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Stephen Rimmer LLP

01323 644222
4.9/5
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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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28-30 Hyde Gardens
Eastbourne
BN21 4PX

Creative Media Centre
Hastings
TN34 1HL

28-30 Hyde Gardens
Eastbourne
BN21 4PX

Creative Media Centre
Hastings
TN34 1HL

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Available lawyers at Stephen Rimmer LLP

Adrian Sharpin

4.9 out of 5
(95)
Chartered Legal Executive

Christine Bateman

5.0 out of 5
(79)
Private Client Executive

Andrew Morgan

4.9 out of 5
(72)
Solicitor

Anna Clarke

4.9 out of 5
(63)
Chartered Legal Executive

Chelsea Hamilton

4.9 out of 5
(25)
Chartered Legal Executive (non-solicitor)

Benjamin Bradshaw

4.8 out of 5
(13)
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Andrew John Flagg

5.0 out of 5
(11)
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William Backhouse

4.9 out of 5
(8)
Civil Litigation Executive

Patricia George

4.3 out of 5
(3)
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Shannen Sinclair

3.7 out of 5
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Alan Hobden

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Jerome Soucek

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Alison Horscroft

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How Stephen Rimmer LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 96%
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  • 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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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 98%
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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 98%
No 2%

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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 Stephen Rimmer LLP 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 / 17
6th / 4585
Company & Commercial
1st / 20
66th / 4363
Housing & Property
1st / 18
38th / 4238
Family Law
1st / 19
59th / 3838
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 17
80th / 3498
Commercial Property
1st / 16
4th / 3311
Employment
1st / 14
69th / 3101
Regulations
1st / 9
13th / 2565
Personal Injury
1st / 9
107th / 2369
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 10
23rd / 2105
Money & Tax
1st / 12
25th / 1837
Professional Negligence
1st / 8
7th / 1197
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 5
10th / 1054
Dispute Resolution
1st / 5
14th / 1031
Clinical Negligence
1st / 4
47th / 941
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 7
14th / 819
Construction
1st / 5
12th / 581
Charities
1st / 2
9th / 564
Actions against the police
1st / 2
2nd / 80

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

    3402

  • Very Good

    174

  • Average

    19

  • Poor

    16

  • Awful

    47

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Anonymous
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.

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Anonymous

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May 21, 2021

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Other

Our situation was not resolved because of the finance side.

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Philip Alan Button
Consumer

Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Philip Alan Button

May 10, 2021

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Litigation / Dispute Resolution

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

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Anonymous
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.

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Anonymous
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.

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Susan
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.

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Paul Tredgett
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.

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Dan Ridge
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.

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Jacqueline O'Connell
Consumer

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Matter Type:

Dispute resolution - civil mediation

Jacqueline O'Connell

December 17, 2020

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Litigation / Dispute Resolution

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

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Joseph & Suzanne Bettles
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.

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kerrie

February 20, 2025

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kerrie

I have purchased and sold a number of properties over the years and cannot recommend the services of Roy Bridge and the team at Stephen Rimmer enough. Roy is hugely skilled and has always proven to be diligent, proactive, communicative and transparent in his fees. I will definitely be working with them again and have already recommended their services to friends and family.

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oliver

February 13, 2025

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Great help and easy to communicate with.

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Zuzanna
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Zuzanna

February 11, 2025

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Zuzanna

We got recommended Stephen Rimmer by a couple of our friends.
Anna and Lewis were very professional and diligent from the beginning. They helped us complete on a purchase of our first property. They also drafted a declaration of trust as per our instruction.
All the communication was clear and all our queries answered.
The process took longer than we anticipated, but it appears that's common for purchasing a property in England. I would not put blame on anyone in particular as it appears the turnaround for requested information can be anywhere between a day to 3 weeks...so it's a lot of waiting around.

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Tim
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Tim

February 10, 2025

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Tim

Our experience of using Stephen Rimmer has consistently been excellent. In selling and buying a property they were knowledgeable, helpful and flexible. They explained the processes simply and in a clear way and laid out expectations clearly too. They are quick to respond to emails and phone calls and worked proactively to help us achieve what we wanted to. Their fees are competitive and they are transparent in all that they do. They took care of much of the admin and took away a lot of the stress that can come with buying and selling property.

They have good expertise in different types of property and a wide range of situations people may be in and offer good advice tailored to your individual needs.

I found Roy Bridge and Joseph Sheriff to be two outstanding members of staff who were quick to respond and contact when needed and able to chase up people and pursue enquiries diligently on our behalf.

I would thoroughly recommend using Stephen Rimmer solicitors.

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Folasade
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Folasade

February 04, 2025

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Folasade

Best customer service! Approachable and friendly staff.

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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.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Libel and Defamation
    • 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
    • Malicious falsehood
    • Pre-publication advice
    • Travel rights
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Theft
  • 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
    • 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 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
    • 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
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Charities
    • Charities
  • 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 Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • 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
    • Slander
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Construction
    • Building contracts and professional appointments
    • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
    • Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
    • Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
    • Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
    • Engineering contracts
    • Facility maintenance agreements
    • Framework agreements
    • Guarantees and bonds
    • In-house training
    • Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Computer and IT Law
    • GDPR
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing
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