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Walker Foster Limited

01535 656000
4.8/5
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Walker Foster is a long-established and respected general practice law firm founded in 1919, with offices in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton and Harrogate. Our vision is to always be the first choice for local legal expertise, creating a connection with the communities surrounding our offices as a trustworthy and caring company. We aim to provide valued and reliable legal services to generations both now and in the future. Read more...

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Walker Foster Limited
Walker Foster Limited

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Other locations

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Walker Foster Limited
have 6 other locations

Craven House
Barnoldswick
BB18 5UQ

3 High Street
Skipton
BD23 1AA

27 Riddings Road
Ilkley
LS29 9LX

Century House
Northallerton
DL6 2XQ

First Floor, High Point House
Harrogate
HG1 1EQ

The Old White Horse
Settle
BD24 9EF

Craven House
Barnoldswick
BB18 5UQ

3 High Street
Skipton
BD23 1AA

27 Riddings Road
Ilkley
LS29 9LX

Century House
Northallerton
DL6 2XQ

First Floor, High Point House
Harrogate
HG1 1EQ

The Old White Horse
Settle
BD24 9EF

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Available lawyers at Walker Foster Limited

ANNA ROBINSON

5.0 out of 5
(56)
Solicitor

Sarah Bright

4.7 out of 5
(46)
Licensed Conveyancer

Stuart Rowland

5.0 out of 5
(39)
Solicitor

Claire Collinge

5.0 out of 5
(32)
Solicitor

Claire Lodge

4.7 out of 5
(21)
Conveyancing Executive

Craig Williams

4.8 out of 5
(13)
Director & Head of Business & Commercial

AMILIE THEWLIS

5.0 out of 5
(11)
Solicitor

Ann Hallmark

5.0 out of 5
(11)
Solicitor

Beverley Atkinson

4.9 out of 5
(11)
Chartered Legal Executive

Cay Schofield

4.8 out of 5
(6)
Wills & Probate Executive

Kelly Gill

4.8 out of 5
(5)
Chartered Legal Executive

Alex Richardson

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Trainee Solicitor

Allan Stewart

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Catherine Ackroyd

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

Emily Throup

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Conveyancer

How Walker Foster Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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.

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how Walker Foster Limited 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:

Yes 97%
No 3%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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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 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 63
27th / 4645
Company & Commercial
1st / 7
61st / 4410
Housing & Property
1st / 48
32nd / 4271
Family Law
1st / 5
100th / 3861
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 35
28th / 3528
Commercial Property
1st / 6
38th / 3339
Employment
1st / 6
116th / 3126
Regulations
1st / 5
13th / 2599
Money & Tax
1st / 4
25th / 1853
Professional Negligence
1st / 4
20th / 1210
Dispute Resolution
1st / 2
43rd / 1036
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 3
24th / 819
Agriculture
1st / 4
34th / 598
Construction
1st / 5
12th / 581

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    680

  • Very Good

    29

  • Average

    3

  • Poor

    2

  • Awful

    22

Overall experience

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

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Clare

December 11, 2024

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Disappointing service

I found Sarah at first to be really helpful but as the process went on and there was a lot of delays and a real lack of communication

Some of the issues encountered were

We were sent somebody else’s tenancy agreement, which is a big GDPR breach

An important document we hand delivered to the Silsden office was lost

They forgot to send the contract out to us to send

I felt if I didn’t contact them I wouldn’t hear from them - lack of updates

We got there in the end but felt they were more reactive rather than proactive which is very disappointing

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Corinna

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Corinna

December 11, 2024

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Very thorough Easy to talk to

Emily has been very thorough Communications have been good I would highly recommend Emily She provided a professional service with clear guidelines

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Alison

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Alison

December 10, 2024

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House sale and purchase

Everything went smoothly with our solicitors, from start to finish. They helped up through the process and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

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Ithsham

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Ithsham

December 05, 2024

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Smooth experience with my first property

Sarah and all the team that I met at the Silsden branch were great at guiding myself and my partner through a completely new experience in a very efficient mannner which led to the full process taking under 8 weeks. If there was ever a time I was unsure about how to proceed Sarah was only a phone call or email away and was great at providing responses. I would recommend Sarah and Walker Foster to anyone who is interested in this service

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

December 03, 2024

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House sale

Easy to deal with. Very efficient. Got the work done in good time.

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Charlene

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Charlene

November 28, 2024

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Would highly recommend

Made buying and selling a lot less stressful. Would definately use them again :)

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Bilal

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Bilal

November 26, 2024

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Really helpful

Had a really good experience working with sarah, really helpful.

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Susan Lynn

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Susan Lynn

November 26, 2024

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Great service

Great service from professionals who keep you informed.

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Paul
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Paul

November 21, 2024

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Sarah Bright

The experience of selling my house and buying a new property was difficult at times and turned out to be a fairly long process but Sarah Bright did a great job and was extremely professional throughout, would recommend to anyone

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

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November 18, 2024

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Will writing service.

Fast, efficient and professional.
Thanks.

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Alex

October 24, 2024

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Alex

Dealing with Walker Foster Solicitors and in particular Emily Throup and Sarah Bright was easy and straightforward. Emily and Sarah were clear and polite in their communications with us. Emily was very driven and pushed to move things forward with the sale while providing us with all the relevant information, as well as telling us exactly what we needed to do clearly and concisely. Emily and Sarah were always ahead of the other parties in the chain and they were easy to get in touch with by phone or email. We would strongly recommend using Walker Foster Solicitors and in particular Emily and Sarah.

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June 12, 2024

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Muddasser

I had dealt with WF previously and had a good experience (residential) so it only made sense for me to use them again when acquiring a commercial property. I was disappointed due to:
- was not fully kept up to date.
- the lady that was dealing with me was rude.
- I sensed WF was very money hungry.
- I did most of the chasing myself (even though I was paying them to do this).
When they invoiced me over 10% of the actual sale I was shocked. If you want to overpay and do most of the chasing yourself then reach out to them. I will NOT use them again. Sadly, the owner's mindset of money grabbing filters through to the team.

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Rachel

April 11, 2024

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Rachel

Very happy with all that Stuart and Lily have done with our house purchase and would not hesitate to recommend their services.

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Elizabeth
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Elizabeth

March 04, 2024

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Elizabeth

Fantastic work from Stuart and Lily in both our house sale and purchase. Really efficient and great attention to detail.

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Dave

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March 02, 2024

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Dave

Having used this solicitor on a number of occasions I am very satisfied with the service that I have received, and would highly recommend them to anyone who who is looking for a local solicitor to carry out any legal work they may want undertaking.

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Description

Walker Foster is a well-established general practice law firm with local offices in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton, and Harrogate. They have provided over 100 years of service to their local community and can handle a range of matters nationwide such as property sales/purchases, probate advice, divorce, business disputes and more. They aim to build long term relationships with all their clients.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • 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
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • 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
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • 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
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • 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 disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • 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
    • Second charges
    • 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
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Trusts
  • Professional Negligence
    • Accountants
    • Architects
    • Barristers
    • Engineers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence law
    • Professional trustees
    • Surveyors
    • Tax consultants
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Mental Health - Court of protection
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • 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
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • 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 Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Litigation for Holiday and Residential Parks
    • Management buyouts
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
  • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
    • Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
    • Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Regulations
    • Licensing
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