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How Forster Dean Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%
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Poor Competitive Excellent

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 Forster Dean Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Forster Dean Limited. 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 4%
Overpriced 6%
About Right 88%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 92%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Forster Dean Limited and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Forster Dean Limited performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"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 92%
No 8%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 93%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Forster Dean Limited 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 Forster Dean Limited 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 93%
No 7%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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

    170
  • Very Good

    6
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    1
  • Awful

    14

Overall experience

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

S

September 05, 2024

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Excellent conveyancing experience.

My solicitor was Kieran Farrow from Forster Dean Solicitors. I required a solicitor for purchasing a residential property as a first time buyer. I was impressed with the professionalism shown to me from the beginning through to the end of the conveyancing process. A fair quotation was provided at the beginning. Kieran was prompt with sending me email communications and keeping me up-to-date with the conveyancing process, and he was available for me to speak to him on the phone if required. The total conveyancing process took four months however this was largely due to delays with the onward purchases as we were involved in a chain. Matters were handled promptly by Kieran from our side. Kieran is very approachable and professional and helps to simplify legal jargon in easy to understand terms. Kieran was recommended to me, and I have no hesitation to recommend his services to others.

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Liv

Liv

August 30, 2024

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Thank you!

Can’t thank Kieran and his team enough for helping us get our first home. Kieran made the entire process easy and was there for anything we needed.

Thank you so much, would highly recommend!

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Luke

Luke

August 16, 2024

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Just want to say thank u Forster Dean especially Colette Davies for being my case handler very professional and efficient and always applies to my emails would definitely use a again and recommend to anybody

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Valerie

Valerie

July 31, 2024

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Buying a UK while living abroad

Having been out of the UK for many years, several things within the UK buying process were now unfamiliar to us. Forster Dean Solicitors were always there to answer our questions with patience and clarity.
They had been recommended to us as being fast, efficient and affordable. There were all of these things and more.
Thank you

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Rebecca

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Residential Conveyancing

Rebecca

April 29, 2024

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Fantastic experience using Forster Dean (Widnes)

We had an excellent experience using Forster Dean when selling our property and buying a new property.

Jackie Farrow and Emma Hartley were both excellent when it came to answering our multitude of questions and were always quick to respond to any enquiries that we had. As soon as any progress was made with our sale/purchase we were told immediately.

We are nothing but thankful for the time and care that was taken when handling everything, so thank you for making the whole process as stress free as possible.

We would recommend the firm, and Jackie and Emma, to anyone.

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Ciera

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Ciera

April 18, 2024

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Forster Dean (Runcorn)

This was the third time we have used Forster Dean, Nicola is absolute brilliant and we can’t thank her enough. Nicola goes above and beyond, always kept us updated and helped with all our questions as well as always keeping in touch over email and phone. I would recommend Nicola to anyone who is buying/selling their house.

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Jess

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Residential Conveyancing

Jess

April 10, 2024

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Would 100% recommend

Kieran Farrow helped us through our whole journey of buying our first home. I cannot recommend Kieran enough, he was very approachable and informative and was easily contactable with any questions we had. Kieran was very open and honest and made this experience a lot easier than we had expected!

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Sharon

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Residential Conveyancing

Sharon

April 04, 2024

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Conveyancing.

I used Forster Dean solicitors for my sale and purchase. They came recommended by Kemp&Co Mortage brokers. It was not the easiest of times very stressful to say the least . I Cannot thank Lesley O'Garra enough for helping me through this tough time and i dont think the purchase would of happened if it wasnt for her. Thanks a million. Sharon Cosgrove

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Steven

Steven

March 02, 2024

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Injury claim

I would like to thank Hayley Briers for all her help in my injury claim thanks for all your help I really appreciate it I would highly recommend

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Paul

Paul

February 25, 2024

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Claim settled

Very professional service from Collette Davies. Exceeded my expectations and was all done fairly quickly. Thanks

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DRONE

DRONE

April 12, 2022

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DRONE

Dissapointing

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John

John

March 30, 2022

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John

Big thanks to Kieran Farrow in managing both my sale and purchase side by side to completion.

Nothing too much trouble always responds to emails and queries promptly and available to speak to on the phone.

Communication and service Fantastic.

Highly recommend and wouldn’t use anyone else in future.

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December 16, 2021

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bradley10lfc

I had Jackie Farrow and her team looking after my conveyancing, they were absolutely outstanding! There’s no way I’d choose anyone else after the work they have put in on my behalf. I appointed them mid October and I’m now in my house, I might add that by the end of November they had completed everything. Also I do want to thank Demi for her hard work too as she was constantly answering my queries when Jackie was busy.

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chris

chris

September 16, 2021

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chris

Ian Rowson and Emma Hartley were outstanding from start to finish for our property purchase. Will 100% use this firm again. Recommend them all day long!

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Khan

Khan

January 21, 2021

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Khan

Good and helping staff ,doing very good job ,they are professional solicitor

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Description

Personal Injury claims, Serious and Catastrophic Injury claims, Conveyancing, Family Law, Wills and Probate, Employment Law. Our teams in each department are experienced, dynamic and personable. We have a wealth and depth of experience which we use to hold our traditional values with modern delivery.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Credit
    • 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
  • 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
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pay Issue
    • 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
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • 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
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Elderly care home fees
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Legal aid
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Children's Accident
    • Children's Serious Injury
    • Chronic Pain
    • Cycling Accident
    • Defective Work Equipment
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Dog Bite
    • Fall From Height
    • Fatal Accident
    • Fatal Asbestos
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Holiday Accidents and Illness
    • Holiday Sickness and Illness Compensation
    • Horse Riding Injury
    • Industrial Disease Compensation
    • Manual Handling
    • Mesothelioma Compensation
    • Motor Insurance Policy
    • Motorbike Accident
    • No Win No Fee
    • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
    • Occupational Asthma
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Pedestrian Accident
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Pleural Thickening
    • Repetitive Strain Injury
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Road Traffic Accident Abroad
    • Serious Injury
    • Skiing Injury
    • Slips, Trips and Falls
    • Spinal Injury Compensation
    • Sports Injury
    • Supermarket Accident
    • Terrorism Abroad
    • Tinnitus
    • Vibration White Finger
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
    • Workplace Slip and Trip
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills
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