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Heringtons Solicitors

01323 411020
4.9/5
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We are a leading East Sussex law firm with in-depth local knowledge, around 90 people, and five offices along the south coast – Battle, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Hastings and Rye – providing a wide range of legal help and advice.

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Heringtons Solicitors
have 4 other locations

Langham House
Hastings
TN34 1QT

1 Upper Lake
Battle
TN33 0AN

19-21 Eversley Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN40 1HA

Bank Chambers
Rye
TN31 7JR

Langham House
Hastings
TN34 1QT

1 Upper Lake
Battle
TN33 0AN

19-21 Eversley Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN40 1HA

Bank Chambers
Rye
TN31 7JR

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Available lawyers at Heringtons Solicitors

Mary Skellam

4.9 out of 5
(8)
Solicitor

Richard Palmer

4.8 out of 5
(7)
Solicitor

Beth Reid

5.0 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Stuart Grace

5.0 out of 5
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Lucinda Smith

5.0 out of 5
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Gemma Gamble

5.0 out of 5
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Christine You

5.0 out of 5
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Abigail O'Toole

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Aimee Haffenden

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Litigation Paralegal

Andrew Hiesley

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Property Practice Group Leader

Cami Robinson

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Private Client Executive

Daniel Muckle

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Nigel Brunt

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Rebecca Harbour

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Tracey May

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How Heringtons Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%
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  • 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 - 99%
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You can use this data to see how Heringtons Solicitors performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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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 99%
No 1%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Heringtons Solicitors 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 / 8
196th / 4662
Company & Commercial
1st / 9
201st / 4424
Housing & Property
1st / 4
345th / 4270
Family Law
1st / 4
232nd / 3864
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 8
260th / 3533
Commercial Property
1st / 6
264th / 3351
Employment
1st / 6
283rd / 3128
Money & Tax
1st / 5
139th / 1854
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 3
75th / 1061
Dispute Resolution
1st / 1
146th / 1035
Agriculture
1st / 4
123rd / 597

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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    614

  • Very Good

    33

  • Average

    5

  • Poor

    1

  • Awful

    10

Overall experience

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Craig

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Craig

February 19, 2024

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Business Sale

Richard was most efficient from our initial introductory meeting through to completion. He was never shy of telling us the reality and providing a calming influence during, what at times seemed, a fairly brutal process. he always seemed to have a firm hand on the rudder.

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Paul

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Paul

February 19, 2024

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Knowledgeable, friendly, professional

My enquiry was handled promptly and in a friendly yet professional manner. I was kept informed and updated throughout the process and great care was taken by Mary to ensure I had a clear understanding.

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Les

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Les

February 08, 2024

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New Will & LPA

Searched online for a recommended firm of solicitors in my area and Heringtons was top.

My wife and I had new wills prepared, EPAs revoked and new LPAs completed.

We were dealt with throughout by Lucinda Smith who was very pleasant, knowledgeable and gave excellent advice. I would use this firm again for future needs based on this overall first class experience.

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Nigel

Nigel

November 22, 2023

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Company sale

Richard helped us with the sale of our company, from initial contact to final conclusion of the sale Richard kept us fully informed with positive advice and help in completing all required legal documents.
Richard was a pleasure to deal with and would recommend his services to anyone needing assistance in any legal matter.

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Anonymous

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August 11, 2023

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Professional and efficient service

Mary was an approachable, professional and honest solicitor who dealt with my matter efficiently. I would highly recommend her services to anyone.

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Les

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Les

July 05, 2023

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Will & LPA Preparation

Both my wife and I were dealt with by Lucinda Smith for writing new wills and initiating LPAs for each. Lucinda was very personable and offered excellent advice and ensured we understood the detail of the Wills and LPAs before we agreed and signed the documents. This was all done in a very timely manner. I am happy to recommend her to others.

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June 23, 2023

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Change of Trustees

Very good

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Clive

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Clive

June 23, 2023

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Will service

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Anonymous

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June 20, 2023

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IHT and Will

Mary made us feel welcome and answered our questions in a way we could understand. A very knowledgeable lady. Thank you for all your assistance.

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Gillian

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Gillian

June 13, 2023

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Good service provided to obtain Grant of Probate

A Grant of Probate was required to deal with my late sister's estate. The service provided by Heringtons was friendly and professional.

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October 16, 2023

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Heringtons have handled two probate matters for me in the last two years. Their approach in both cases was thourough, well set-out from the start and well followed-through in execution. It can seem (and is) a slow process, but I felt I was updatated regularly and any issues I raised were dealt with promptly.

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March 15, 2022

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Excellent helpful service conducted in a professional but still personal manner

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Nabil

Nabil

August 18, 2021

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Nabil

Thank you Stuart very much for the valuable, friendly and professional advice given to me today over the phone

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Louise

Louise

April 09, 2021

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Louise

Whilst trying to grieve for my mother this solicitors demanded documents that were unnecessary which prolonged the whole process. They did not seem to understand the process and had to constantly consult with another colleague. I would not recommend this solicitors

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Peter

Peter

March 24, 2021

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Peter

Disgusted with this firm, my mother and father went to them to get a mirror will done, my father cancelled verbally within the 14day cooling off period, Solicitor Stephen Hewitt phoned my mother a week later to inform her that my father had cancelled and that he was unable to act for them. Since then my father started acting more and more peculiar and ended up being sectioned under the metal health act. We have been informed today that my father has unfortunately been diagnosed with severe dementia and yet this firm are still trying to charge my mother £300 for a will that has not been done.
I would avoid this Solicitors like the plague. They have shown no compassion.
I have just had the unfortunate pleasure of speaking with Stephen the Solicitor who was quite frankly rude and clearly just wanted the £300 pounds.
We look forward to putting our case forward in court.

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We’ve been serving the people of East Sussex for around 250 years and can trace our history back to the firms of Raper & Fovargue in Battle and Dawes Son & Prentice in Rye in the mid 18th Century. There has been a lot of change and growth since then but we are still firmly rooted in the local community, combining legal excellence with a highly personalised service – for local people and businesses. Although constantly improving our use of technology to provide the most effective legal service, we still take the time and care to build one-to-one relationships with clients - a traditional way of working that’s fast disappearing in many law firms. As a client, you will usually work with the same lawyer and legal secretary throughout each engagement. There are some exceptions, such as in matters where you may need more than one specialist but, in most cases, you will have the dedicated support of the same well-qualified and experienced lawyer. We are accredited with the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) so you know that when you instruct us on a residential conveyancing matter, you are in safe hands. Whatever your legal need, whether personal or business, we look forward to helping you.

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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
  • Employment
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Settlement Agreements
  • Family Law
    • Change of name
    • 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
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • 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 Agreement
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • 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
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Trusts
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • 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 Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Franchising
    • Management buyouts
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation