1st / 10
67th / 2599
Money & Tax
1st / 13
97th / 1853
Professional Negligence
1st / 8
76th / 1210
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 6
50th / 1062
Dispute Resolution
1st / 8
110th / 1036
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 7
59th / 819
Agriculture
1st / 8
88th / 598
Energy & Transport
1st / 2
21st / 525
Education
1st / 3
25th / 263

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    463

  • Very Good

    52

  • Average

    5

  • Poor

    11

  • Awful

    18

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Nicola
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Probate

Nicola

October 30, 2024

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Great support

Meggie Crane and Annie Nobes supported me through what has been a very difficult time. I am very grateful to them both.

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Robert
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Robert

October 16, 2024

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Brilliant

First class service from start to finish, Harriet and Jemma were fantastic and very prompt with the process of buying and selling houses. Lovely people and a pleasure to deal with.

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Jane
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Jane

September 06, 2024

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Pleasant and helpful

Lauren May was able to see me in Weymouth at a convenient location and took great trouble with my Will and Power of Attorney. I found her very approachable and helpful. I would certainly recommend Blanchards Bailey.

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Corrina
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Corrina

August 15, 2024

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My mum’s estate

Hi, I can not describe how bereaved and confused I was when I first met Harriet..
After my first meeting I felt reassured that I could count on Blanchard and Bailey to at least take the stress of selling my late mothers bungalow to them..

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Robert
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Robert

July 24, 2024

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Conveyancing

We used Blanchards Bailey to buy a new property and sell our house. They were helpful throughout the process and kept us informed all the way through. Very approachable, were happy to explain things and responded quickly and efficiently to our queries. Very happy with the service we received and would happily recommend to others.

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Alex
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Alex

July 19, 2024

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First House Dream

Harriet made the purchase of my first house the easiest and simplest experience it could have been. She is personable, knowledgeable, and responding so quickly to any query. Couldn’t recommend more!

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Alex
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Alex

July 16, 2024

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Outstanding

I cannot recommend Claudia enough - she steered us through a purchase and an extraordinarily challenging sale expertly and was easily the best solicitor in the chain by quite some distance. She is extremely knowledgeable and has been personable, communicative, open and honest, and good humoured throughout. Her secretary Jemma was also brilliant and we wouldn't hesitate to use Blanchards again.

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Trevor
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Trevor

May 15, 2024

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Sale and Purchase

Harriet was approachable, knowledgable and a great asset to Blanchards Bailey. She handle both the sale and purchase professionally and handled our frustrations with understanding and empathy. A great member of your team.

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Karen
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Karen

March 28, 2024

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Exceptional service!

I found them to be extremely helpful and approachable. Impressed with how all paperwork and dealings were clear and straightforward. All communications were flowing and any required responses swiftly dealt with.

I would absolutely use again and highly recommend.

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Wendy
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Wendy

March 11, 2024

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Conveyance on Sale and Purchase

Harriet Mentern was at all times approachable, professional, polite and friendly and ensured our understanding throughout the process which at the best of times, was most frustrating due to circumstances beyond her control. Harriet maintained composure and patience, always kept us informed and reassured in a timely manner, and listened to our concerns, which was so helpful during a stressful time.

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Martin
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Martin

December 21, 2023

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Martin

Highly recommended - Claudia and team acted for us on the sale of my mother's flat and were excellent throughout the process - good clear practical advice, excellent communication, always available if I had questions, swift responses when I did, and the efficiency and drive to get what was at certain times a tricky process completed. In particular, Claudia was fantastic with my Mum which was very much appreciated. I've done a few property transactions over the years and never rated a solicitor higher than this team - would recommend to anyone.

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Michael

Michael

September 30, 2023

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Michael

Professional services provided by friendly and approachable people. Confidence in giving the advice and service you need from an established company.

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Mike

Mike

September 29, 2023

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Mike

Very professional service with the human touch added. Following my misunderstanding Meggie Crane went above and beyond anything we could have expected to help us resolve the situation with no benefit to herself. Fantastic friendly service that I would happily recommend to anyone.

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Grace
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Grace

March 26, 2023

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Grace

Blanchards Bailey helped us to purchase our first property and we could not fault their service!
Harriet was honestly amazing and we couldn't have asked for someone more hard working or swift to take our case on.
Her communication was great from the start and if we needed advice or had any questions, she had answers for us straight away.
From our offer being accepted at the start of Jan, to getting the keys on the 16th of March, Harriet made the whole process so smooth.
We hugely appreciate your hard work and would absolutely recommend Blanchards Bailey.

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Cory
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Cory

March 08, 2023

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Cory

We had a fantastic experience with Blanchards Bailey. Wonderful, knowledgeable people. Harriet made our first house purchase feel smooth and unintimidating!

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
  • Education
    • Education
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • 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
    • 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
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • 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
    • Planning
    • 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
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • 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
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • 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
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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