Schofield Sweeney LLP

01138494000

Address
Springfield House
76 Wellington Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 2AY
01138494000
www.schofieldsweeney.co.uk

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

Consumer

14th / 21

2234th / 4644

Company & Commercial

13th / 15

2016th / 4409

Housing & Property

14th / 18

1718th / 4270

Family Law

16th / 17

2326th / 3860

Wills, Trusts & Probate

16th / 17

2045th / 3528

Commercial Property

12th / 13

1844th / 3340

Employment

10th / 13

1621st / 3125

Regulations

11th / 13

1144th / 2598

Personal Injury

13th / 15

1446th / 2396

Crime/ Criminal Defence

13th / 15

1128th / 2123

Money & Tax

11th / 12

1045th / 1853

Professional Negligence

7th / 7

740th / 1210

IT & Intellectual Property

4th / 5

502nd / 1061

Dispute Resolution

9th / 9

649th / 1036

Notary

7th / 8

361st / 716

Banking

3rd / 3

269th / 708

Construction

4th / 5

321st / 581

Charities

2nd / 2

344th / 570

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Tristan

May 13, 2024

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Grade 2 listed and never pointed out. Avoid

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I bought a house nearly 3 years ago now and used these to help me complete the purchase only to find out 3 months ago that the house was grade 2 listed and I was never told. It was never discussed at the time and now I'm told it was in the information. I should have read it. Being a normal working man I don't really get all the technical jargon that Solicitors speak so I didn't know. I feel it should really merit a conversation of its own. That a property isn't a normal purchase. I'm now in trouble with my local council and I am not happy. My appointed solicitor didn't really work for me I don't feel. Be wary of this happening to you. Unless you actually fully read page 12 sub section 3 and understand it. I trusted the process to point things out and fully guide me. Now I'm being inspected and have been told I could possibly face prison time. Read all fine print and be careful.

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Abdurraheem

February 26, 2023

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Deceptive company

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Schofield sweeney is a deceptive and overpriced firm who are very unprofessional and their solicitors are greedy and only want your money and they will drag your case on for years in order to accomplish this.

We had a case that could have been solved in less than a year however a solicitor by the name of ikhlas Ahmed had dragged our case for 4 years unnecessarily and we were then passed around to different solicitors until we ended up with Duncan who took over the case. Even he had tried to drag the case on further however we had to take action on our own to sort it out.

They left our entire family distressed and sad for years just to make money for themselves. They charged us £37,000 for a probate case that could have been sorted in a matter of months and would have cost us a fraction of the amount they charged us. We had to complain several times until they reduced the price as a good will gesture.

The are a greedy and deceiving firm and I will never recommend anyone to use their services.

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Michael

May 28, 2022

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NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!

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AFTER TORTUROUS MONTHS DEALING WITH GROSS PROFESSIONAL INEPTITUDE I FINALLY GOT FREE OF THIS MOB OF INCOMPETENTS.
AS OF 28TH MAY 2022 I HAVE INITITED A FORMAL; COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS SHOWER. POSSIBLY ONE OF THE WORSTE EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD TO ENDURE. STAY TUNED. I WILL KEEP ALL UPDATED.

A representative from Schofield Sweeney LLP responded to this review on 01 June, 2022:

Michael, We were disappointed to see your review and to see that you have expressed dissatisfaction with our service. Our aim is to provide a high level of service to all our clients whatever the nature of the instruction or transaction. We would be more than happy to look into your complaint but having only your forename and no property address it has not been possible to do so. If you want to provide us with your contact details and the property address we can look at your complaint and respond to it.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Kyle

July 21, 2021

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Disgusting Customer Service

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Solicitor said she had all documents to exchange on our new house, then said she was missing a document (that she had never asked us for), meaning we missed the stamp duty deadline. 4 weeks later the same solicitor said she would deal with the document on Monday, turns out she's on leave until Thursday. The delays have reached the point that our purchase has fallen through because the people we're buying from can't keep waiting for her, and we're back to square one.

We've frequently had calls and emails ignored when asking for updates, especially over the last few weeks. Many of the delays have been blamed on working from home, but I don't see why they continue to work from home if it's causing delays to buyers? Feels like laziness to me.

If you want your purchase to run smoothly and quickly, find another firm.

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Adrian

April 26, 2021

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Lazy, incompetent, appalling

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This is a company to avoid at all costs.

The sale process on my house took 4.5 months from start to finish, with many of the problems because they didn't bother to look at any of the paperwork I sent them (which they initially lost - how do you do that with a jpg??), but merely responded to requests from the buyer's side. It should have taken no more than 3 months with competent, pro-active conveyancing.

If they paid you, the price would still be too high :). As a measure of how little they respect their clients, one can take the fact that they have opted out of having reviews shared onto FaceBook.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

andrew

March 23, 2021

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Atrocious. Sold house via Auction approx 7th December 2020. Three months later (9th March 2021), I have never had an update from this firm. The quote I was given via e-mail was exceeded on the contract, within their e-mails to me properties were misidentified in information transfers requests. Data was not collated correctly & repeated data already submitted was requested again (giving the incorrect property address in e-mail title). They were unobtainable via e-mail or Telephone. 14 e-mails were ignored & the only two calls I made to the firm were also ignored. They illegally cancelled the contract when I cc,d the Solicitors Regulation Authority into the e-mail when I found communication to the firm an impossible task a firm must have "good reason" for a contractual cancellation, they had no reason apart from me trying to clarify data, whilst I was being ignored. a partner claiming to "Had sight" if my repeated requests for clarifications, was also clearing viewing yet ignoring my repeated requests for clarification on instruction. Staff at the office were on two of the three occasions I attended, rude and unhelpful. Overall an unadvisable retainer of legal work. I switched to Eatons & immediately felt a sense of relief with their professional courteous & helpful manner. Never mind 60 plus positive reviews, in lieu of the 6 or 7 Negatives on Schofield Sweeney which include SRA impropriety at the Christmas Party by Partners at the firm.

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"So far as the allegations matter to which you refer is concerned, if you have read the matter in detail, you will have realised that the incident which led to the complaint and the decision of the SRA/SDT occurred before the person who was the subject of the complaint joined this firm. Furthermore, the issue has absolutely no bearing on the handling of your matter."

So they hired a person with previous behaviour of Misconduct. This sums the company up in a single action

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andrew

March 10, 2021

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Illegally cancelled contract without good cause!!!

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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
- Pre-publication advice
- Travel rights
Crime/ Criminal Defence
- Fraud
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
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
- 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
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
Notary
- Notary
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

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
- 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
- Employment - business
- Franchising
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Intellectual Property
- Management buyouts
- Merchandising and sponsorship
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- 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
- Slander
- Small businesses
- Statutory Demands
- Summary Judgment
- Tax
- Unfair Loan Charges
Construction
- Building contracts and professional appointments
- Construction
- Construction and engineering dispute resolution
- Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
- Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
- Development agreements
- Development loan facilities
- Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
- Engineering contracts
- Facility maintenance agreements
- Framework agreements
- Guarantees and bonds
- In-house training
- Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
Dispute Resolution
- Mediation
IT & Intellectual Property
- Advertising and Marketing Compliance
- Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
- Computer and IT Law
- Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
- Copyright
- Dealing with intellectual property infringements
- Design rights and product designs
- Domain Names
- GDPR
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Patents
- Personality and Image Rights
- Trade Marks and Designs
Regulations
- Health and Safety
- Licensing

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Overall experience

Grade 2 listed and never pointed out. Avoid

Deceptive company

NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!

Disgusting Customer Service

Lazy, incompetent, appalling

Appalling, misconduct reviews removed. Yet see response to them on review below

Illegally cancelled contract without good cause!!!

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