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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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Emel Dag

5.0 out of 5
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Solicitor

Nicola Cawthorne

4.9 out of 5
(32)
Property Executive

Angela Ireland

5.0 out of 5
(14)
Chartered Legal Executive

Lindsey Ottywill

4.9 out of 5
(13)
Solicitor

Sam Welham

4.9 out of 5
(13)
Solicitor

Thomas Woodlee

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John Bradshaw

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Katrina Drake

4.9 out of 5
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Oliver Ray

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Sarah Mower

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Charlotte Burkert

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Kamila Jaskula

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Kiri Nichols

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Sam Ellis

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How Barker Gotelee Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
National Average
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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 94%

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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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No 0%

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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.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

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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 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
9th / 31
288th / 4643
Company & Commercial
9th / 27
296th / 4410
Housing & Property
6th / 25
196th / 4270
Family Law
9th / 27
400th / 3864
Wills, Trusts & Probate
7th / 25
221st / 3527
Commercial Property
8th / 21
299th / 3341
Employment
9th / 24
336th / 3125
Regulations
6th / 18
138th / 2598
Personal Injury
9th / 17
265th / 2396
Immigration
3rd / 9
44th / 2012
Money & Tax
8th / 19
158th / 1853
Professional Negligence
4th / 9
143rd / 1210
Agriculture
7th / 10
154th / 599
Charities
5th / 16
77th / 571

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

    232

  • Very Good

    15

  • Average

    2

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

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  • Legal knowledge
Foxhaul

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Foxhaul

December 28, 2024

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Debt Recovery by Statutory Demand

A first class experience throughout - from initial contact with Charlotte through to the final outcome achieved by John. The expert guidance and honest practical advice through this difficult process achieved the best outcome that we could have expected.

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Vicki Calver
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Vicki Calver

December 06, 2024

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Good service as usual!

Have used Nicola at Barker Gotelee before and would always use her in the future! very good and always keeps you informed. Replies to emails quickly and will take phone calls. Always a pleasure!! Thanks Nicola!!

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

December 06, 2024

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Considerate Service

I was very impressed with the service from the point of contact to the final completion of my will. Lindsey visited me at home on two occasions. in order to compile the information and subsequent paperwork. Lindsey was so friendly, informative and extremely professional, a pleasure to do business with.

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Burak Alp

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Burak Alp

December 05, 2024

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Birleşik Krallıkta Yaşamak Hayalimizi Gerçekleştiren Avukatlar

Ailece idealize ettiğimiz Birleşik Krallıkta yaşamak ve bu kültürün bir parçası olmak fikrimize ilk büyük adımı atarken elimizden tutan Barker Gotelee ailesi ve özellikle sayın meslektaşım Emel Dağ ile harika bir deneyim yaşadık. Başvurumuzun neticelenmesinden sonra bile her türlü sorumuzda yanımızda oldular. Duyduğum ve öğrendiklerime göre kıyasladığımda çok kaliteli hizmet aldık. Ödediğimiz ücret görece normal bir ücretti ve tüm masrafları bizzat bana ödeterek şeffaflık ve dürüstlük konusunda güvende hissetmemi sağladılar. Her soruma anında cevap aldım. Sorun yaşayacağımı düşündüğüm konularla ilgili ürettikleri çözümler ve verdikleri cevaplar uzmanlıklarını fazlası ile kanıtladı. Kendim ve ailem adına tüm Barker Gotelee ailesine içten teşekkürlerimi sunuyorum.

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Gail
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Gail

November 27, 2024

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Property sale

Laura Vale and Hayley Trezise provided an excellent service I have already recommended to other people and would not hesitate to use the practice again for any legal requirements

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Nadir
Immigration

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Matter Type:

General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals

Nadir

November 25, 2024

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Visa

We had received visa rejection twice from another law firm and we found this law firm and met Emel. She is really professional and works flawlessly. She successfully obtained my mother's visa for the second time. We are grateful to her and thank her very much. I definitely recommend it to everyone. Thank you very much Emel.😊

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S.J.H & E.W Pattinson
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Transfers of parts of land

S.J.H & E.W Pattinson

November 22, 2024

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Transfer of Land

A thoroughly professional service. A pleasant, friendly contact and a solicitor we would be happy to endorse.

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C.I Salmon
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

C.I Salmon

November 22, 2024

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Update Will

Thomas was approachable, affable and easy to talk to. He was quietly efficient and personally likewise I was pleased with quick service and was impressed. Very efficient.

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J.G Patel
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

J.G Patel

November 22, 2024

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Professional Legal Service

Was impressed with the helpful advice. A very friendly and approachable service.

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Gizem Kaya
Immigration

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Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)

Gizem Kaya

November 20, 2024

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Exceptional Support for Skilled Worker Visa

We worked with Mrs. Emel for our Skilled Worker Visa application, and we couldn’t be more satisfied with her service. She is incredibly knowledgeable, highly professional, and deeply experienced in her field. Her calm and friendly demeanor made the process so much easier for us. Not only did she guide us through every step with confidence and expertise, but she also provided invaluable psychological support during this stressful time. We are truly grateful for her dedication and would highly recommend her to anyone in need of legal assistance. Thank you, Mrs. Emel

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Gary
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

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

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October 06, 2023

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David

Excellent advise appreciated

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Sicario

Sicario

July 17, 2023

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Sicario

A great company who like true chess players, helped me outclass, outfight and outmaneuver my siblings during a highly contentious probate process, something that my siblings further escalated by making totally false accusations against me and further complicating the issue by trying to take me to court. it was a pleasure seeing my sister finally get her comeuppance; being put in a humiliating position; pulling out of the false legal action against me; and subsequently being forced to pay my legal fees in the end.

I would therefore definitely recommend Barker Gotelee solicitors. I would like to thank and recommend Nick Palmer for his impeccable patience, stoicism and virtue during what was a very stressful time for me and the friendly staff who helped me through what was a difficult time, but I managed to get through.

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David
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

David

June 23, 2023

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David

Barker Gotelee recently helped with both the sale of my property and the purchase of a new house and I was extremely happy with the service provided. Nicola Cawthorne was always quick to respond to any enquiries, communication was excellent throughout and was also incredibly patient with various changes that took place to the properties we were buying over a 10 month period from start to finish. I would highly recommend Barker Gotelee if you are buying or selling!

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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