Started off with a really positive experience, all staff were extremely helpful and always happy. As time went on and I wanted results (buying my first property) the communication went down hill fast. When calling up Gellhorn's and requesting a call back I would never receive one. It got to the point where I was so frustrated I couldn't talk to anyone that what should be a happy period of my life become a period of my life I wanted over because of the lack of response from Gellhorns. When I refer to lack of response, the only person I ever spoke to was the receptionist, who would pass on my request for a call back.
Later down the line I employ a new solicitor who discovered the land registry wasn't actually in my name and Gellhorns hadn't completed the work I paid them to do. Now to be fair to Gellhorns they claimed this delay was at fault of the Land Registry, but yet couldn't prove to me that they sent the correct documentation off at the time it should have been... To me shows they never carried out the service I paid for... Better yet, it's taken Gellhorns a WHOLE WEEK to finally pick up the phone to me after I have been calling them everyday. Its clear to me Gellhorns avoided all my communication until they had actually completed the land registry PROPERLY this time. Unacceptable.
I would never ever recommend this solicitor to anyone, if you pay for a service you at least expect it to be carry out correctly, better yet to be able to talk to someone when you need a question answered.