Brearleys

01484 714400

Brearleys Solicitors is a full service law firm based in West Yorkshire providing a professional and highly effective legal service across all areas. We are highly experienced in dealing with every aspect of business related matters. We firmly believe that it is not necessary to go to Leeds to get true expertise. We handle the business and company affairs of both large and small companies locally and nationally in both a litigious and non-litigious context. We believe in building partnerships with our clients so that we are able to make a positive impact upon your business and assist you in your future success. Our lawyers, based in West Yorkshire, help clients throughout the Yorkshire area and offer professional experience in business law, employment, family and matrimonial, personal injury and property related matters. What sets us apart is our commitment to client care, quality of service and commerciality of advice for our private and business clients. We believe in forming long lasting relationships with our clients using our experience and expertise in our specialist fields of law to achieve outstanding results. Read more...

Address
12 King Street
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 1NX
01484 714400
www.brearleyssolicitors.com

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Underpriced 0%

Overpriced 33%

About Right 66%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 43%

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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 43%

No 57%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 4

1181st / 4553

Company & Commercial

1st / 3

1137th / 4337

Housing & Property

2nd / 3

1738th / 4225

Family Law

2nd / 2

1532nd / 3834

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 2

841st / 3487

Commercial Property

1st / 2

1097th / 3295

Regulations

1st / 3

557th / 2540

Personal Injury

1st / 3

837th / 2355

Crime/ Criminal Defence

2nd / 2

662nd / 2098

Money & Tax

1st / 1

636th / 1839

Professional Negligence

1st / 1

451st / 1189

Clinical Negligence

1st / 1

439th / 938

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

2.7/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

3
Very Good

0
Average

0
Poor

0
Awful

4

Overall experience

Value For Money
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Initial Impressions
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Documentation Accuracy
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George

April 14, 2025

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Purchase of house

We recently had the pleasure of working with Kath Ogden at Brearleys solicitors for the purchase of our house, and I couldn't be more impressed. From our initial consultation to the final closing, their professionalism and expertise were evident every step of the way. Kath was always quick to respond to my questions and concerns, explaining everything in a clear and straightforward manner. They truly made a potentially stressful process feel manageable and even pleasant. I highly recommend Kath and Brearleys Solicitors to anyone in need of a reliable and knowledgeable solicitor.

George & Courtney

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Philip

October 21, 2024

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Friendly, prompt service

I recently used Brearley's in Brighouse to write my will and set up Power of Attorney. I found it easy to make an appointment, I received a friendly welcome and excellent advice and service.
Emma Ingram was very knowledgable and explained points very clearly. Everything was processed promptly. It was also heartening to see a young trainee sitting in and thus receiving an excellent grounding in the work.

Lawyer named in this review:
Emma Louise Ingram

Emma Louise Ingram

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Christian

October 03, 2024

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Brearleys Brighouse

What can I say, well…. Chloe is the most unprofessional supposedly professional I have ever had to deal with. They keep my money for 2.5months before deciding there was a conflict of interest, even though this was for a purchase of another house and they were acting on behalf of me and my ex wife on the sale of our property. I them had to get a new solicitor with 4 weeks to go or I would have been homeless.

The sale of our property which originally had no on either side took well over 5 months with numerous issues and problem I have never encountered and I have bought and sold c10 properties.

If by chance they were also acting on behalf of my wife for her divorce so it all felt a bit personal.

If you need something done quite quickly or just within normal expected timescales, I would stay well clear.

Ps Emma Whittington the secretary is lovely and I do feel sorry for her.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kelly

April 21, 2022

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Poor Service

Property Sale. No chain.
Unfortunately I have to agree with all the negative reviews, the service received was unbelievably poor.
From appointing them to completion it took 9 MONTHS!! Without the excellent service received from Peter David Huddersfield and my own intervention the sale would have fallen through.
Dealing with Joanne and Chloe was hard work, too many times I had to chase for updates and even make calls to third parties myself. I got the impression they preferred to hide behind emails instead of picking up the phone. Their communication skills are terrible. The lack of any urgency from them contributed to holding up the sale at huge costs to myself. It’s clear the Brighouse office is poorly managed as the staff are evidently in capable of coping with their workloads.
If you wish to avoid a lengthy sale and additional stress I strongly recommend you avoid this company. Take note of the reviews!

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Robert

June 03, 2024

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Injury claim and will

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Brearley's solicitors who dealt with my injury claim were fantastic with my care and very professional throughout the process, I have to give a special mention to Nick Battye and Nike Hardy who are both amazing at what they do,I can't thank them enough for the wonderful work they both did .throughout my claim keeping me
informed of the progress and explaining everything clearly for me to understand, Thank you...

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Nicholas John Battye

Nicholas John Battye

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Valentina

November 01, 2023

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I wish I could give 0 stars

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Terrible communication, I had to chase for updates most of the times. They kept missing important points and this caused delays and extra stress, for me and all the parts involved.
I had the impression they didn't even read the emails properly, as I was asking 3 questions and got answered only 1, forcing me to chase again and then they told me if I kept sending so many emails they had to charge me extra.

I had to call third parties to get things sorted.
I could never speak on the phone with my solicitor.
Always busy and never calling me back.

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Gavin

March 09, 2023

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Slow and rude

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Never spoke to my solicitor until the point I had decided to go elsewhere. Then they were very communitive, but in a rude way.

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Description

Operating from offices in Batley, Birstall, Brighouse and Cleckheaton, there are over 20 lawyers and similar numbers of support staff.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

Clinical Negligence
- Accident and Emergency Claims
- Amputation Negligence Claims
- Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
- Birth Defect and Wrongful Birth Claims
- Birth Injury Claims
- Birth Injury To Mother Claims
- Blood Transfusion Claims
- Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Breast Surgery Compensation Claims
- C. Difficile Claims
- Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
- Cerebral Palsy Claims
- Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Clinical Negligence
- Cochlear Implant Claims
- Cosmetic Dentistry Claims
- Cosmetic Surgery Claims
- Defective Medical Device Claims
- Dental Negligence
- Dental Negligence Claims
- Dermal Filler Compensation Claims
- Diabetes Claims
- Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
- Eye Surgery Claims
- Failed Sterilisation Claims
- Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
- Faulty Defibrillator Claims
- Fertility Negligence Claims
- GP Negligence Claims
- Group B Streptococcus Claims
- Hospital Negligence Claims
- Knee Replacement Claims
- Laser Eye Surgery Claims
- Laser Treatment Claims
- Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- MRSA Claims
- Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
- Medical Negligence
- Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
- Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
- Misdiagnosed Miscarriage Claims
- Nerve Damage Claims
- Nerve Injury Claims
- Ophthalmic Negligence Claims
- Oral Cancer Claims
- Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
- Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Periodontal Disease Claims
- Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
- Pressure Sore Claims
- Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Restorative Dentistry Claims
- Sepsis Negligence Claims
- Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Claims
- Spinal Surgery Claims
- Stillbirth Compensation Claims
- Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
- Surgery Compensation Claims
- Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
- Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Consumer Rights
- 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
- Travel rights
Crime/ Criminal Defence
- Assault
- Business Crime
- Criminal Damage
- Criminal defence - All
- Drugs offences
- Murder and Manslaughter
- Professional Conduct
- Regulatory Defence
- Theft
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
- Anti-social Behaviour
- Boundary Disputes
- Buying at auction
- Declarations of trusts
- Deeds of Gifts
- Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
- Dilapidation Claims
- Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
- Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
- Extending your Lease
- Freehold Enfranchisement
- Housing Associations
- Housing Management
- Housing disputes
- Injunctions
- Investment and buy to let properties
- Landlord and Tenant
- Lease Extensions
- Leasehold properties
- Matrimonial transfers
- New home purchases and sales
- Option agreements and conditional contracts
- Possession and repossession proceedings
- Property Disputes
- Purchase and Sale
- Remortgaging
- Renting and Tenancy Agreements
- Repossessions
- Residential Conveyancing
- Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
- Right of First Refusal
- Right of Way and Rights to Light
- Right to Manage
- Service Charge Disputes
- Service Charge Recovery
- Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
- Tenant Eviction
- Transfer of title
- Transfers of equity
- Transfers of parts of land
- Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
Money & Tax
- Debt and Bankruptcy
- HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
- Inheritance Tax
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Property Holding Structures
- Tax
- Tax Advisory Services
- Tax Compliance Services
- Trusts
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
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills

Business areas of law

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
- Tax
- Unfair Loan Charges
Regulations
- Health and Safety

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Brearleys

Accreditations

Other locations

How Brearleys Compares

Value for money

Would recommend tofriends and family

Satisfied withoutcome of matter

Rankings by area of expertise

Review Sources

Reviews summary

Excellent

Very Good

Average

Poor

Awful

Overall experience

Purchase of house

Friendly, prompt service

Brearleys Brighouse

Poor Service

Injury claim and will

I wish I could give 0 stars

Slow and rude

Brearleys are accredited by

About this branch

Description

Regulated by

Legal services

Personal areas of law

Business areas of law

Would recommend to
friends and family

Satisfied with
outcome of matter