As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Ellisons Solicitors. 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 6%

About Right 93%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%

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You can use this data to see how Ellisons Solicitors compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

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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 99%

No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 2

67th / 4643

Company & Commercial

1st / 17

24th / 4410

Housing & Property

1st / 14

13th / 4270

Family Law

1st / 12

14th / 3863

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 14

7th / 3527

Commercial Property

1st / 14

26th / 3341

Employment

1st / 15

41st / 3125

Regulations

1st / 13

13th / 2598

Personal Injury

1st / 12

81st / 2396

Immigration

1st / 34

9th / 2012

Money & Tax

1st / 9

23rd / 1853

IT & Intellectual Property

1st / 6

12th / 1061

Dispute Resolution

1st / 1

43rd / 1036

Clinical Negligence

1st / 31

49th / 945

Banking

1st / 13

4th / 708

Agriculture

1st / 6

34th / 600

Construction

1st / 6

12th / 581

Charities

1st / 5

9th / 570

Energy & Transport

1st / 6

3rd / 525

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

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4.9/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

1030
Very Good

71
Average

3
Poor

5
Awful

5

Overall experience

Value For Money
Communication
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Approachability
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Housing & Property

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New home purchases and sales

Christopher Williams

December 17, 2024

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Made it a very smooth process

We knew that relocating to the other side of the county would be difficult, but having Ellisons on our side through out the sale of our house and the purchase of the next new one made the whole process os much smoother and we felt informed and supported throughout the whole process.

Lawyer named in this review:
Claire Turner

Claire Turner

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Commercial Property

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Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Chloe Last

December 05, 2024

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Excellent service

From start to finish Philip was excellent in handling the sale of our business premises. I felt confident he had our best interests at heart and he always kept to time frames promised. Using Ellisons made the whole process smooth and straightforward. I would use again and will definitely recommend to others.

Lawyer named in this review:
Philip Roberts

Philip Roberts

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 18 December, 2024:

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Commercial Property

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Commercial Leases

Martin Osborne

December 03, 2024

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Lease renewal

An extended transaction was handled with patience and communication throughout was very good. Excellent.

Lawyer named in this review:
Philip Roberts

Philip Roberts

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Bev

November 28, 2024

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Very Quick

Very quick if you need a will done quickly. This is the solicitors to go with. Found them very straight forward and gave us piece of mind.

Lawyer named in this review:
Lauren Hancock

Lauren Hancock

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 18 December, 2024:

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Immigration

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Immigration Law

Dai Fujikura

November 21, 2024

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BRP

It was excellent service. Kind, generous, and professional. Very nice to meet Graeme too.

Lawyer named in this review:
Graeme Kirk

Graeme Kirk

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Commercial Property

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Commercial Leases

Paul Copsey

November 14, 2024

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Excellent Service

Alison provides an Excellent Service and is very responsive, helpful and efficient

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 19 November, 2024:

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Immigration

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Immigration Law

Athena

November 12, 2024

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Highly Appreciated

Ellisons Solicitors were responsive to my needs and handled my situation with great care and tact. I am grateful to have chosen them for my immigration paperwork.

Lawyer named in this review:
Sohan Sidhu

Sohan Sidhu

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Immigration

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Immigration Law

Firas Anwer

November 04, 2024

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Great experience

I had over 7 years working with Sohan as our attorney.
I had very wise and excellent service from him for the long term

Lawyer named in this review:
Sohan Sidhu

Sohan Sidhu

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Fiona Rice

November 04, 2024

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Sale of property

We asked Ellisons Solicitors for a quote for the sale of our property, a property that we had rented out for the last 14years. We used Ellisons in 1995/1996 for the purchase of the same property. We asked for a quote for the sale and this was not the cheapest we received however we felt compelled to use Ellisons given our previous contact with them. Our Estate Agent also gave positive feedback regarding our choice of solicitors.
From start to finish of the sale the service has been faultless. Swift and efficient communication and response to emails. Swift solutions to any obstacles were found and communicated. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ellisons in the future.

Lawyer named in this review:
Gemma Wright

Gemma Wright

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 19 November, 2024:

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Sandra Peacock

October 29, 2024

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Good client service.

I found Ellisons both professional and provided a friendly accessible client service.I would personally recommend them to others.

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Amanda Kelly

Amanda Kelly

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December 06, 2024

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I came to this law firm to seek advice and support throughout my divorce and issues with Child Maintenance court with my late husband.

Shortly after taking out ANOTHER mortgage in order to pay for this firms expenses, I couldn’t help but notice that my allocated solicitor had found her way into my husbands bed, resulting in more of my low income having to be spent not only on a new lawyer, but a very high-end ointment (not NHS insured🙄) for my crabs too.

Very disappointed, very itchy.

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Elizabeth

October 17, 2024

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Elizabeth

Absolutely SHOCKING! My mental health is being brought to it's knee's! I feel like a parrot! Please avoid these solicitors like the plague! It's like they get enjoyment out of making people suffer and repeat themselves and ask them to do things they aren't legally allowed to do, they are utterly relentless!

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 17 October, 2024:

Dear Elizabeth, we are sorry to see your 1-star review, and would like to look into this further. Please email us at enquiries@ellisonssolicitors.com with further details as we are unable to locate you in our system. Kind regards. Ellisons

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Oliver

April 17, 2024

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We have worked with Ellisons for a number of years now, specifically Ross Wiltshire and Devon, however we have used many other departments of Ellisons and always received a fantastic level of service. Very approachable, professional and friendly and would not hesitate to recommend them to others.

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Jim

January 11, 2024

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Working with Ellisons, specifically Julian Outen and Joanne Banthorpe, I felt confident in the service and cared for during the process.

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Sheila

September 11, 2023

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Sheila

Ellisons took 13 months to complete on my 2 bed bungalow with no chain on either side! Solicitor handling was arrogant and unprofessional. She actually ASSUMED the tree to the side of the property was owned by the council but in fact is on neighbouring owner’s property. I now have to battle to get them to cut back the tree!🤬 Don’t touch them with barge pole.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 14 September, 2023:

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Ellisons Solicitors is a full service top 200 UK law firm, and one of the region’s oldest, most established and fastest growing firms. With a team of over 270 colleagues, the firm has offices located across Essex and Suffolk, alongside an office in London: Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Tendring. Ellisons offer comprehensive range of services to businesses and individuals across the UK and beyond - aided by our membership of the Alliott Global Alliance (a worldwide alliance of professional firms).

Practice areas

For you and your family: Wills, Trusts and Probate Family and Divorce Residential Conveyancing Insolvency Personal Injury Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution For your business: Corporate and Commercial Commercial Property Rural and Agriculture Insurance Litigation Insolvency Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution Construction and Regulatory

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Personal areas of law

Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- 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 - Airlines going out of business
- Travel - Falsely advertised accommodation
- Travel - Holiday Sickness
- Travel - Travel agents going out of business
- Travel - Trip cancellation
- Travel - Unsanitary hotel conditions
- Travel - Volcanic ash disruption
Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Disciplinary Hearings
- 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
- Media and Sports
- Military
- Part Time Workers
- Pay Issue
- 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
- Lasting power of attorney
- 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
- 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
Immigration
- Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews
- Ancestry visas
- Applications for British citizenship
- Applications for discretionary leave
- Applications to extend leave to remain or for settlement
- Citizenship
- Deportation appeals
- EEA Family Permits
- EEA Registration Cards
- EEA Residence Permits
- Entry clearance applications and appeals
- Family Based Visas
- Family Reunion Applications / Appeals
- Family Visit Visa Applications /Appeals
- Further leave to remain applications
- General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
- Illegal Workers and Civil Penalties
- Immigration Law
- Indefinite leave to remain applications
- Marriage Applications/Appeals
- Nationality, Citizenship, Registration application
- Partner and family visas
- Re-entry bans
- Settlement Applications and indefinite leave to remain appeals
- Tier 1 (investors, entrepreneurs and exceptional talent)
- Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)
- Tier 4 (students)
- Tier 5 (temporary workers)
- UK ancestry
- Visas
Money & Tax
- Debt and Bankruptcy
- HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
- Inheritance Tax
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Property Holding Structures
- Trusts
Personal Injury
- Accident Abroad
- Accident At Work
- Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury
- Accidents In Public Places
- Against The Council
- Amputation
- Asbestos Compensation
- Asbestos Lung Cancer
- Asbestosis
- Back Injury At Work
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Broken Bone Or Fracture
- Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
- Bus and Coach Accident
- Car Accident
- Car Passenger
- Children's Accident
- Children's Serious Injury
- Defective Work Equipment
- Fatal Accident
- Fatal Asbestos
- Head Injury At Work
- Head and Brain Injury
- Holiday Accidents and Illness
- Holiday Sickness and Illness Compensation
- Motor Insurance Policy
- Personal Injury Law
- Pleural Thickening
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Road Traffic Accident
- Road Traffic Accident Abroad
- Serious Injury
- Spinal Injury Compensation
- Sports Injury
- Tinnitus
- Vibration White Finger
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
- Whiplash
- Workplace Slip and Trip
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- International
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills

Business areas of law

Agriculture
- Agricultural land for sale or development
- Buying and selling a farm
- Commercial contracts for farming businesses
- Employment of farm workers
- Equestrian property
- Farm partnerships and corporate structures
- Farming disputes
Banking
- Banking
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
- 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
- Contract law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Law
- Corporate finance
- Credit Control
- Data Protection
- Debt Recovery
- Employment - business
- Franchising
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Intellectual Property
- Management buyouts
- Merchandising and sponsorship
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
- Outsourcing 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
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
Energy & Transport
- Aviation
- Energy
- Maritime and Shipping
IT & Intellectual Property
- Advertising and Marketing Compliance
- Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
- Computer and IT Law
- Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
- Copyright
- Dealing with intellectual property infringements
- Design rights and product designs
- Domain Names
- GDPR
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Patents
- Personality and Image Rights
- Trade Marks and Designs
Regulations
- Environment
- Health and Safety
- Licensing

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Overall experience

Made it a very smooth process

Excellent service

Lease renewal

Very Quick

BRP

Excellent Service

Highly Appreciated

Great experience

Sale of property

Good client service.

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