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Backhouse Solicitors Ltd

01245893400
4.9/5
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We are a family-owned law firm offering high levels of expertise and exceptional service to individuals and businesses. The Backhouse team are friendly and approachable with a wealth of knowledge in many areas of law. Whether you need advice for yourself or your business, we offer a free initial consultation allowing you the opportunity to discuss your legal problem over a coffee and to find out how we can help. Read more...

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17 Duke Street
Chelmsford
CM1 1JU

17 Duke Street
Chelmsford
CM1 1JU

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Available lawyers at Backhouse Solicitors Ltd

Liz Searl

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Catie Edwards

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Minal Backhouse

5.0 out of 5
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Alfie Lake

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Colin Murphy

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How Backhouse Solicitors Ltd Compares

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This firm - 98%
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You can use this data to see how Backhouse Solicitors Ltd 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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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%

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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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 27
134th / 4550
Company & Commercial
1st / 27
158th / 4335
Housing & Property
1st / 33
32nd / 4226
Family Law
3rd / 9
338th / 3832
Wills, Trusts & Probate
2nd / 10
231st / 3486
Commercial Property
2nd / 25
169th / 3293
Employment
1st / 19
71st / 3083

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

    674

  • Very Good

    12

  • Average

    1

  • Poor

    1

  • Awful

    13

Overall experience

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

Matter Type:

Employment Law

Sherri

February 22, 2025

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Minal Backhouse - A Lawyer Like No Other!

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Minal dealt with an employment matter for me and I would highly recommend her and her team at Backhouse.

A family member recommended Backhouse to me and said I need to deal with Minal as she is the best lawyer in Essex. I could not not be more thankful of her support, expertise and professionalism.

If you are looking for a law firm in and around Chelmsford, Backhouse should be your first point of call as you will not regret it.

Amy Crisp also deserves an acknowledgement too, as she was on hand during the entire process, answering all of my questions and queries.

I will be using Backhouse going forward for all my legal matters.

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Lin
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Lin

January 11, 2025

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Fantastic professional service

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Huge thanks to Robert and Megan for ensuring our house sale and purchase went through very smoothly in record time!! We have recommended Backhouse to friends who plan to move house this year. Five stars 🌟

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Gazza
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Gazza

November 13, 2024

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Conveyancing

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Backhouse Solicitors were recommended to me and they were excellent. Liz (and her colleague Ben) took the stress out of purchasing a property by keeping me regularly updated. Thank you.

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Lynn
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Disputed Trusts

Lynn

November 06, 2024

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Making a Will

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Tina made the process of making out our Will effortless and was thorough in conveying all relevant information to us. An absolute asset to the Company

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Michelle
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Michelle

October 15, 2024

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Fantastic Communication

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We used backhouse Solicitors for the sale of 2 houses, to buy one so not an easy sale. Our solicitor was absolutely fantastic, always contactable, very reassuring when I had moments of panic and nothing was too much trouble at all. I would absolutely use them again and highly recommended them.

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robinspooner
Employment

Matter Type:

Settlement Agreements

robinspooner

September 25, 2024

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Robin

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I contacted Backhouse Solicitors to help with me with my settlement agreement. It was then I was introduced to Sarina Hayes who went through my entire agreement with a fine toothcomb and explained everything to me. During our consultation Sarina made me feel at ease and that I am in safe hands. I wanted to also thank Amy Crisp who was also available to answer any questions that had during the entire process. Thanks every so much.

Would recommend to anybody that requires a solicitor.

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September 18, 2024

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Straightforward

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Approachable, knowledgeable and always answer emails in a timely fashion. Straightforward, easy and a clear quotation received.

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September 06, 2024

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Extremely helpful

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Catie was extremely helpful throughout the process thank you

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August 30, 2024

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Very efficient

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Very efficient and competant

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August 28, 2024

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Absolute gems

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Rob and Meg are absolute gems. Never pushy but always there to take a call, offer reassurance, answer a query etc. Genuinely lovely people who made a stressful time bearable!

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Henry

Henry

April 21, 2025

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Henry

I had a fantastic experience with Backhouse Solicitors. Alfie and Elena were extremely professional, helpful, and efficient throughout the entire conveyancing process. All my enquiries and emails were answered promptly, and the communication was consistently clear, friendly, and professional. The paperwork was straightforward, with clear instructions on what to sign and return. Everything was handled smoothly and without delay. I highly recommend Backhouse Solicitors for their excellent service.

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callum
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

callum

April 09, 2025

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callum

Alfie and Elena have been brilliant from start to finish. Making the buying process seamless, with their professionalism and efficiencies.

Would highly recommend to anyone if you want solicitors you can trust to get the job done right.

Thank you and the Team at Backhouse!

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claire

claire

April 05, 2025

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claire

Tina was very professional and made things easy for us both - gave us clear advice and made the whole process very simple - definitely recommend

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Roody
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Roody

April 05, 2025

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Roody

Thank you to Catie and Chelsea for an efficient service and great communication throughout. I would not hesitate to recommend this company.

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Phil
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Phil

March 31, 2025

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Phil

Excellent solicitors, professional and friendly service. They have tackled both sale and purchase of our properties and have performed an excellent job. Well done!

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Backhouse Solicitors is a family-owned firm of specialist, problem-solving solicitors based in Chelmsford, Essex. Our experienced team offers expert help and legal advice to clients across Chelmsford, throughout Essex and further afield.

Practice areas

Legal Services for Individuals: Employment Law Buying, Selling or Re-mortgaging your property Preparing your Will Lasting Power of Attorney Probate and Estate Administration Divorce and Family Law Legal Disputes and Litigation Deeds of Trust Legal Services for Business Employment Law and HR services Business contracts and T&Cs Buying, Selling or Restructuring your business Shareholder and Partnership Agreements Buying, Selling or Leasing your business premises Start-up legal advice Debt Recovery Litigation and contract disputes Independent Legal Advice for directors raising finance

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Collective Actions
    • Consumer Credit
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Libel and Defamation
    • 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
    • Malicious falsehood
  • Employment
    • 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
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pay Issue
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Settlement Agreements
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Change of name
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Divorce
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Extending your Lease
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
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