Emin Read Solicitors Ltd

01424775967

Address
Watchoak
Chain Lane
Battle
East Sussex
TN33 0GB
01424775967
www.eminread.co.uk

4.7/5

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Value for money

This firm - 94%

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Underpriced 0%

Overpriced 11%

About Right 88%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 93%

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No 7%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 4

245th / 4646

Company & Commercial

1st / 5

272nd / 4410

Housing & Property

1st / 6

480th / 4268

Family Law

1st / 6

442nd / 3862

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 5

442nd / 3528

Commercial Property

1st / 6

310th / 3339

Money & Tax

1st / 5

162nd / 1853

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 3

90th / 818

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

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Very Good

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Faye

September 27, 2024

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Emma Saxby- house sale

We have just sold our house with the assistance of Emma Saxby and her team. Having used different solicitors previously we felt we had to write a review this time round as the service from start to finish with Emma has been outstanding. Emma very quickly got back to us with information, provided valuable advice and help, and was a pleasure to work with. Cannot thank or rate her highly enough. Will definitely use again.
Thank you Emma

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Anthony

November 22, 2022

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First class service

I used Emin Read to sell my property and then purchase my new property. I would highly recommend this company and must give thanks to Emin and Ann-Marie who were always on hand and kept me updated throughout the process.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Tenant Eviction

Balford

March 07, 2022

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TENANT LITIGATION

Tenant litigation
I had a tenant who, over lockdown refused to pay her rent (eventually owing approx £18k) and was avoiding all contact. RUSSELL DEAN was recommended by an Estate Agent. He was efficient, dependable, accessible and confident in what needed to be done.
Thank you Russell for making a very stressful time more bearable.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Alexander

January 29, 2020

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Excellent service

I used David Read for both our sale and recent purchase after recommendation from a friend. The service provided was excellent and everything was done in a timely manner. David is easy to get hold of and most importantly very good at explaining terms and helping with concerns when one needs it.

Lawyer named in this review:
David John Read

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James

February 21, 2019

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A pleasure to deal with

I may not have much experience of solicitors, but my experience with Emin Read was absolutely faultless.
My first/main point of contact was Vanessa Stroud, who was readily available, very knowledgeable and incredibly helpful, but I was also really impressed by the levels of competence, willingness, helpfulness & knowledge of my particular file that was exhibited by anyone that stepped in to cover for her over the course of us buying our house.
This was our first house buy, and so we were probably frustrating at times, but everyone at Emin Read was both happy & able to help whenever we needed it.
I would gladly recommend them to anyone, and already have done on a couple of occasions.

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Michelle

February 17, 2019

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Impressive service

We have been so pleased with the service we have received from Emin Read solicitors, in particular Vanessa Stroud! She helped us with our sale and onward purchase! We found her very professional and knowledgeable, she was always available to discuss any queries regarding the sale! We would not hesitate to use them in the future!

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Dan

July 16, 2018

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Slow, not very communicative or helpful

I went through Emin Read for a house buying conveyance. I had used them before and so had my ex partner and I like to use firms I have some relationship with. Though now I'm wondering if the delays with the previous conveyances were down to the similar issues as this and not the other parties.
I began to get suspicious as when there were any delays and I made a call/email to find out what was happening thing would conveniently start moving again within 24 hours of my enquiry. It often felt like things weren't being chased up but when I called them on it their response was "they will not be dictated to and they often exceed their predicted turnaround time to reply". But that all depends what the "predicted turnaround" is.
There was a general lack of communication. More than once a promise of a call back was ignored, usually when I really needed a quick answer. hen I did speak to anyone regarding an issue I felt a lack of empathy or responsibility where that could have simply been handled better by greater communication.
This lack of communication, as well as an assumption that I knew the house buying process well, led to them informing me I couldn't move in on my planned date only four days prior to that date (when they knew that date for at least a month before) meaning I had to cancel the removals van and helpers and beg my current landlord to stall his next tenant moving in and give me more time. Even at this point I'm not able to give an actual date when I can move.
When discussing this issue they were very unsypathetic and refused to take any responsilibilty for it, saying I should have asked.
When I asked if things could be sped up so I can move sooner rather than later they asked for another £120 for the extra work.
This is still on going and I'm now waiting for an idea of when I can move so that I can make arrangements and hopefully not end up homeless with all my belongings before I can move in.

Solicitors charge a lot of money for their services, which I'm sure is justified given their extended education and training. However I don't feel I received an equal customer service for the level of outlay. There is little value for money here, simply a middle man, a go between, that has lost it's empathy for a client going through a very emotionally and financially stressful period.

I would not recommend or use this firm again.

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Karen

November 01, 2024

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Russell Dean, highly recommended!

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Russell has been incredibly efficient and professional. He was very quick to respond to all of my queries throughout the process. I would not hesitate to recommend Emin Read Solicitors.

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Ashi

October 04, 2024

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EMIN READ, SIMPLY THE BEST, BETTER THAN ALL THE REST

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Andre Granditsch, Charlie Walters, Carol Patterson are the amazing diligent team at Emin Read, who have patiently waited for us over 2 years to find and purchase a property. Once the offer was made, the whole process was explained in great detail by this team as we came from Australia. They guided us carefully through the intense buying process, being thorough and precise in what was required by us and at what stage we were in the sale. Exchange was sooo stressful and so made easy by Charlie Walters who chased up the chain that we were stuck in and made it happen. We nearly gave up but this dynamic team helped us along till the end. I can't say thank you enough for ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. The best solicitors that we have ever come across when we were looking for a solicitor to buy a home in the UK. Can't rate them highly enough. More than excellent. 5 stars is not enough. We will keep in touch for all our other legal matters in the UK once we have settled. THANK YOU

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

vijay

April 30, 2024

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House Purchase

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I have dealt with «Will Lacey» for the purchase of my new house. He has been amazing from start to finish and continuously assisting us throughout the Conveyancing process.
Will is friendly, helpful and honest and listened to our needs. Will dealt every matter professionally, he has has answers for every questions.. I am happy to recommend Will to any one looking to buy home.

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September 09, 2019

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Professional, prompt and reasonable services.

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Andrew

August 28, 2019

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Excellent service

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Sue

July 22, 2019

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Sue

We had the good fortune to be recommended to Emin Read for conveyancing a few years ago in 2014. Having bought and sold several times before, during the 80's, 90's and 2000's, we had a fair amount of experience of the conveyancing process; unfortunately none could be described as good. That all changed when we were introduced to team Laura Swindles and Charlotte Bourne. We, both our daughter's and my brother have all since used Laura for conveyancing a number of times over the last 5 years and cannot speak highly enough of both her and Charlotte. It is always a pleasure working with them both. No matter what issues we have encountered during each process we have received a highly professional service. Always fast and efficient, excellent communication, a very thorough approach and extremly approachable - a rare find today! Laura's knowledge and advice coupled with her determination to problem solve gives rise to the best possible outcome when inevitably tough decisions have to be made. We all felt safe in her hands throughout each process and confident that no stone was left unturned. I wouldn't hestitate to recommend Laura and her team at Emin Read, you are assured the highest quality conveyancing

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Stephen

May 11, 2019

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Emma Jones is brilliant

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Tyrone

February 20, 2019

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Tyrone Joseph

Laura Swindles was amazing through the whole process, my wife chloe and I were first time buyers and needed support from start to finish. Laura completely understood and was patient, attentive professional and went above and beyond to help us and made sure the exchange/completion day was in our best interest.

She kept us in the loop at all times, never had negative moment! She always wanted to help us as she appreciated thjs is our biggest investment etc.

I would strongly recommend Emin Read and Laura Swindles in particular to anyone with regards to legals for home purchases and sales and wish them all the best in the future.

Laura, look forward to speaking again on the next house!

Tyrone and chloe.

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Personal areas of law

Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Consumer Rights
- 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
- Travel rights
Family Law
- Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
- Annulment
- Asset protection and tax mitigation
- 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 After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
- Divorce Mediation
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Elderly care
- Elderly care home fees
- Family Mediation
- Family law
- Financial Matters
- Fixed Fee Divorce
- Grandparents' Rights
- High Net Worth Divorce
- Inheritance Act claims
- Injunctions
- International Divorce
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Debt and Bankruptcy
- HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
- Inheritance Tax
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Property Holding Structures
- Tax
- Tax Advisory Services
- Tax Compliance Services
- Trusts
Welfare & Benefits
- Mental Health
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- 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 Litigation Matters
- Competition law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Law
- Corporate finance
- Credit Control
- Data Protection
- Debt Recovery
- Franchising
- Management buyouts
- Merchandising and sponsorship
- 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

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Value for money

Would recommend tofriends and family

Satisfied withoutcome of matter

Rankings by area of expertise

Emin Read Solicitors Ltd only have 151 reviews listed here

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Very Good

Average

Poor

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Overall experience

Emma Saxby- house sale

First class service

TENANT LITIGATION

Excellent service

A pleasure to deal with

Impressive service

Slow, not very communicative or helpful

Russell Dean, highly recommended!

EMIN READ, SIMPLY THE BEST, BETTER THAN ALL THE REST

House Purchase

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Andrew

Sue

Stephen Brown

Tyrone Joseph

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