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Value for money

This firm - 84%
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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 Dibbens on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Dibbens. 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 0%
Overpriced 15%
About Right 84%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 88%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Dibbens 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 Dibbens 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 88%
No 12%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 88%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Dibbens 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 Dibbens 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 88%
No 12%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Dibbens 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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4.5/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    14
  • Very Good

    1
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    1
  • Awful

    1

Overall experience

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David

David

March 27, 2025

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Probate for my mum

My father died about 25 years ago and mum asked Dibbens to help with settling his will and also re-drafting hers. When she passed away in December, and as an executor of her will, I also chose to use Dibbens to help with obtaining probate and managing her will. I could not have been happier with the service and will definitely use them again.

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Joan

Joan

March 19, 2025

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New Wiil

As always my experience with the staff at Dibbens was friendly and efficient.

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Anonymous

Matter Type:

Wills

Anonymous

March 03, 2025

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Making a new wills

We have reviewed and updated our wills on five occasions over the years, all with different solicitors, and none of the others have been as straightforward or as easy to deal with. No fuss, no complications, just good advice in plain language and fast efficient execution - all at a very sensible price. I would recommend Victoria King to anyone needing to make or review their will.

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Sallie

Sallie

January 23, 2025

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Lasting Power of Attorney

We contacted Dibbens Solicitors to advise and arrange a Lasting Power of Attorney for us. The Solicitor explained the procedure and costs involved very clearly and this helped to make the legal implications easy to understand.
We would have no hesitation in recommending Dibbens Solicitors.
David Ost



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Brian

Brian

January 15, 2025

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Satisfied client

Dibbens are my local law firm. Over the past twenty or so years they have handled most of my property transactions. I have experience of other firms in the area and so can compare service levels, competence and value. I am always to speak to the conveyancer, I am a demanding client insisting on short timescales. I can recognise unnecessary 'billable hours padding' and will not tolerate it.
So I award five stars.

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Porto

Porto

January 08, 2025

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Unprofessional

Very disappointed with the poor service received.
We were told after 6 month, after sending all documents requested, that they aren’t able to complete the purchase of the property.
We requested to know the reason for withdrawal, but never received an answer, just a big invoice!
We changed solicitor and completed the purchase of the property within two month.
I would not recommend them to anyone, avoid!!

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December 26, 2024

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Assumed the solicitor was experienced in the area of my litigaton.

I employed a (so-called!) builder to build a Dormer on my bunglaow. Unfortunately, his work seriously failed Building Regs standards. We were then advised that the Dormer would require a huge amount of additional structural work costing £1000s. However, the builder refused to claim responsibility. We therefore felt the need to seek legal advice. We approached Dibbens on their advice that we could claim compensation from the Builder's Insurance Co. With that in mind we trusted her that the builder's Insurance Company would cover our legal costs and also pay for all, or most of the addtional work. HOWEVER, the Insurance Co. REFUSED to pay absolutley anything in compensation because they claimed that the builder's work was due to his incompetence and a clause in the Builder's policy stipulated that they would not pay out for work caused by incompetence. My greivance and complaint therefore focuses on why the solicitor didn't find out at the very beginning of our litigaiton what was and what was not covered in the Builder's Insurance Policy. Had she done that, then I may not have pursued the litigation as it was obvious to anyone that the builder himself was at fault. Consequently, I did not feel that the solicitor had a good understanding of my needs and I felt that my expenditure of over £4000 did not achieve the results I had been hoping for. To rub 'salt into the wound' even when I wrote the odd letter of complaint, I was informed that if I continued to complain she would start to charge me for having to read my letters - unbelievable!!

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Rob

Matter Type:

Probate

Rob

August 15, 2024

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Father-in-law's estate

Lucy and Amanda offered clear advice in a professional manner during a difficult time.

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Angela

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Wills

Angela

August 11, 2024

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Experience with Dibbens

Very happy with service I received at Dibbens when updating my will. I was made to feel at ease and felt reassured.

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Linda

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Linda

April 02, 2024

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Sale of property

Very good. Everything was made as easy as possible by Debbie and Karen with excellent access, at all times, to someone at the end of a telephone or email.

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