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Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited

01845522324
5.0/5
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As an established legal practice, we enjoy strong working relationships with the people of Ripon, Thirsk, and Bedale, the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire and beyond. Our practitioners will bring to your assistance experience gained over many years after qualification in a wide range of areas some of which may be unfamiliar or surprising to you. Read more...

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Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited
Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited

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Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited
have 2 other locations

5 Westgate
Ripon
HG4 2AT

5 South End
Bedale
DL8 2BJ

5 Westgate
Ripon
HG4 2AT

5 South End
Bedale
DL8 2BJ

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Available lawyers at Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited

Sarah Hargreaves

4.9 out of 5
(98)
Conveyancing Executive

Oliver Riley

5.0 out of 5
(38)
Solicitor

Annabel Ashford

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Trainee Solicitor

Margaret Permain

5.0 out of 5
(7)
Licensed Conveyancer

Angela Thompson

4.8 out of 5
(4)
Licensed Conveyancer

Hollie Burne

4.8 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Matthew Ainsworth

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Chartered Legal Executive

Claire Green

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

David Shackleton

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

Elizabeth Kidd

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

Alison Johnson

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Chartered Legal Executive

Chris Fairhead

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Head of Family Department

Elizabeth Balmforth

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Marie Nelson

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Natalie Fagan

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

How Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 97%
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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.

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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 2%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 97%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 100%
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You can use this data to see how Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited 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?"

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 100%
No 0%

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outcome of matter

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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 100%
No 0%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Eccles Heddon Solicitors Limited 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 / 3
362nd / 4681
Company & Commercial
1st / 3
352nd / 4443
Housing & Property
1st / 3
144th / 4274
Family Law
1st / 3
402nd / 3869
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 3
271st / 3542
Commercial Property
1st / 3
246th / 3358
Money & Tax
1st / 3
250th / 1858
Agriculture
1st / 3
115th / 598
Construction
1st / 2
107th / 583
Energy & Transport
1st / 3
55th / 532

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

5.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    213

  • Very Good

    8

  • Average

    0

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Matthew
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Matthew

October 31, 2024

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Sarah was excellent

Sarah was our conveyancing solicitor for our purchase and she was truly excellent.

As first time buyers, the process of buying a house is unfamiliar and daunting at first. Our fear was that we’d be bogged down with legal paperwork we don’t understand with the potential of making mistakes or being misled, deliberately or otherwise, by agents, solicitors and the range of unnecessary middlemen that rear their heads during the process of buying a house.

However, our experience with Sarah was second to none as throughout the process she was efficient, knowledgable, highly responsive, showed a personal touch, and we felt like we were in safe hands at all times. If ever we had a query, Sarah would promptly reply which gave us peace of mind if ever something concerned us, and would give us clear advice we knew we could trust.

We really appreciate Sarah’s hard work and we would like to recommend her to anyone who is purchasing a house.

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Carol
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Carol

October 25, 2024

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THIRSK - Sarah Hargreaves

This is the fourth occasion that I have been fortunate enough to have Sarah Hargreaves represent me.
Sarah is extremely proactive with excellent communication skills and has always navigated me through house sales and purchases with great ease.
More recently I had the misfortune of having a management company involved with my sale. Sarah handled them with great ease whilst I am aware that others have struggled with engaging them with their sales
Outstanding service and all the administration staff are great
Wouldn’t use any other solicitor

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Gary Robertson
Agriculture

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Matter Type:

Agricultural land for sale or development

Gary Robertson

October 17, 2024

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House and Land Purchase

Oliver was exceptional from start to finish. It was a complex sale with many hurdles but he skillfully overcame each one, giving us clear direction on the issues and any risks associated. He gave us daily updates when required and continually chased the vendors solicitors to ensure the sale went through in a timely manner. We fully trusted his judgement. He went above and beyond and we could not recommend him more highly. Do not hesitate is using Oliver for your conveyancing.

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Ashi
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Ashi

October 15, 2024

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Best solicitors in the country.

Used Oliver for a few years for various different property purchases. He’s always been fantastic.

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Rowan
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Rowan

September 04, 2024

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Professional, efficient, informative

I've just bought my first home. They were extremely helpful throughout the entire process. Turned it round in no time at all.

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Becky
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Becky

September 03, 2024

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Could not fault them!

Sarah has been absolutely amazing with assisting me in buying my first home! I could not fault her at all. My experience of buying a home as a single person was incredibly stressful but Sarah had made it as quick as she possibly could. She’s super responsive and answered every question I had no matter how silly I thought it was. I would recommend her to anyone!

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JopsyLou
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

JopsyLou

August 30, 2024

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Excellent service

Sarah Hargreaves acted on my new build purchase and was outstanding. And I don’t think I’ve ever had quicker responses! I went in to the office and liased with other staff and they’re all a lovely bunch. Professional and friendly. Sarah made a very difficult time as easy as possible and I can’t thank her enough. I highly recommend Eccles Heddon, Thirsk.

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Thomas
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Thomas

August 27, 2024

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Sarah at Eccles Heddon

We used Sarah in the purchase of our first home. She was amazing from start to finish and helped us throughout to understand the process. We couldn’t have done this without her. Would definitely recommend to any first time buyers and family/friends

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Express Windows
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Express Windows

August 20, 2024

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Excellent

Excellent efficient service conducted in a timely manner

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Karen
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Karen

August 20, 2024

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Selling of property

Sarah has been amazing in the process of us selling parental home. She kept us informed at all times and was always very quickly available if we needed a phone call
A seamless operation due to her efficiency and knowledge
Will highly recommend for future use

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Graham

Graham

November 23, 2023

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Graham

Friendly & efficient service

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Carol
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Carol

October 31, 2023

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Carol

One again Sarah Hargreaves gave me nothing but an outstanding service from start to finish
Sarah is very proactive knowledgeable and thorough and is always there at the end of the phone should any questions arise
I am very fortunate that on two occasions Sarah has agreed to act on my behalf
With the back up of Michael Briggs together they make property buying/selling a lot less stressful and are a great team

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Chloe
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Chloe

March 24, 2023

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Chloe

100% recommend Eccles Heddon LLP,
Sarah was fantastic with supporting us through buying our first house!
The communication was just incredible from start to finish, updating us all the way through it and answering any of our questions with fast responses!
Not only was the communication great but also worked very hard in getting us through the process very fast while been very supportive! Sooo thank you very much we couldn’t have found anyone better!

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Sam
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Sam

November 24, 2022

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Sam

Amazing Service.
Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Quick to respond. Made our move stress free.
Could not recommend Eccles Heddon enough!

Thank you once again :)

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Lindsay
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Lindsay

November 10, 2022

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Lindsay

great service and communication - highly recommended!

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Our legal expertise is applied in conjunction with a pragmatic realism acquired over many years of practice in the Vale of York and against a culture of long term commitment, not short term self-interested gain. Most of our practitioners have been with the firm for many years and, in our experience, many of our clients value continuity of individual service very highly. ​Whilst a large proportion of our clients live or work within the middle part of North Yorkshire we do advise and act for many people in other parts of Great Britain and indeed throughout the World. England and Wales comprise a single legal jurisdiction and we are qualified to act in domestic matters from anywhere between Berwick on Tweed to Penzance. We do not normally deal with foreign legal matters except in cases where the estate of a deceased person includes property overseas. Although we do not approve of the practice, our regulatory bodies now allow solicitors to give or receive so-called ‘referral fees’. These are payments to or from third parties in consideration of the referral of client business. Examples of this practice include solicitors paying estate agents in return for recommendation of people buying and selling houses or receiving benefits from financial advisers as a bonus for referring clients perceived as needing their advice. Until quite recently such practices were outlawed as likely to compromise the strict independence that was always regarded as the hallmark of a solicitor’s professional duty. Although the rules in this area have been relaxed, we still hold to the view that payment or receipt of referral fees is not in the public interest and therefore we do not participate in the practice. We prefer to retain and expand our client base on the foundation of client satisfaction and personal recommendation not the payment of ‘bungs’ to third parties. Equally, we will recommend other professionals solely on the basis of our judgment of their ability and not as the result of any undue influence arising from monetary benefit.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • 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
  • Family Law
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Law
    • 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
    • Separation Agreement
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Trusts
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
  • 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
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Debt Recovery
    • Franchising
    • Management buyouts
    • 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
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
  • Construction
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
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