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How Herrington Carmichael Compares

Value for money

This firm - 96%
National Average
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 Herrington Carmichael on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Herrington Carmichael. 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 1%
Overpriced 6%
About Right 92%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 98%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Herrington Carmichael 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 Herrington Carmichael 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 98%
No 2%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Herrington Carmichael 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 Herrington Carmichael 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 99%
No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Herrington Carmichael 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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    598
  • Very Good

    23
  • Average

    3
  • Poor

    4
  • Awful

    5

Overall experience

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

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Ewan

November 29, 2024

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Simply wonderful from start to finish

Roisin and Herrington Carmichael have completely restored my faith in home moves. Consistent and professional from day one. I was kept completely informed at every stage. They took so much stress out of our move. I can’t rate them highly enough. Thank you!

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Laura

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Wills

Laura

November 28, 2024

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Where there's a way there's a Will

If you're not sure about doing a Will; where to start or how to include things you want, what's involved, or who to ask about it - I would say from my experience of Kerry's help with mine, just contact Herrington and Carmichael. They provide the means for you to get the basic framework/details written/typed up, but most importantly, very early on in the whole process you discuss everything with Kerry. This really kickstarts things even if you don't think you have got very far at all with it. She is very good at asking all the right questions to cover every important aspect for you. She listens carefully with your own interests paramount and with consideration for all involved, to really help you understand what your decisions mean and how they would play out in legal terms. It will save you a lot of time compared to trying to do it without her help, and it can be stressful trying to do it on your own or worrying about having to do it. Kerry can explain about various ways to construct putting your wishes in place that are less limiting that just one forever Will document, so don't feel restricted by that notion, or put off doing it because of that assumption. Kerry is generous with her advice (suggesting other considerations alongside doing a Will) and efficient so the cost was very reasonable. I found everyone at Herrington Carmichael to be pleasant, professional and entirely accurate with everything. Highly recommended!

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Laura

Matter Type:

Trusts

Laura

November 28, 2024

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Exactly what you need when you don't know what that is and need help

I was apprehensive about seeking legal advice but we had to, and from my first contact with Herrington Carmichael I was gently guided and reassured that I was in safe hands by everyone there. They didn't need to say this in so many words, it was just entirely apparent in how they handled everything. No mistakes, everything efficient and at the right pace which allowed breathing space and thinking time for us, but no waiting around. Always easy to contact and pleasant to work with. Our solicitor was confident, kind and calm. She focused on us and our issues; used her intelligence, knowledge of the law and equal consideration of everyone involved to quickly find ways forward and reach solutions. She also demonstrated excellent communication skills to make sure we were all involved and understood everything. It was all such a puzzle until she worked her magic - I was genuinely impressed and so very grateful (relieved)! I would recommend unreservedly.

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Matter Type:

Probate

Anonymous

November 26, 2024

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Trustee/Executor

Service from Keira Moore, excellent service. Very very very pleasant to talk to, and service (excellent), could not fault her.

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Shirley

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Matter Type:

Wills

Shirley

November 26, 2024

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Will

Graeme explained everything clearly to me, I was able to ask questions and understand. He was very approachable, nothing was too much trouble for him

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Jenny

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New home purchases and sales

Jenny

November 13, 2024

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Herrington Carmichael Solicitors

Herrington Carmichael have been most helpful in taking us through a very complicated purchase of a new development property. They have been approachable and answered all questions we have raised on the journey into becoming first time homeowners in the United Kingdom. It was a lengthy and stressful time, but they were supportive the entire period. I would highly recommend them as Solicitors in your field of home purchasing.

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James cameron

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Matter Type:

Neighbour Disputes

James cameron

November 10, 2024

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(CAM593/1) MR James Cameron

I’d like to take this opportunity to say a thank you very much for making my first experience dealing in a solicitor situation (apart from when I moved house)
I came to your offices as I only live in Farnham and one of your legal secretary’s (Dasha Thorpe) kindly met Me and I explained my situation to her and she told me exactly how to get things moving and emailed me with all the information to get the process started.
And then Jed Temple took over, reviewed my case with his legal experience could see that everything we were getting accused of actually our neighbour not us
We didn’t have much time left to respond, but Jed and Dasha drafted as a letter which was very detailed and clear and we agreed to send it to our solicitors.
It seems to resolve the problem!
any time I’ve had a question i emailed Jed or dasha i’ve got very clear answers and responses very quick! And unchanged like to thank then very much! And Herrington Carmichael!

Many thanks
James cameron

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Alex

Matter Type:

Settlement Agreements

Alex

November 04, 2024

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Settlement Agreement

I had a brilliant experience with Alex Harper and the Herrington Carmichael team. They communicated on a regular basis with clear and informative updates, and were transparent with regards to the costs associated with the representation provided. Most importantly they were sympathetic to my situation and provided guidance where needed.
I would highly recommend Herrington Carmichael if you require any employment representation.

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Toby

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Employment Law

Toby

November 01, 2024

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Constructive, empathetic, professional

I have worked with Herrington Carmichael on a number of occasions now for personal counsel on a range of employment and contractual issues over a decade or so now. My experience has been consistently excellent. I can recommend them without hesitation.

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Nigel

Matter Type:

Redundancy

Nigel

November 01, 2024

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Settlement Agreement

My experience with this company was excellent, the were efficient, informative and very helpful. I would recommend them to anyone needing help with employment issues.

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Laura

Laura

August 22, 2024

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Laura

We recently used Herrington Carmichael for our house sale and purchase, we primarily dealt with Roisin and Ellan who impressed us with their efficiency and ability to put us at ease despite a few hiccups along the way which were out of their control. We would not hesitate to use this company again!

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Jennie

Matter Type:

Lease Extensions

Jennie

July 08, 2024

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Jennie

I had my Lease Extension from a Housing Association completed with Herrington Carmichael LLP acting as my Solicitors.
I promised Samantha Laker my Solicitor a review when I received my final updated copies of the Land Registry documents. Sadly due to Land Registry taking over 1 year 6 months to process my papers, Samantha Laker has now left the firm. However, I happily leave the following 5 Star review for her and Herrington Carmichael as Solicitors:
I am diagnosed with ASD/Autism and ADHD. I was treated from the beginning with respect and support and understanding by both Samantha Laker and her colleagues at Herrington Carmichael LLP.
Samantha Lakers work was excellent: efficient and accurate throughout and I would have no hesitation in recommending her work as a Lease Extension Solicitor.
Samantha Lakers work was a credit to Herrington Carmichael LLP and it was a pleasure to sign my new 990 year Lease with her at the offices. A day I will never forget.
I wish her well in her future career.
Thank you so much for making a daunting task such a pleasure.
Kind regards to all involved and a big Thank You.
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Andrew

Andrew

April 19, 2024

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Andrew

Excellent service, highly recommended. Thank you.

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Lisa

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Lisa

March 29, 2024

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Lisa

We had a fantastic experience working with Roisin for my remortgage. Roisin professionalism and attention to detail made the entire process seamless. Roisin was always available to answer my questions and provide guidance, ensuring that everything proceeded smoothly and efficiently. I highly recommend Roisin to anyone in need of legal assistance with their remortgage or any other property-related matters.

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Thomas

October 22, 2023

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Thomas

Polite and friendly staff, was exactly what I wanted when seeking legal advice

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Description

Herrington Carmichael is a full service law firm offering legal advice to UK and international businesses as well as individuals and families. Herrington Carmichal offers legal advice to UK and International businesses as well as individuals and families. Rated as a ‘Leading Firm 2025’ by the Legal 500 and listed in The Times ‘Best Law Firms 2024. Herrington Carmichael has offices in London, Farnborough, Reading and Ascot. We believe in our traditional values of excellent service and value for money and our clients appreciate our innovative, proactive and friendly approach. It is the long-term client relationships that are the foundations of our 175 year old business. In 2024, Herrington Carmichael won ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the Thames Valley Business Magazines Property Awards.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • 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 rights
  • Education
    • Education
  • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • 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
    • 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
    • Asylum applications and appeals
    • 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
    • General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
    • Human Rights
    • 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
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Professional Negligence
    • Accountants
    • Architects
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence law
    • Professional trustees
    • Surveyors
    • Tax consultants
    • Valuers
  • 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
    • Insurance
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • 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
    • 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
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
    • Engineering contracts
    • Facility maintenance agreements
    • Framework agreements
    • In-house training
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • 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
    • Health and Safety
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