Ramsdens Solicitors LLP

01484821500

Ramsdens Solicitors is a leading, award-winning full-service law firm providing legal advice to individuals and businesses across Yorkshire. With a history in the region spanning back more than 150 years, we have expanded to employ more than 280 team members, each of whom are experts in their field. The firm is one of The Times top 250 law firms and ranked in the Legal 500. We can help clients across the UK, no matter who you are and what you require. Read more...

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Ramsden Street
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 2TH
01484821500
www.ramsdens.co.uk

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How Ramsdens Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 90%

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 Ramsdens Solicitors LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Ramsdens Solicitors LLP. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
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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 7%

Overpriced 7%

About Right 85%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 91%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Ramsdens Solicitors LLP 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 Ramsdens Solicitors LLP 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 91%

No 9%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 19

190th / 4544

Company & Commercial

1st / 8

214th / 4329

Housing & Property

1st / 17

113th / 4226

Family Law

1st / 8

290th / 3833

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 9

342nd / 3479

Commercial Property

1st / 8

208th / 3290

Employment

1st / 5

269th / 3080

Personal Injury

1st / 15

178th / 2354

Money & Tax

1st / 7

129th / 1836

Dispute Resolution

1st / 2

134th / 1035

Clinical Negligence

1st / 6

98th / 939

Notary

1st / 8

47th / 709

Agriculture

1st / 3

114th / 611

Construction

1st / 4

59th / 582

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.6/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

867
Very Good

26
Average

6
Poor

7
Awful

69

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Remortgaging

bazzabazz1

May 01, 2025

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Remortgage

Very prompt and efficient all questions were answered and dealt with in a consistent way all ran really smoothly thanks to all the team

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Julia Harris

April 16, 2025

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Repayment of HTB

Very efficient service supplied to us , all staff we dealt with were very helpful . Definitely will use them again for anything to do with property

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Andrew Nicholas

April 16, 2025

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Excellent Service

Have used Joanne and her team at Ramsdens Huddersfield for multiple mortgage refinances over the last two years. I cannot speak highly enough of the client care, speed and thoroughness of the service. Very happy to recommend and continue using.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Andleeb Aamer

April 13, 2025

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Conveyancing services

The service I received from Ramsdens for the purchase of my first home in Huddersfield was truly exceptional. They were meticulous in their work, ensuring all the legal aspects were handled thoroughly and efficiently. I really appreciated their clear communication and proactive approach. It gave me great peace of mind.

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lee clark

April 11, 2025

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Excellent company.

Extermy happy with the service proivided, very response got the job done quickly.
Would recommend and use again.

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Catherine Corbett

April 01, 2025

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Remortgage

Excellent service, everything was always in hand and no chasing required! Would definitely recommend their services!

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Ian Morris

March 28, 2025

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House Sale

Laura, William and Andrew organised our sale with a friendly politeness and it went through with minimal problems. I found the online portal a little unforgiving but we easily worked around that. Good easy process so recommended.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Millie Louise Wadsworth

March 24, 2025

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The best in the field...

...I could not have chosen a better solicitor! A fantastic service from Andrew Chappel, Laura Smith and William Walsh. They made my purchase extremely easy and communicated with me throughout. Thank you for your service.

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Maureen Lewis

March 21, 2025

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Moving home

I can not thank laura smith and the team enough for all the excellent work that has been done in my house selling and buying a very big thank you to you all

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Richard

March 20, 2025

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Quick, professional service

Was kept informed regularly and matter was completed quickly. Would definitely use again.

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Georgia

March 11, 2025

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Georgia

A big thank you to Andrew, Laura & William at Ramsdens for your hard work & support in selling and buying my home. Brilliant service. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a conveyancing solicitor!

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Adam

January 29, 2025

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If you want to put your children first and focus on finding solutions in their best interests, then avoid this company. They're more interested in delaying proceedings so they can rake in as much money as possible out of the legal aid pot.

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 30 January, 2025:

Dear Adam. As you are aware, you are not a client of this firm. If you are having issues with how a case is being handled, please instruct your own solicitor, so they can advise you.

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peter

August 09, 2024

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I have working in London commercial property for over 30 years and I have used several large London based firms for property work over that time. I switched to Ramsdens a couple of years ago and Gwen Sharp has been fantastic leading on all my companies large and small transactions. Gwen always has time for a call, is highly professional and great to work with.

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 12 August, 2024:

Thank you for your review, Peter. We’re delighted to hear that Gwen Sharp has consistently provided exceptional service for your property transactions. Your positive feedback and continued trust in Ramsdens are greatly appreciated.

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Lucy

July 25, 2024

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Lucy

I used Rhianne Taylor for my divorce & Joanne Canning/Scott Aked for my remortgage and the service was seamless. All three people I dealt with were incredibly patient and helpful and managed to get everything through for me on my tight deadline. They were very communicative and responsive and always there to help with the many questions I had. Would definitely recommend them to anyone.

A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 29 July, 2024:

Dear Lucy, Thank you for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that Rhianne, Joanne, and Scott provided patient, helpful, and timely service. Your recommendation is greatly appreciated. Best regards, Ramsdens Solicitors LLP

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Matt

February 16, 2024

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Truly ABYSMAL Divorce lawyer service.AVOID at all cost.
I started my divorce proceedings with a Ramsden's Lawyer who ,half way through dropped it on me that she was retiring with 5days notice.
After i'd spent months of time & thousands of pounds giving her the details of my finances,assets &divorce details, I was told via email she was retiring.
On many occasions i was charged again & again for supplying them with information i had already given them.First the supplied information was lost by an office junior person who had then changed departments.This resulted in me having to duplicate already submitted bank account statements & many emails of information & being charged over & again.Clearly a tactic to ramp up their fees.A con.
I was paying very high premium for a lawyer i had researched & had specifically chosen to carry out the process.
She was disinterested, lacked motivation , compassion & care.Im not convinced the reviews on her were genuine given the diabolical service I received. The only time her interest was shown was when she wanted the invoices paying.I now know this is Ramsden's only priority when dealing with their customers/clients.They even threaten you with interest charges if your payment is delayed.I'm not even sure this is legal.They also encourage you to set up direct debits so they can take your money monthly rather than for actual work done as per invoices.
At the begging of her service i was paying £196 +VAT per hour for the particular lawyer i had researched & carefully selected.I spent months paying her to process all my information.
On the 23rd December 22 i received an email from her saying her hourly rate was going up to £260+VAT from 1st of January.Within 2months of this massive price increase I received another email informing me she was retiring in 5 days and my case was passed on to someone else.To someone i hadn't researched or chosen to assist me with my divorce proceedings & who had no idea of my circumstances.
Worse still all the information i had previosly submitted was misplaced again & i had to start over again with a new person & pay all over again to resubmit all my information.
This also wasted much time and caused great frustration to the opposing solicitors who were awaiting the information for the upcoming proceedings.
So Ramsden's absolutely breathtaking incompetence was making it look like i was delaying proceedings.I met with my soon to be ex wife several times to explain that the solicitors were messing me around.She agreed that they were using stalling tactics to maximise their profits from our case.
i repeatedly contacted Ramsden's to tell them what an atrocious service i was been provided with, & they were only interested in anything to do with me paying their invoices rather than sorting the problems.
I paid all invoices on time.Paying again to duplicate information i'd already provided at different times to different people.It was the most
frustrating stressful experience.
I was asked for & charged for information that wasn't even relevant or used.A disgraceful tactic to ramp up fees.There was no care or consideration for the awful impact this was having on my health and well being.They did not listen to or read the information correctly and errors were made continuously.
When the divorce case finally got to court, the barrister Ramsden's recommended to me was truly terrible.
I had been given a statement by Ramsden's.They said the barrister had prepared the plans.I read them & thought it was reasonable & may help achieve a fair outcome financially.
I paid £2000 upfront for the barrister for half a day.On the day in court she had no idea of any of the details & it was clear that she had not prepared anything for my case.I was lied to by Ramsdem's.
She achieved a terrible outcome financially.Afterwards the barrister refunded me half the fee due to the abysmal service. Ramsden's should refund the £20,000 duped from me for such an abysmal service too.I estimate they lost me nearly £100,000 in the outcome due to incompetance.
AVOID AT ALL COST
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A representative from Ramsdens Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 19 February, 2024:

Dear Matt. Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to read the review you have left. We take all expressions of dissatisfaction with our service very seriously. Please contact Jacqueline.parkhill@ramsdens.co.uk so that we can better understand what prompted you to review as you did. With thanks.

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