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How Sills & Betteridge LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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 Sills & Betteridge LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Sills & Betteridge LLP. 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 2%
About Right 93%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Sills & Betteridge LLP 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 Sills & Betteridge LLP 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 97%
No 3%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Sills & Betteridge LLP 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 Sills & Betteridge LLP 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 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Sills & Betteridge LLP 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

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    3652
  • Very Good

    231
  • Average

    45
  • Poor

    15
  • Awful

    90

Overall experience

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

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Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Ciara

January 16, 2025

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Mat was so thorough and made my experience stress free!

I can’t recommend Mathew highly enough! He’s truly exceptional at what he does. Even the estate agents were impressed by how quick and thorough he was. An outstanding experience from start to finish!

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Mark

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Matter Type:

Criminal defence - All

Mark

January 16, 2025

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Professional services

Roger was very prompt given the timing of my issue, he was thorough, attentive and guided me through the process calmly to aid my understanding. Roger gave me professional advice which was greatly appreciated enabling a positive outcome to be achieved.

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John

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Matter Type:

Wills

John

January 16, 2025

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House Purchase & Will

Excellent friendly professional and contactable

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Brian

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Brian

January 11, 2025

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Professional, prompt and efficient service.

Everybody with whom we had contact provided a brilliant and caring service. Made a very stressful experience more bearable.

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Fiona

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Fiona

January 11, 2025

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Excellent service

Great service with excellent communication.

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Jonathanfenton

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Jonathanfenton

January 09, 2025

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Divorce solicitor

After unfortunately being asked for a divorce
By my wife . I met Lisa kellet for a face to face meeting , straight from the word go she was honest and genuine about everything ,
The divorce did go on for a long while and at times quite stressful through no fault of there’s I may add , but Lisa and her team were always on hand to ease my stress and to keep me calm and take away a lot of the stress at the same time ,one thing I do have to say that I am sure is not said very often is that I felt they actually Did care and were bothered about myself in all of this situation . A very friendly and very professional team , that I myself cannot speak highly enough of and
Would recommend to anybody

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Flo

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Flo

January 09, 2025

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Conveyancing

I had a really bad experience with Sills & Betteridge.
They don't pick my calls and had to follow up on my housing enquiry myself with the council. I felt they really didn't want my house to pull through because am black. Drop so many messages to talk to Tracy but she will never call me back . I ask Jess to fill up with update on there response she said they are not allow to , that am not allow to talk to council myself . Then I went there myself and discover all I ask them to tell the council as my solicitor representative they did nothing.
All that matter to them is the money they never care about the success of the house .

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Matthew Drewery

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Matthew Drewery

January 08, 2025

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4 Locking close

Fantastic service - always kept informed - exchanged in 6 weeks - being an estate agent myself I was really pleased and would highly recommend.

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Paul

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Matter Type:

New Driver Provisions

Paul

January 07, 2025

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Motoring offence

I cannot thank Mr Edwards enough. He reassured me throughout the case and represented me with professionalism, he is a credit to the firm and I would highly recommend him as he gave a first class service.

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Shane

Matter Type:

Criminal defence - All

Shane

January 07, 2025

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Representation in court

I would just like to say thanks so much to Chris Hogg of sills and Betteridge solicitors
Chris was very knowledgeable and very understanding of the situation
Chris achieved a great outcome in court
Regards shane raistrick

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Reviews collected from

Stephen

Matter Type:

Commercial mortgages

Stephen

January 09, 2025

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Stephen

Excellent service by Melissa Kirk. Very diligent and careful; very good at troubleshooting issues and ensuring that contracts are solid. In my experience over thirty years with solicitors in Lincoln, Melissa is by far the best.

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Dave

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Residential Conveyancing

Dave

December 20, 2024

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Dave

Used sills & betteridge a couple of times now. Staff very friendly keep you up to date with all the process would definitely use in future if I need them. Thanks

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Gina

Matter Type:

Injunctions

Gina

December 16, 2024

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Gina

Work alongside Isabel jacques who dealt with my case. She was so professional, kind and patient. Thank you so much for your help with everything

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Darren

Matter Type:

Wills

Darren

December 10, 2024

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Darren

I recently worked with Maz Dudley from Sills and Betteridge to draw up my will (November/December 2024) and I wanted to share how truly excellent she was. Friendly, professional, expert and approachable with a clear and jargon-free communication style. At the same time, Maz also prepared a will for my mother, and she did so sympathetically, caringly and in a manner that was not in any way patronising. I really liked how she was able to adapt her approach to her client and I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending her to others. The turn-around time was also very prompt, for which I am extremely grateful. Thank you, Maz, you did a outstanding job!

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Iveta

Matter Type:

Domestic Abuse

Iveta

December 05, 2024

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Iveta

Absolutely wonderful Clara Perry. Thank you for all the work you have done for me.

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Description

Sills & Betteridge are proud to have been offering a wide range of legal services to both private individuals and business clients since 1759. In addition to our Lincoln office, we have a further 16 offices across Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. Please visit our website to learn more about the firm by clicking the button above.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Accident and Emergency Claims
    • Amputation Negligence Claims
    • Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
    • Birth Defect and Wrongful Birth Claims
    • Birth Injury Claims
    • Birth Injury To Mother Claims
    • Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • C. Difficile Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
    • Cerebral Palsy Claims
    • Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
    • Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Knee Replacement Claims
    • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • MRSA Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
    • Sepsis Negligence Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Harassment
    • Juvenile
    • Legal aid
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Sexual allegations including Rape and Sexual Assaults
    • Theft
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • Education
    • Education
    • Special Educational Needs
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • 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
    • 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
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • 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
    • Planning
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
  • Money & Tax
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Accidents In Public Places
    • Against The Council
    • Amputation
    • Back Injury At Work
    • Broken Bone Or Fracture
    • Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
    • Car Accident
    • Children's Serious Injury
    • Chronic Pain
    • Defective Work Equipment
    • Fall From Height
    • Fatal Accident
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Manual Handling
    • No Win No Fee
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Serious Injury
    • Slips, Trips and Falls
    • Supermarket Accident
    • Whiplash
    • Workplace Slip and Trip
  • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence
  • 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)
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Founders
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Litigation for Holiday and Residential Parks
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
    • Start-ups
    • Tax
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Aviation
    • Energy
  • 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
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing
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