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How Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 100%
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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 Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

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  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
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  • 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.

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Would recommend to
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You can use this data to see how Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

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The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

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Rankings by area of expertise

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5.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    174
  • Very Good

    0
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  • Poor

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Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
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  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Harry

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Harry

September 07, 2024

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Brilliant service

I've used sara for many years now and she has helped me with some very difficult and sensitive things and I can't thank her enough for the support and service she has provided

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Simon

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Simon

August 27, 2024

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Better than literally 100s of solicitors I've worked with. Exceptional

Pippa and her team were truly exceptional in the levels of service they provided throughout my recent acquisition. I work in the property industry and have worked with literally hundreds of solicitors over the past 15 years and Pippa and the team at BSG would not come second to any of them. It is difficult to emphasise just how good they were in terms of responsiveness, managing expectations, delivering to a very tight timeframe on a relatively complex matter whilst protecting our interests and taking a view where necessary to get the job done. They took away so much stress and allowed us to focus on what we needed to do. Absolutely fantastic and could not recommend highly enough.

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Les Coupe

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Residential Conveyancing

Les Coupe

August 13, 2024

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Another Great Completion

This is the third time we have used Pippa for our conveyancing and she’s proved once again that she knows how to get a job done. Only 11 weeks from accepting an offer and having an offer accepted, we exchanged and completed on the same day.
Great service, highly recommended.

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Chris

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Chris

August 09, 2024

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Divorce

Going through a divorce is extremely challenging. Barbara Richardson's guidance through this process was invaluable. Her excellent communication skills, legal knowledge and the practical advice provided throughout led to a successful resolution.

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Anonymous

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Matter Type:

Wills

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August 08, 2024

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Wills

I have had the utmost confidence in Ms E J Edwards in the way my instructions for preparing my will have been carried out and would have no hesitation in meeting her in the future for further help.

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Keith Sullivan

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Residential Conveyancing

Keith Sullivan

July 30, 2024

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Excellent service re sale of our property.

The service we received from BSG regarding the sale of our property was amazing. Despite having to deal with a difficult buyers solicitor which was somewhat frustrating. The speed at which BSG communicated was excellent. We would definitely use again, highly recommended.

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July 30, 2024

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1st Class

Sorting out our wills with BSG turned out to be painless and cost effective procedure. Many thanks to Rebecca Lauder for her patience and professionalism and approachability throughout.

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Mrs L

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Mrs L

July 24, 2024

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Professional and experienced divorce solicitor

Barbara is an experienced, professional, kind, and calm solicitor. I'm pleased that I had her by my side through my long and difficult divorce. We were a team, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to those looking for an excellent divorce solicitor.

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Judith Sturzaker

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Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Judith Sturzaker

June 26, 2024

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Brilliant Service

I was recommended them and I would recommend BSG solicitors to everyone.

There was always timely contact and feedback to questions etc. I have sold two properties and bought one property via them and all three transactions have been completed at a quick, efficient pace and pain free.

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Anonymous

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Matter Type:

Child Custody

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June 18, 2024

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Extremely professional and personal

After a lengthy 4 years of family court issues and using BSG for each matter, I can safely say they are extremely professional, they take time to really listen to the issues and enable you to really feel like your being heard.

We were successful in all of our court matters and that is down to the hard work and effort they put in behind the scenes, can’t thank Sara enough!
Thank you

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Hari

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Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Hari

March 29, 2024

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Hari

Had some conveyancing done by Sophie from BSG , amazing customer service !

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Megan

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February 29, 2024

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Megan

Amanda was wonderful during the entire process of buying my first home. She was extremely effective, informative and supportive during the entire process. I couldn’t recommend her higher.

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Craig

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Residential Conveyancing

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January 28, 2024

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Craig

Used BSG for our conveyancing recently, Amanda was very good, process was very quick and efficient and Amanda was always available to speak with throughout.

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Ami

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Residential Conveyancing

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December 10, 2023

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Ami

We were dealing with Amanda for the purchase of pur new property. She is very competent and efficient. The service procided was fantastic. We would definetly recommend her.

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John

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Residential Conveyancing

John

October 12, 2023

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John

Amanda from BSG dealt with our house purchase. We couldn't be more pleased with the service. Explained anything we were unsure of and always had a prompt response for any of our queries.

I have dealt with quite a few conveyancing/solictors in the past but would say without hesitation Amanda and her team are the best.

Also very competetive pricing considering the excellent service.

Big thumbs up.

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About this branch

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We work hard to get to know you in order to deliver timely, individual advice on how to deal with your legal issues and, where relevant, improve and protect your business and personal lifestyle. BSG (Blackhurst Swainson Goodier) is a result of a number of mergers between Blackhurst Parker and Yates, Swainson Son & Reynolds and Oswald Goodier & Co. Our services are available through both offices in Lancaster and Preston. We now offer fixed fees in many areas of law including divorce, residential conveyancing, and Wills.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • 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 After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • 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
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • 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
    • 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
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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