Harrowells Limited

01904 558600

Based in North and East Yorkshire, Harrowells is a regional law firm with a long and successful track record of offering high quality advice to businesses, families and individuals. We have local offices in York and across Yorkshire, so simply contact your nearest Harrowells office in York, St Saviourgate, Clifton Moor, Easingwold, Haxby, Pocklington, Malton, and Thirsk. Read more...

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1 St. Saviourgate
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 8ZQ
01904 558600
www.harrowells.co.uk

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Abbey Ainslie

5.0 out of 5

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How Harrowells Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 97%

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 Harrowells Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Harrowells Limited. 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 0%

Overpriced 12%

About Right 87%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 98%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Harrowells Limited 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 Harrowells Limited 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 98%

No 2%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Harrowells Limited offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

1st / 3

484th / 4562

Company & Commercial

1st / 3

372nd / 4349

Housing & Property

1st / 3

383rd / 4234

Family Law

1st / 3

628th / 3840

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 3

353rd / 3493

Commercial Property

1st / 3

427th / 3303

Employment

1st / 3

433rd / 3089

Regulations

1st / 3

251st / 2554

Personal Injury

1st / 4

391st / 2359

Money & Tax

1st / 2

334th / 1838

Professional Negligence

1st / 2

245th / 1192

IT & Intellectual Property

1st / 2

177th / 1056

Dispute Resolution

1st / 1

287th / 1035

Clinical Negligence

1st / 3

204th / 938

Agriculture

1st / 2

220th / 602

Construction

1st / 2

143rd / 584

Charities

1st / 2

126th / 564

Energy & Transport

1st / 1

65th / 516

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

93
Very Good

0
Average

0
Poor

0
Awful

2

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Legal knowledge

Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

March 28, 2025

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Efficient personal service

Ed was extremely helpful and explained our options fully

Lawyer named in this review:
Edward Ryder

Edward Ryder

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 31 March, 2025:

Many thanks for taking the trouble to leave a review for Ed. As you say, having your options clearly set out is key with this kind of matter and we are very pleased to hear you felt that was the case.

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Family Law

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Divorce

Andy Westley

March 27, 2025

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Divorce case

After three years of debate court hearings and plenty of emails and negotiation Amy and her team we got there in the end , a stressfukll time for both myself and the team at Harrowells

Lawyer named in this review:
Amy Foweather

Amy Foweather

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 31 March, 2025:

Hi Andy, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review for Amy and the team; glad we were able to advise, assist and support throughout it all.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Debra Quin

March 17, 2025

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Filing for Probate

Fiona was professional, compassionate and friendly and made the whole process of sorting out the required issues for filing my mother’s Will straightforward and clear.

Lawyer named in this review:
Fiona Fawcett

Fiona Fawcett

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 18 March, 2025:

Many thanks for your very positive review, Debra; ensuring those we advise feel they are being looked after is really important to Fiona and all of us here at Harrowells.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

February 21, 2025

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Arranging a Will

It has been a delight to work with Fiona Fawcett. Upon meeting, I could tell she was going to be the person I was seeking to do a good job. Friendly, welcoming and smiley, she made the process of drawing up my Will, easy. Fiona listened patiently to my requirements and took note of everything that was important to me. I felt valued. She spent a long time explaining everything I needed to know about the process of making a Will as well as the present laws around such matters. Fiona has reassured me that everything that feels important to me is fully protected.

Lawyer named in this review:
Fiona Fawcett

Fiona Fawcett

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 25 February, 2025:

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to compose such a considered and positive review. Those of us who know Fiona well can tell you have absolutely captured the essence of her approach and personality. We are so pleased she was able to assist you and that her efforts were very much appreciated.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Thanks again

February 15, 2025

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et again, Harrowells gave clear advi9ce and sorted the issue

We have used Harrowells for a number of years, covering several areas including Wills, Powers of Attorney, Conveyancing as well as Company work.
they have always been efficient, clear and responsive.

Lawyer named in this review:
Edward Ryder

Edward Ryder

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 18 February, 2025:

Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Ed and the wider team; we are very grateful for your positive comments. As you say, clarity and responsiveness are key aspects of service that clients really appreciate.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Valerie Read

February 13, 2025

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Lasting Power of Attorney

Lauren explained every thing involved in my application in simple terms that I could understand and gave me the opportunity to question any thing I did not understand.

Lawyer named in this review:
Lauren Hooghiemstra-Maughan

Lauren Hooghiemstra-Maughan

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 18 February, 2025:

Hi Valerie, Many thanks for leaving such a positive review for Lauren. As you say, clear explanations go a long way in helping make the whole process feel much more straightforward.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Linda Combie

January 07, 2025

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Fiona Fawcett - Thank you

Fiona was the perfect combination of friendliness and professionalism. She put me at my ease, and
showed empathy about my husband's recent death. I was eased through the admin process with much good advice and handy tips. I'm really grateful for her help and will be grateful for her help through the next process which is to sell this house and find new accommodation. Thank you Fiona.

Lawyer named in this review:
Fiona Fawcett

Fiona Fawcett

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 08 January, 2025:

Linda, thank you so much for taking the trouble to leave a review for Fiona. We are really pleased you felt Fiona provided not only practical advice but also sympathetic support; hopefully it has made the whole process a little easier. We has passed on your feedback to Fiona who will be grateful and appreciative to have received that.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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International

Lee

December 15, 2023

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Wills, Estate & Probate

During Covid My brother unfortunately passed away in York. My brother was an Australian living & working in York at the time.

Due to closed borders in Australia we were unable to come over to deal with my brothers estate. His place of employment were amazing & helped us navigate this difficult time.

The Team at Harrowells Limited was recommended to Us by them.

I can not stress enough how extremely helpful Philip Williams was in helping Us deal with closing down everything to associated with My Brothers Estate.

Philip not only made himself available to Us at our convenience with the time difference between Aus & UK but kept Us up to date through Email every step of the way.
We as a Family would highly recommend Harrowells Limited to anyone.

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Anonymous

November 07, 2023

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Friendly and informative

Friendly and very clearly informative

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

August 15, 2023

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Residential property matter

Professional and thorough as always

Lawyer named in this review:
Anita Cooper

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Linda

July 11, 2023

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Linda

Friendly reception and informative and professional staff. Ben Simpson helped us to update our Wills. We're grateful for his attention and support.

Lawyer named in this review:
Ben Simpson

Ben Simpson

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 12 July, 2023:

That is fabulous feedback, Linda. We've let Ben and our reception team know. They are really pleased and say they were very glad they could help!

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Dorothy

November 09, 2022

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Dorothy

We would recommend Harrowells solicitors to help you, they are knowledgeable, efficient and just such pleasant people.(1St saviourgate, York.

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 09 November, 2022:

Hi Dorothy, Thank you so much for taking the time to post your review. Our receptionists, legal assistants and solicitors all try to be as helpful and as reassuring as possible - so it is really nice to have your feedback. Many thanks - Peter Mills

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Richard

August 28, 2020

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Richard

Great professional advice and the solicitor was extremely helpful and friendly

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kate

July 06, 2020

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Kate

We had a very difficult house purchase and our solicitor, Gemma, was very professional and responded to all our queries quickly. I would highly recommend Harrowells to anyone needing a solicitor.

A representative from Harrowells Limited responded to this review on 07 July, 2020:

Hi Kate, Gemma is thrilled with your really positive feedback. As you know, she and other members of the team have been working really hard to ensure things run as smoothly as they can during the current Covid-19 situation. Thank you for taking the trouble to post your review. Peter Mills

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Michael

November 15, 2019

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Michael

Very helpful solicitors. Impressed I was given a 20 minutes no fee telephone consultation.

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