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How Risdons Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 92%
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 Risdons Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Risdons Solicitors. 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 1%
Overpriced 2%
About Right 96%

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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 Risdons Solicitors 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 Risdons Solicitors 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 Risdons Solicitors 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 Risdons Solicitors 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%

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

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Risdons Solicitors 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

    1287
  • Very Good

    112
  • Average

    15
  • Poor

    10
  • Awful

    27

Overall experience

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

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Matter Type:

Purchase of development land

Richard

November 20, 2024

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Purchase - efficiently dealt with

Our purchase of a property in Minehead was efficiently dealt with by Mercedes at Risdons - good communications, no delays and a fair price

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Paul and Kathy Fricker

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Wills

Paul and Kathy Fricker

November 11, 2024

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Will Drafting

We were very pleased with the efficiency of the whole process from start to finish. A very courteous and professional approach

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Tracy Hallows

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Matter Type:

Lasting power of attorney

Tracy Hallows

October 22, 2024

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POA - Learning Disability

We contacted RH as we were setting up POA for our son who has a learning disability but does have capacity. Our Lawyer was excellent and took time to understand the needs of our son before seeing him. He explained information in a differentiated way that our son was able to understand. He was clear and patient. Our son was made comfortable and included in the entire process. We were impressed with the clarity and efficiency of the process.

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John Milton

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Matter Type:

Probate

John Milton

October 22, 2024

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Excellent Service

As executor to my Aunts Will, Risdons handled the entire process effectively. Very pleased with the service. Good communication throughout the whole process.

I would highly recommend Risdons and will definitely use again.

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

October 22, 2024

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Good in parts

We had a very good experience with the service provided by the Litigation department based at the Taunton office. We would give a 5 star rating to the work of Yana Goutsal.
However our experience with the partner at the Williton office was much less good. He seemed to misunderstand our intentions in our wish to set up a life time trust in favour of our son, and seemed to be prejudiced by the fact we had been obliged to resort to litigation in a family dispute. When we requested a second interview to go forward with the Trust, we got no response or offer of an appointment. We have now gone to a different law firm and I cannot see us using Risdons Williton branch again in the future.

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Richard Spicer

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Matter Type:

Wills

Richard Spicer

October 09, 2024

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Quality in West Somerset

Previous "city" solicitors failed to advise us to update or make new Wills and create trusts to protect our property. Risdons explained, in simple terms what should be executed. their service was most professional and all matters and documentation easily undertaken.

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Violet Martin

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Matter Type:

Lasting power of attorney

Violet Martin

October 07, 2024

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LPA Matter

From our initial meeting and throughout the whole procedure, I found Mr Balchin and members of staff I had contact with to be extremely approachable and helpful. For someone who found the procedure rather daunting initially they were very patient in answering my many questions and smoothed the way.

I have no hesitation in recommending Risdons solicitors to any one.

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Anonymous

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Matter Type:

Probate

Anonymous

September 24, 2024

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Probate

My review is that these solicitors offer a very good, knowledgeable service, very approachable and in our case, dealt with quickly and efficiently. All queries answered appropriately and very pleased with all aspects of dealing with my late father's estate.

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Mr. Barry Thake

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Wills

Mr. Barry Thake

September 20, 2024

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Full Security

Our Solicitor was very kind, patient and knowledgeable. We are certain we could NOT have achieved our documents successfully ourselves. We now have full security that if needed, they are legally correct and will save any confusion at a later time. thank you Hugh, very much.

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Anonymous

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Matter Type:

Probate

Anonymous

September 17, 2024

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Probate

Service received from Risdons Solicitors in dealing with my late father's estate was excellent. Thank you.

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Reviews collected from

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hayley

July 29, 2023

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hayley

We are very happy with our experience of using Risdon Hosegood. They dealt with everything that was required in a highly efficient manner. We found the person dealing with our conveyancing, Megan, to be very helpful and friendly. She was quick to answer all of our questions and dealt with matters in a timely and professional way. Very grateful, she made what could have been a very stressful time much easier.

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Jessica

Jessica

June 28, 2023

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Jessica

Very happy with my experience

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Robyn

Robyn

March 23, 2023

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Robyn

Everyone we dealt with were lovely and got back to you when they said they would.

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Sarah

Sarah

February 15, 2023

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Sarah

Highly recommended,
Very professional,
First class service,
Would use again,
Straightforward and nothing was too much bother,
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Neil

Neil

January 10, 2023

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Neil

Could not even be bothered to reply after speaking to someone.

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About this branch

Description

Amanda Shaw is an individual Law Society accredited expert, Amanda is accredited in family law.

Regulated by

Solicitors Regulation Authority

Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Divorce
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Pension and property advice
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Transfers of equity
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Dog Bite
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Road Traffic Accident Abroad
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
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