Stephen Rimmer LLP

01323 644222

Stephen Rimmer founded the firm in Eastbourne in 1981, we have enjoyed steady growth since then and now have almost one hundred Solicitors and staff. A lot of the expansion has come from personal recommendation from our clients and business colleagues. We offer a full range of commercial and consumer legal services from our offices in central Eastbourne and by appointment from our Hastings office. All our Solicitors are experts in their fields working in specialist departments within the firm. Whatever your concerns, contact us today for a friendly and personal approach to your legal needs. Read more...

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21 Lushington Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4LG
01323 644222
www.stephenrimmer.com

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Available lawyers at Stephen Rimmer LLP

Adrian Sharpin

4.9 out of 5

(92)

Chartered Legal Executive

Andrew Morgan

Christine Bateman

Private Client Executive

Anna Clarke

4.9 out of 5

(58)

Chartered Legal Executive

Chelsea Hamilton

4.9 out of 5

(18)

Chartered Legal Executive (non-solicitor)

Benjamin Bradshaw

Andrew John Flagg

William Backhouse

Civil Litigation Executive

Shannen Sinclair

Alan Hobden

Patricia George

Jerome Soucek

Alison Horscroft

Daisy Dyer

Felicity Stewart

How Stephen Rimmer LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 96%

National Average

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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 Stephen Rimmer LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Stephen Rimmer LLP. 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 75%

About Right 25%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 98%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Stephen Rimmer LLP 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 Stephen Rimmer LLP 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 98%

No 2%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 16

5th / 4644

Company & Commercial

1st / 19

59th / 4409

Housing & Property

1st / 17

36th / 4270

Family Law

1st / 18

83rd / 3860

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 16

52nd / 3528

Commercial Property

1st / 15

4th / 3340

Employment

1st / 13

84th / 3125

Regulations

1st / 8

12th / 2598

Personal Injury

1st / 8

102nd / 2396

Crime/ Criminal Defence

1st / 9

22nd / 2123

Money & Tax

1st / 11

22nd / 1853

Professional Negligence

1st / 7

18th / 1210

IT & Intellectual Property

1st / 4

11th / 1061

Dispute Resolution

1st / 4

10th / 1036

Clinical Negligence

1st / 3

49th / 946

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 6

13th / 819

Construction

1st / 4

10th / 581

Charities

1st / 1

8th / 570

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

3241
Very Good

160
Average

18
Poor

16
Awful

46

Overall experience

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Legal knowledge

Consumer

Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Anonymous

September 21, 2021

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Litigation / Dispute Resolution

Professional, swift approach. Expertise in wide variety of areas. Would recommend for all areas of legal matters. I have already recommended your firm to friends & colleagues. As a result, several people & groups have used your services.

Lawyer named in this review:
Megan Francis

Megan Francis

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 23 September, 2021:

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Anonymous

May 21, 2021

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Other

Our situation was not resolved because of the finance side.

Lawyer named in this review:
Katie Tizzard

Katie Tizzard

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 25 May, 2021:

We are really sorry you feel disappointed with the outcome of your matter. Please do contact us directly for a further explanation as to the current position.

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Consumer

Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Philip Alan Button

May 10, 2021

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This is the second time we have used your services. We have been impressed by the personable contact and degree of humour.

Lawyer named in this review:
Katie Tizzard

Katie Tizzard

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 12 May, 2021:

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

Anonymous

April 28, 2021

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Family

We were kept informed and delays explained because of covid. Excellent service.

Lawyer named in this review:
Wendy Still

Wendy Still

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 29 April, 2021:

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Consumer

Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Anonymous

April 12, 2021

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Employment

Stephen was extremely responsive and efficient in dealing with my settlement agreement. He obviously has a wealth of experience and knowledge in this area.

Lawyer named in this review:
Steven Judge

Steven Judge

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 13 April, 2021:

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Employment

Matter Type:

Employment Contracts

Susan

February 11, 2021

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Mr Stephen Judge

I would like to say that Mr Stephen Judge was
friendly, professionall, very approachable, straight forward with his advice, and totally honest about costs, also his timely response was great, he was a pleasure to deal with , and would definitely recommend him to anyone.

Lawyer named in this review:
Steven Judge

Steven Judge

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 02 March, 2021:

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Consumer

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Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Paul Tredgett

January 26, 2021

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

Deryn has helped my lady and I through a journey of anguish, pain and distress and with a cheerful demeanor, kept our spirits up an showed her acumen and expertise in a golden knot of legal shenanigans.

Lawyer named in this review:
Deryn Fisher

Deryn Fisher

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 27 January, 2021:

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Consumer

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Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Dan Ridge

December 17, 2020

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Litigation / Dispute Resolution

From an initial phone conversation I felt confident in the service I was being provided with. Always informed of progress throughout the case.

Lawyer named in this review:
Deryn Fisher

Deryn Fisher

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 23 December, 2020:

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Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Jacqueline O'Connell

December 17, 2020

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Megan was extremely professional, but so kind, gentle in her approach & very understanding. A lovely young lady.

Lawyer named in this review:
Megan Francis

Megan Francis

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 23 December, 2020:

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Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Joseph & Suzanne Bettles

December 01, 2020

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Residential Conveyancing

Anna was fantastic. As first time buyers, the process was new to us and she was very supportive and helpful.

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 03 December, 2020:

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Matthew

December 21, 2024

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Matthew

Very good, no issues, great service at a fantastic great price for my first move

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Natalie

December 12, 2024

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Natalie

After a long moving saga, we finally moved. Roy, Georgina & Joe have been amazing. Questions were answered quickly. Everything was dealt with smoothly. This was the 2nd time we have used them and would highly recommend using Roy & his team. Many thanks.

Lawyers named in this review:
Roy Bridge Georgina Driver Joseph Sherriff

Roy Bridge

Georgina Driver

Joseph Sherriff

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 18 December, 2024:

Thank you so much Natalie, a lovely way to end the week with a glowing review. Best Wishes, Stephen Rimmer.

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Peter

December 10, 2024

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Peter

Great service

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 12 December, 2024:

Thanks Peter! 🤩 Best Wishes, Stephen Rimmer.

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george

December 10, 2024

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george

Steohen Rimmer Solicitors have acted on my behalf and were profesional kept to their programme and werer curtious at all times.

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 12 December, 2024:

Thanks for the great feedback George ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Best Wishes, Stephen Rimmer.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

CSL

December 09, 2024

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CSL

Emily Reed helped me with my property purchase. Having never done this before, it’s a long and stressful ride, but can’t thank her enough for getting me to completion before xmas. Professional, informative and kind. Can’t fault! Would recommend and would use this firm again.

Lawyer named in this review:
Emily Reed

Emily Reed

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 12 December, 2024:

Thank you very much for leaving such a kind review CSL 😁 Best Wishes, Stephen Rimmer.

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Jean Greenfield

March 07, 2021

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Jean Greenfield

Avoid as they cannot be trusted. They lie and are incompetent in conveyancing.

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Antprincess Amazon

September 02, 2020

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Antprincess Amazon

AWFUL AND APPALING. I simply came here to enquire on behalf of myself and in support of brave ex-RAF Fraud Investigator John Alexander Paterson and I was greeted by the rudest Receptionists on two occasions. Apart from the fact that I want to take legal action against Police Brutality after my face was in the paper as a missing person and I had been assaulted right there outside the Tourist Information Desk near the steps of Stephen Rimmer in Hyde Gardens and dragged in handcuffs and reported as "safe" in the local paper, I met John Alexander Paterson the following year and this brave man has put Stephen Rimmer Corrupt Solicitors on notice. I have been a victim of corruption and this brave man's life is in danger for exposing corruption from within. He has a lot of supporters.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Elle Keyte

April 21, 2020

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Elle Keyte

Noel Martin is a brilliant conveyancer, I have recommended him to a few of my clients and they have all been really impressed at the service he offers. He always answers the phone, his costs are reasonable and he simplifies the legal jargon. I will be happy to recommend my clients to him long term. Thank you Noel.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Aimee Robinson

January 30, 2020

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Aimee Robinson

dealt with Jack Prosser who was excellent. great service and kept informed throughout house purchase. would recommend to anyone

Lawyer named in this review:
Jack Prosser

Jack Prosser

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Georgie Roach

April 03, 2019

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Georgie Roach

I have used Leta Kerin a couple of times now at Stephen Rimmer for different things including purchasing a property. She's extremely easy to deal with and made everything so easy!

Lawyer named in this review:
Leta Kerin

Leta Kerin

A representative from Stephen Rimmer LLP responded to this review on 28 January, 2020:

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