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Blacks Solicitors LLP

0113 207 0000
4.7/5
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Blacks Solicitors provide a wide range of legal advice to commercial and private clients across Yorkshire and throughout the UK. We continue to go from strength to strength with 24 partners and over 200 staff operating across two offices based in Leeds. At Blacks we like to do things differently, taking time to understand our clients’ needs and the sectors they work in, whilst giving clear and sensible advice at realistic prices. Read more...

Also known as - Blacks, Blacks Direct, Blacks Connect

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How Blacks Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%
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  • 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 3%
Overpriced 13%
About Right 83%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 94%
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You can use this data to see how Blacks Solicitors LLP 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 94%
No 6%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 94%
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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 94%
No 6%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Blacks Solicitors LLP 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
4th / 82
76th / 4632
Company & Commercial
6th / 69
76th / 4392
Housing & Property
2nd / 62
36th / 4260
Family Law
13th / 67
260th / 3858
Wills, Trusts & Probate
10th / 52
294th / 3518
Commercial Property
3rd / 56
41st / 3339
Employment
6th / 63
118th / 3116
Regulations
4th / 60
20th / 2587
Personal Injury
6th / 55
118th / 2387
Immigration
8th / 33
76th / 2014
Money & Tax
5th / 46
34th / 1848
Professional Negligence
3rd / 49
26th / 1207
IT & Intellectual Property
3rd / 34
15th / 1061
Dispute Resolution
5th / 47
50th / 1033
Clinical Negligence
6th / 38
57th / 945
Notary
2nd / 61
15th / 718
Banking
2nd / 59
7th / 707
Charities
1st / 21
14th / 570
Energy & Transport
1st / 42
7th / 525
Education
2nd / 17
12th / 263

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

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    2289

  • Very Good

    100

  • Average

    18

  • Poor

    20

  • Awful

    142

Overall experience

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  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
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January 20, 2025

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Rapid property completion in under 4 months!

Blacks have been incredible from start to finish and have supported me through my first time house purchase with such haste and precision. When initially making my offer, I was actually favored over other bidders because of Blacks reputation. Rebecca Skeet and Echo Stead went above and beyond during this process and I was able to find the property and complete within 4 months thanks to them!

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Andrew
Employment

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Settlement Agreements

Andrew

January 18, 2025

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Settlement agreement support from Tom Moyes

Tom provided excellent and prompt advice over a settlement agreement and left me reassured on my status and next steps. Would highly recommend

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Rita Leadley
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Rita Leadley

January 17, 2025

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Excellent Service

Claire Cooper answers our email straight away and keep us informed/ updated all the time in regards to the property we are purchasing.

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Gatenby Properties

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Gatenby Properties

January 17, 2025

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Excellent Fast efficient service.

Fast efficient service. We didn't have to chase them for information a single time, they contacted us regularly with updates.

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Ian Ainscough

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Ian Ainscough

January 14, 2025

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convayancing

I used Blacks for a remortgage and found them excellent In particular communication was spot on and i knew was happening at every stage Ian Ainscough was excellent

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Volod

January 11, 2025

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Conveyancing

Highly recommend
Thanks for your help and support

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Anonymous

January 10, 2025

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Good housemove

Sharon and the team at Blacks have been very helpful. Thanks :D

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Shakeel Khan

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Shakeel Khan

January 06, 2025

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Rebecca Pickles was the case worker for my remortgage matter. She did

Rebecca Pickles was the case worker for my remortgage matter. She did an excellent job, her communication was brilliant and responded quickly. As a Solicitor myself Rebecca did a remarkable job. I always use Black Solicitors for my conveyancing in Leeds and they always deliver. Thank you so much

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Rick
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Rick

January 06, 2025

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5* Service

Fantastic experience with Faye Parkinson at Blacks for a recent investment property purchase. Faye went over and above by making herself available at short notice and always happy to chat or meet rather than it being a "service over email" like I've experienced with other Conveyancers. It made going through all the documentation much quicker and meant we got the deal over the line fast.

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Raymond Low
Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Raymond Low

December 19, 2024

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A very smooth property transaction

Once again Blacks in Leeds have helped us through a seamless property related transaction. The firm offers value for money and minimal stress

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January 15, 2025

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I have used a number of solicitors over the years for my business but blacks, although further away from me, was the most straightforward. The responsive, helpful staff along with use of the app had made the process easy as you can see what needs done and get notifications when a task arises. Thanks to Rebecca and the team.

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January 11, 2025

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A client

Highly recommend
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January 10, 2025

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Anne-Marie

Very happy with the service for our house move. Thank you.

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January 09, 2025

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I have worked with various members of the Blacks team on remortgages and purchases or varying complexity. Most recently a remortgage with title merging and other complications. I have found them to be professional, easy to deal with and efficient. I would unreservedly recommend them and in fact do!

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January 06, 2025

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Rick

Fantastic experience with Faye Parkinson at Blacks for a recent investment property purchase. Faye went over and above by making herself available at short notice and always happy to chat or meet rather than it being a "service over email" like I've experienced with other Conveyancers. It made going through all the documentation much quicker and meant we got the deal over the line fast.

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We provide a wide range of legal services to commercial and private clients in Yorkshire, and across the UK, from our two offices based in Leeds. Our primary objective is the delivery of a first class service to all of our clients, whilst providing expert advice at realistic and competitive rates. To achieve this we take time to get to know and understand our clients, building long-term relationships to deliver the best results possible. We are also committed to our unique ‘Four Hour Call Back Promise’, which means that our clients get the support that they need when they need it.

Practice areas

Corporate Law Commercial Law Commercial Property Law Commercial / Civil Dispute Resolution Employment Law Business Immigration Insolvency & Recovery Debt Recovery Family Law Wills & Probate Residential Property / Conveyancing

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Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Clinical Negligence
  • 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
    • Pre-publication advice
    • Travel rights
  • Education
    • Education
  • 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
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pay Issue
    • 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
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • Immigration
    • Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews
    • Ancestry visas
    • Applications for British citizenship
    • Applications for discretionary leave
    • Applications to extend leave to remain or for settlement
    • Citizenship
    • Family Based Visas
    • Family Visit Visa Applications /Appeals
    • Further leave to remain applications
    • General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
    • Immigration Law
    • Indefinite leave to remain applications
    • Nationality, Citizenship, Registration application
    • Partner and family visas
    • Settlement Applications and indefinite leave to remain appeals
    • Tier 1 (investors, entrepreneurs and exceptional talent)
    • Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)
    • Tier 4 (students)
    • Tier 5 (temporary workers)
    • UK ancestry
    • Visas
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Trusts
  • Notary
    • Notary
  • Personal Injury
    • Personal Injury Law
  • Professional Negligence
    • Accountants
    • Architects
    • Engineers
    • Financial advisors
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional trustees
    • Surveyors
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Banking
    • Banking
  • 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
    • 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)
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Slander
    • Statutory Demands
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing
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