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Barker Gotelee Solicitors

01473 611211
4.9/5
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For more than 30 years, our Suffolk-based solicitors have been offering high quality legal services with a warm welcome. We’ve earned a reputation for giving clients our full attention, whilst resolving legal issues in their personal life, in agriculture and in business. Read more...

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Nicola Cawthorne

4.9 out of 5
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Property Executive

Lindsey Ottywill

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Angela Ireland

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Sam Welham

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How Barker Gotelee Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Barker Gotelee Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Barker Gotelee 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 4%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 95%

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You can use this data to see how Barker Gotelee Solicitors 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:

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You can use this data to see how Barker Gotelee Solicitors compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

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"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 100%
No 0%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Barker Gotelee Solicitors 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
7th / 30
249th / 4553
Company & Commercial
7th / 25
284th / 4337
Housing & Property
6th / 22
179th / 4225
Family Law
9th / 24
411th / 3834
Wills, Trusts & Probate
4th / 23
122nd / 3487
Commercial Property
7th / 19
287th / 3295
Employment
9th / 23
324th / 3083
Regulations
4th / 16
117th / 2540
Personal Injury
8th / 16
246th / 2355
Immigration
3rd / 9
52nd / 2004
Money & Tax
5th / 17
150th / 1839
Professional Negligence
4th / 9
125th / 1189
Agriculture
6th / 9
148th / 607
Charities
4th / 14
69th / 563

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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    263

  • Very Good

    17

  • Average

    2

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

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Jonathan
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Jonathan

April 15, 2025

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Grant of probate

Excellent service secured grant of probate in 5 months. Good focused advice and submission of application that secured probate grant quickly with no fuss or lengthy sorting out. Highly recommend others to use them. Would have been even better if we had shared spreadsheet of the key financial data early on to facilitate checking and submission of additional information as work progressed.

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Piers
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Piers

April 09, 2025

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Excellent service

Very pleased with the whole experience of dealing with Barker Gotelee. Everything went very smoothly and efficiently.

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Syd Shaw

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Syd Shaw

April 03, 2025

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Syd Shaw will update

Lindley was efficient and took the time necessary to ensure that we understood the provisions of the will.

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Anonymous

April 03, 2025

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Barker Gotelee were fantastic

Joanna Perrins and all her colleagues were extremely helpful, pleasant and professional throughout the entire process. I would not hesitate to use Barker Gotelee again.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

April 01, 2025

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Trustworthy and super efficient

Our whole experience was seamless. Lindsey was so helpful and made it stress free. The whole matter of renewing our wills was done in a very short time. We will continue to use Barker Gotelee for any transactions and have used them for many years for purchase and sale of properties.

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

March 31, 2025

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Incredible Service!!

I honestly felt like I was Laura's only client (!). She responded to all my emails very quickly and worked very hard to enable our house sale to complete in 9 weeks and our purchase in 7 weeks. Absolutely incredible given that recent stamp duty changes did mean lots of people pushing for similar deadlines. Laura and Hayley ensured all communication was sent to us immediately. They literally are a 'dream team'. Thank you ladies.

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

March 28, 2025

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Sale of late mother’s house

Our solicitor Simona and her secretary Hayley were professional, helpful and approachable. Communication was timely and easy to understand. Potential problems and queries from the buyers were easily dealt with, backed up by clear knowledgeable advice.
I would definitely recommend Barker Gotelee Solicitors ….thank you.

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Joanna
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Joanna

March 26, 2025

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Sale of our late father's house

The introductory letter we received from Barker Gotelee was disappointing as it's a generic form and didn't tally properly to our case and we were confused that the solicitor's name was different from the one we'd been advised of. However, the solicitor who mainly dealt with our case was impressive. She had to respond to many demands from the purchasers' solicitors, her many emails were clear and she responded very quickly to ours and was easy to talk to on the phone, understanding what we were saying.

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Colin
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Colin

March 26, 2025

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Reviewing Wills/Power of Attorney

We have been clients of Barker Gotelee for many years conceiving different matters. Their service has always been polite, polite and excellent.

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Martin
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Martin

March 26, 2025

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Exceptional Service

This is the second time I have used this company and solicitor for conveyancing and have been impressed by the proactive and professional handling of this work. I could not recommend highly enough.

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Sheila

Sheila

March 13, 2025

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Sheila

Very good experience here.
Staff attentive.
Parking for clients right outside the door.
Nice atmosphere

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maureen

March 06, 2025

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maureen

I went to Barker Gotelee Solicitors to do my Power of attorney. The solicitor that dealt with it was very efficient. There's plenty of parking and the offices are on the ground floor. I can recommend them.

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Gary
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Gary

May 15, 2024

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Gary

I have only spoken briefly to a member of their conveyancing team on a slight legal matter via a telephone call. But the service and advice I was given was very professional and put my mind at ease.

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Alfie
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Alfie

December 08, 2023

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Alfie

Extremely impressed with the alacrity of Luke and the team at Barker Gotelee. Extremely thorough in a very short space of time. They had to step in at last minute in our chain and they saved the day. Many thanks.

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David

David

October 06, 2023

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Excellent advise appreciated

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We’re sympathetic to your concerns, and respond with expertise that is known for getting superb results. Clients come to us from around East Anglia and across the UK to benefit from our specialist knowledge.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • 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
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Part Time Workers
    • 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
    • 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 Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Neighbour Disputes
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • 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
    • Veterinary negligence
  • 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
    • 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)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Franchising
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing