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Hart Reade LLP

01323841481
4.7/5
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Hart Reade LLP is a long established yet modern solicitors practice with a track record for providing helpful and reliable legal advice to clients for over 110 years. We are pleased to serve the communities of Eastbourne, Meads, Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the rest of East Sussex and beyond. Read more...

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Hart Reade LLP
Hart Reade LLP
Hart Reade LLP

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Other locations

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Hart Reade LLP
have 2 other locations

104 South Street
Eastbourne
BN21 4LW

55 High Street
Polegate
BN26 6AL

104 South Street
Eastbourne
BN21 4LW

55 High Street
Polegate
BN26 6AL

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Available lawyers at Hart Reade LLP

Coral Burr

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Conveyancing Executive

Helen Hatcher

5.0 out of 5
(9)
Conveyancing Assistant

Kate Lacey

4.8 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Laura Mitchell

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Charlotte Clarke

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Connor Earl

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Conveyancing Executive, MCILEx

Jan Hollands

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Chartered Legal Executive, FCILEx

Andrew Pluck

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Faye Smith

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Greg Saunders

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Partner, FCILEx

Alexandra Funnell

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(0)
Solicitor

Danielle Archer

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Chartered Legal Executive, FCILEx

Guy Brown

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Solicitor

Heather Smith

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Solicitor

Jacqueline Penfold

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Solicitor

How Hart Reade LLP Compares

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This firm - 94%
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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.

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About Right 100%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 94%
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You can use this data to see how Hart Reade LLP 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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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 94%
No 6%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 94%
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You can use this data to see how Hart Reade 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:

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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 94%
No 6%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Hart Reade 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

Company & Commercial
1st / 1
519th / 4363
Housing & Property
1st / 1
434th / 4238
Family Law
1st / 1
604th / 3838
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 2
413th / 3498
Commercial Property
1st / 1
547th / 3311
Employment
1st / 1
399th / 3101

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    84

  • Very Good

    3

  • Average

    0

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    6

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Sue
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Hart Reade LLP.

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Sue

April 12, 2024

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A pleasant experience!

I had such a pleasant experience!
Connor is a caring and kind person, who made a process that can often be stressful, very reassuring and easy .

Would highly recommend if you want someone not only efficient but who provided the human touch too!

Many thanks Connor and Vicki !

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Ron Hart
Commercial Property

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Ron Hart

February 20, 2025

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House purchase

This review is for a different branch.

Had a very pleasant time dealing with purchase and sale
With Helen Hatcher

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P Wiltshire
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Hart Reade LLP.

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

P Wiltshire

February 18, 2025

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House sale and buying.

This review is for a different branch.

All good a long process but got there in the end very happy now thanks.

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Sarah
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Disputed Probate

Sarah

January 30, 2025

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Recent probate settlement

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Last year I was involved in a probate settlement with my brother that had stalled with legal representation. I contacted Hart Reade in Eastbourne and after a meeting with Sebastian he quickly assessed the situation and set a plan to work towards resolution. I then continued to deal with Coral who organised the conveyancing for our property. Everything was quickly and efficiently handled. A job well done!

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Sarah
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Disputed Probate

Sarah

January 29, 2025

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Amazing service

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I contact Hart Reade before Xmas 2024 after probate situation with my brother had stalled. Sebastian quickly assessed the situation and got the process moving, and to a speedy resolution!

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Juliette
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Probate

Juliette

December 23, 2024

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Probate, divorce and conveyancing

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I have used Hart Reade for a number of different services over the last few years. They are outstanding! They are professional, kind, experienced, but also extraordinarily efficient. I honestly cannot recommend their services enough

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Adam

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Adam

December 19, 2024

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Professional, efficient and reliable

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We recently used Coral for our home purchase and I cannot recommend her highly enough.
From start to finish, the service was exceptional - Coral was professional, efficient and incredibly reassuring throughout what can often be a stressful process.
She communicated clearly at every stage, promptly answered all our questions and made sure we understood each step. Coral’s attention to detail gave us confidence that everything was being handled meticulously. The process moved smoothly, and we were kept informed the whole way through.
If you need a conveyancer who genuinely cares about their clients and delivers excellent service, look no further. Thanks again Coral for making the experience so seamless and stress free.

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Ralph
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Ralph

December 12, 2024

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Selling mum’s house

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I left everything to Coral . Took the stress out of selling the family home , enabling me to concentrate on looking after mum

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M Longman
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

M Longman

December 10, 2024

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Sale of family home

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This is the second time our family have used Helen and on both occasions she has always provided an excellent and professional service. Would highly recommend.

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Damian

Damian

December 10, 2024

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Straightforward and approachable

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I used Charlotte for a lease extension. She was great, highly recommen.

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David

January 08, 2025

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David

Tina
Thank you
For your guidance support and help .During thr last several years of uncertainty and pain .
Because of divorce and financial hurdles.
I am now able to rebuild my life .
Thank you
God bless
Dave Farrer

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Sarah

Sarah

January 24, 2024

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Sarah

Great service, great communication leading to a smooth conveyance, thank you. Will be recommending you.

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Jane
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Jane

January 12, 2024

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Jane

I cannot praise too highly the professional help and guidance that I have received from Hart Reade Solicitors over many years - in particular Laura Mitchell who handled, always sensitively and efficiently, legal matters relating to my late husband's Estate and also the updating of Wills.

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Mark
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Mark

October 21, 2023

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Mark

Selling our home and purchasing another at the same time was becoming stressful, Vicky took over and all the stress disapeared, super freindly and informative. Highly recomended

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James
Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

James

September 14, 2023

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James

My divorce was managed by Guy Brown and his team at Hart Reade. I felt extremely well-represented throughout the divorce process, was always confident in his expertise and knowledge, appreciated his friendly manner, and have always felt I was treated with the utmost respect and humility. I would whole-heartedly recommend both Hart Reade, and Guy Brown.

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Founded in 1910, Hart Reade proudly provides a high quality legal service for individuals and businesses across East Sussex, and beyond. We have a friendly, professional team of qualified lawyers and dedicated support staff committed to helping you with your personal and business affairs. We are a Lexcel accredited practice, fully insured, and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. You can trust us to protect your interests.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Employment Law
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pay Issue
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Extending your Lease
    • 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
    • Planning
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land

Business areas of law

  • 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
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