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Bailey & Cogger

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4.9/5
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Well respected and established for over 100 years, Bailey & Cogger is a thriving high street practice located in the centre of Tonbridge. Our experts cover all aspects of law, maintaining a professional yet approachable attitude with achieving the best results for our clients as the primary goal. Whether it be a business or personal matter you require assistance with, our team of professionals are here to help. Read more...

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Bailey & Cogger
have 4 other locations

51/54 Windmill Street
Gravesend
DA12 1BD

Ground Floor
Chatham
ME4 4RP

39-41 High Street
Tenterden
TN30 6BJ

1-3 Clarendon Place
Maidstone
ME14 1BQ

51/54 Windmill Street
Gravesend
DA12 1BD

Ground Floor
Chatham
ME4 4RP

39-41 High Street
Tenterden
TN30 6BJ

1-3 Clarendon Place
Maidstone
ME14 1BQ

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Available lawyers at Bailey & Cogger

Abraham Khan

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(26)
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Hannah Mooney

4.8 out of 5
(26)
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Hardeep Gill

5.0 out of 5
(19)
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Kenneth Amakye

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David Whiffin

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Senior Executive

Jalal Mirza-Baig

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Deborah Nicholson

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Graham Beach

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Alexandra Arthur

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Heidi Thompson

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Jeremy Betts

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This firm - 98%
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Yes 98%
No 2%

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Yes 98%
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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Bailey & Cogger 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

Consumer
1st / 12
204th / 4662
Company & Commercial
1st / 11
381st / 4424
Housing & Property
1st / 10
347th / 4270
Family Law
1st / 7
482nd / 3864
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 14
258th / 3533
Commercial Property
1st / 5
413th / 3351
Employment
1st / 9
319th / 3128
Regulations
1st / 8
185th / 2608
Personal Injury
1st / 7
280th / 2406
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 5
185th / 2126
Immigration
1st / 5
185th / 2012
Money & Tax
1st / 6
253rd / 1854
Professional Negligence
1st / 7
191st / 1212
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 4
132nd / 1061
Dispute Resolution
1st / 5
229th / 1035
Clinical Negligence
1st / 4
179th / 947
Agriculture
1st / 4
182nd / 597
Construction
1st / 4
109th / 581
Charities
1st / 4
103rd / 571
Driving offences
1st / 3
118th / 353

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

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Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    197

  • Very Good

    8

  • Average

    0

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    5

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Roger Barrett
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Roger Barrett

November 11, 2024

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A Job Well Done

Selling a home can, they say, be stressful, not least when selling on behalf of others while acting as the executor to the family of my wife. Engaging with Graham Beach and others at Bailey & Cogger in Tonbridge made the whole process straightforward. When visiting the practice staff made you feel very welcome, Graham’s expert advice, and very personable style took all the stress away. I am extremely grateful for all Graham and the team did throughout the period of the sale. Thanks to all at Bailey & Cogger, your time and expertise has been very much appreciated.

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Fredrick

Fredrick

April 19, 2024

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Always pleased

Always pleased with advise and always feel at ease with the service

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Faqir

Faqir

February 02, 2024

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Professional and precise

Very welcoming which is important as my wife suffers with anxiety. All staff friendly at both appointments.

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Paul

Paul

January 16, 2024

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AVOID AVOID AVOID

The worst firm of solicitors I've ever dealt with. Absolutely desperate to get more money out of you.
I had to give one star unfortunately.

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Andy
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Andy

January 12, 2024

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Poor customer service

I called with a simple query to do with my recently-deceased mother's will. I was promised a reply in 2-3 working days. I heard nothing, and rang back 5 times to try and speak to the person I originally dealt with. Every time they were busy. Left messages to call me back. Nothing. On my final call the person said, via the receptionist, that it was nothing to do with them and transferred me to someone else in another office. Truly awful client management - didn't deliver what they had promised, uncommunicative and unsympathetic to the circumstances.

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Geraldine

Geraldine

August 14, 2023

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Straight forward, knowledgeable and extremely helpful.

Straight forward, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. Mr Hardeep Chamber was superb, helping me through a difficult, confusing time with patience and kindness. My heartfelt thanks to you Hardeep.

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L

L

July 30, 2023

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Conveyancing

This firm were not remotely interested in the sale of my house and I did not speak to my solicitor until I complained.
I had a freehold, mortgage free house not in a chain and was quoted £1500
for the sale.
They took well over £3k when I sold, without invoicing me first. They literally just took it from the sale. They had said “it might come to more”, between x and y. But I purposefully ignored emails between exchange and completion and they still put £1k on.
for practically no work.
I did most of the conveyancing work. The solicitor did not understand much. She sent one email saying I had broken the planning by pitching my roof. I had a flat roof and she had not even bothered to look at my sale brochure to see what my house looked like.
A lot of the documents were inaccurate and had to be corrected
by me.
When I got my (correct) way about a shareholding in my private road being worth £350 when she said it was worth zero, and there were tens of emails about this, she said “the other side have agreed with you in order to speed things along”. No, I was correct all along. However she charged me for her time so it was a win win for her.
She never listened to me.
The whole experience was like dealing with someone who simply did not care. She certainly did not care about anything but sending me her time sheets. But they were irrelevant when she had been wasting time sending me ridiculous documents. For example getting me Fensa quotes when I did not need them, or the aforementioned pitched roof insurance. The list is extensive.
I complained to the Senior Partner but I suspect he did not read my file as he did not answer specific questions.
It is now with the ombudsman.
I will never use this firm again

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Jean

Jean

July 25, 2023

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Put at ease immediately

As I am housebound I needed someone to come to my home. Mr Chamber put me at ease immediately, explained everything to me quite clearly. A very nice gentleman.

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Robert
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Probate

Robert

July 09, 2023

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Very quick

Probate provided very quickly

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Phillip

Phillip

March 27, 2023

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Highly professional

Your services are highly professional and courteous. We highly recommend.

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Patricia

Patricia

June 03, 2024

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Patricia

Individually, and as a family, we have been impressed with the service we have received. The solicitor was highly professional, approachable and efficient. Definitely recommended.

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Graham

Graham

February 16, 2024

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Graham

Very good service is a lot quicker than expected. was very well informed every stage

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thomas
Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

thomas

November 17, 2023

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thomas

Was extremely pleased with the legal services of Graham and his team at Bailey and Cogger during my recent property sale . Very professional approach and execution across the board . Can highly recommend !

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Andrew
Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Andrew

June 13, 2023

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Andrew

Extremely professional and effective service from Hardeep. Thank you very much for helping navigate through a tricky process. It was a pleasure working with you Hardeep. Nick and Andrew Butler

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Laura
Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Laura

May 09, 2023

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Laura

Highly recommend Bailey and Cogger. It was the first time we'd used them, but not only was Karen du Rocher approachable, to the point and very experienced, she was speedy and efficient at getting things done! All our previous experiences with solicitors have been head-bangingly frustrating, so this was a breath of fresh air. We will definitely use Bailey and Cogger again, if the need arises!

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We have assembled teams of lawyers, all of whom are experts within their fields and who are focussed solely on achieving the best possible outcome for our clients. By regularly dealing within a specialist area of law, each of our lawyers are fully up to date and aware of current thinking and practice guidelines so are able to provide accurate advice as well as practical solutions.

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Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Accident and Emergency Claims
    • Amputation Negligence Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Cosmetic Surgery Claims
    • Dental Negligence Claims
    • Eye Surgery Claims
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Laser Eye Surgery Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
    • Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
    • Surgery Compensation Claims
    • Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
  • 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
    • Malicious falsehood
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Domestic violence
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Harassment
    • Juvenile
    • Legal aid
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Prison law
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Sexual allegations including Rape and Sexual Assaults
    • Theft
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drug driving
    • Drunk in charge
    • Early return of driving licence
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - operators licence
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Taxi offences
    • Taxi offences - illegally plying for hire
    • Taxi offences - licensing investigations
    • Taxi offences - points and disqualification
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • 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 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
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Legal aid
    • 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
    • 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 Disrepair
    • 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
    • Second charges
    • 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
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Accidents In Public Places
    • Against The Council
    • Amputation
    • 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
    • Cycling Accident
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Fall From Height
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Manual Handling
    • Motor Insurance Policy
    • Motorbike Accident
    • No Win No Fee
    • Pedestrian Accident
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Serious Injury
    • Slips, Trips and Falls
    • Spinal Injury Compensation
    • Supermarket Accident
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
    • Whiplash
    • Workplace Slip and Trip
  • Professional Negligence
    • Accountants
    • Architects
    • Barristers
    • Engineers
    • 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
    • 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
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • 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
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Founders
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Insurance
    • 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
    • Slander
    • Small businesses
    • Start-ups
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Construction
    • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
    • Development loan facilities
  • 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
    • Alcohol Licensing
    • Licensing
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