Solicitor at Gaines & Wilkinsons
Julia Gatenby
Solicitor - Partner
SRA ID: 29865
Julia Gatenby is the head of our team and has 25 years' experience in private client work, specialising in conveyancing. She has been working exclusively in this area for 15 years and previously carried out family law, criminal law, civil litigation and conveyancing. Julia has helped thousands of families and individuals. She qualified as a solicitor in February 1998 at the University of Northumbria. She completed her training contract in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and worked at different firms before moving on to join our firm in 2008, becoming a partner in 2010. As a partner, Julia has supervisory responsibilities for the whole business.
80-86 North St, BD21 3AG
Licensed for 27 years
Practice Areas
Housing & Property, Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Housing & Property 100%
88 Client Reviews
Overall experience
- Value For Money
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About Julia Gatenby
Julia Gatenby is the head of our team and has 25 years' experience in private client work, specialising in conveyancing. She has been working exclusively in this area for 15 years and previously carried out family law, criminal law, civil litigation and conveyancing. Julia has helped thousands of families and individuals. She qualified as a solicitor in February 1998 at the University of Northumbria. She completed her training contract in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and worked at different firms before moving on to join our firm in 2008, becoming a partner in 2010. As a partner, Julia has supervisory responsibilities for the whole business.
Languages Spoken: English
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Name
Duration
Solicitor
Gaines & Wilkinsons
28-02-2024-present
Excellent service
Have used G&W twice now and both times they have been really focused, sorted out any issues quickly and are very much behind the client in the sales/purchase process - wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
Lawyer named in this review: Julia Gatenby
A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 31 July, 2025
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5 star excellent purchasing a property
Communication efficiency, every detail explained step by step purchasing the house. Solicitor outstanding answering all queries responding to our questions.
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A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 31 July, 2025
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Sale of house
Excellent service through out it was difficult as this was a property I had rented out and did not live in the area and the buyers were coming from abroad it seemed straightforward at the beginning but the buyers became demanding towards the end
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A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 23 July, 2025
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Extremely Easy 100% recommended
Julia and her colleagues always responded quickly to our emails, the documentation was clear and I would recommend Gaines & Wilkinson 100%. They were not the cheapest quote I received for the services I searched for, but they responded immediately by phone to my request and the initial summary information for what we wanted (a little complicated) was correct - 2 others obviously didn't read and quoted us for things we didn't ask for. Very happy overall with what we paid, and it lessened the stress of moving for us quite a lot. Thanks Julia & Co
Not sure if they have control over this but we found the online Gateway to be a little clunky and not completely intuitive - e.g. it would have been nice to be able to immediately download our forms in .pdf format at the end of filling them in. I did find them eventually though after a bit of a search!
Lawyer named in this review: Julia Gatenby
A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 14 July, 2025
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Gets the job done for reasonable fees
The team at Gaines & Wilkinson were very helpful and detailed the process clearly. It’s sometimes difficult to communicate other than via email with them and calls we’re not returned after leaving by messages, however they still tended to respond promptly and in most cases the same or next day.
Lawyer named in this review: Julia Gatenby
A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 07 July, 2025
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Friendly Efficient Professional
Fantastic service from Julia!
Professional and friendly and efficient
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A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 30 June, 2025
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Conveyancing
I used Gaines & Wilkinson for both my sale and purchase and found it quite an efficient process despite it been a stressful time…. On the occasions I needed help you could always pick up the phone or email and someone would get back to you with advice…. Overall it went well and would recommend Gaines & Wilkinson with your conveyancing needs
Lawyer named in this review: Julia Gatenby
A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 27 June, 2025
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House Move
Great service from Julia during a protracted house sale
Lawyer named in this review: Julia Gatenby
A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 27 June, 2025
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Super experience
Really pleased with work carried out by Julia. Very professional and good communication.
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A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 26 June, 2025
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House sake and house buy
Julia was excellent, so thorough and made sure everything was spot on.
Lawyer named in this review: Julia Gatenby
A representative from Gaines & Wilkinsons responded to this review on 24 June, 2025
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