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Machins Solicitors LLP

01582 514000
4.7/5
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We strive for excellence, taking the time to get to know you, your business and your industry. For Machins it’s personal, so we invest our time and energy to build strong, personal relationships to work with you and find the right legal solution. Delivering excellent legal advice for all our clients across a full range of services is at the heart of everything we do. In a constantly changing world, Machins Solicitors is firmly placed to understand you and your business. Our strength lies in our people and our values ensure that integrity and trust are core to ensuring that our clients receive the best possible outcome. Read more...

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Lockhart House
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJ

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Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJ

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Available lawyers at Machins Solicitors LLP

Philip Bain

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Holly Baker

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Gurjit Dhadar

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Nigel Gibson-Birch

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David Rushmere

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Jackie Hand

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Conveyancer

Saima Shah

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Conveyancer

Eugene Pritchard

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Gill Vyse

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Radha Chauhan

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Molly Betts

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Laura Martin-Read

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Neil O'Callaghan

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Shelley Rolfe

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Sherri York

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Maxine Braham

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How Machins Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 91%
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 Machins 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 Machins Solicitors LLP. These questions include:

  • 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 5%
Overpriced 8%
About Right 86%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 93%
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You can use this data to see how Machins 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 93%
No 7%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 93%
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You can use this data to see how Machins Solicitors LLP compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

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"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 93%
No 7%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Machins 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
1st / 5
242nd / 4561
Company & Commercial
1st / 5
296th / 4348
Housing & Property
1st / 28
125th / 4234
Family Law
1st / 5
84th / 3842
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 4
219th / 3495
Commercial Property
1st / 4
255th / 3302
Employment
1st / 15
106th / 3088
Regulations
1st / 3
124th / 2552
Immigration
1st / 1
167th / 2006
Money & Tax
1st / 5
173rd / 1841
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 1
97th / 1056
Dispute Resolution
1st / 2
177th / 1036
Notary
1st / 1
65th / 713
Charities
1st / 1
73rd / 564
Energy & Transport
1st / 2
40th / 516

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

    245

  • Very Good

    11

  • Average

    5

  • Poor

    1

  • Awful

    18

Overall experience

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Paul Rowbottom
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Paul Rowbottom

April 04, 2025

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Conveyancing

The process of conveyancing for this leasehold property was protracted, for a number of reasons, including an ambiguous lease, and a variety of economic factors. Our solicitor navigated and negotiated the process in our best interests to get the outcome we wanted. As a case study for selling a leasehold property, building insurance arrangements became a key obstacle for conveyancers. Citing section 164 of the Commonhold and leasehold Reform Act 2002 may have served to reassure conveyancers that the building insurance arrangements for this leasehold property where exactly what and how they are required to be.

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Vinicius Soares
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Vinicius Soares

April 03, 2025

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Great service

Very pleased with the services provided by Machins solicitors. Gurjit in particular was very helpful, responsive and approachable, and I'm really glad that she was our solicitor. Will definitely recommend her to others.

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Cherry Newbery
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Cherry Newbery

April 02, 2025

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New Will

From first meeting Mr Gibson-Birch he made me feel very comfortable , as making my will was not an easy experience, but his kindly professional manner put me at ease , as he carefully and fully explained everything to me. I now feel very ' at ease' knowing that I have made the right decisions for my family. I cannot thank him enough.

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M Duffy
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

M Duffy

April 02, 2025

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Excellent service on sale and purchase

Jackie at Machins handled our sale and purchase, through various ups and downs with speed and efficiency, very happy with the service.

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Lauren
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Lauren

March 31, 2025

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House sale & purchase

Rosie assisted with my house sale and purchase and she went above a beyond throughout the whole process. Nothing was too much for her and she kept on top of everything to ensure that the move happened on the chosen date. I would recommend Rosie and Machins and would use them again in the future.

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Jessica
Employment

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Employment Law

Jessica

March 28, 2025

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Very efficient!

I highly recommend Philip. He was incredibly helpful, understanding, and took the time to explain everything clearly, ensuring I fully understood my options. His professionalism and approachable manner made the process much easier and less stressful. I truly appreciate his support and expertise. Thank you!

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Lynn
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Lynn

March 27, 2025

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Sale and Purchase of Properties

I sold a house and purchased a house at the same time. It was a white knuckle ride, especially as I had no idea of what the process was and my purchaser had not signed or even read any documents which we discovered when we went to exchange contracts. My part of the required documentation had been issued, explained to me, signed and checked and was ready to proceed very early in the process. It became really exciting at the end when my purchaser, who had by then signed the relevant documents, suddenly declared that their bridging loan was about to expire and that gave us a week to complete. We finally did complete at one minute to five on the very last day that the bridging loan was to be available. Machins were really determined to complete despite the tight timescale. At one point there were at least three Machin's staff tying up loose ends and keeping me informed on the status of the completion. The estate agent dealing with the property I was purchasing delivered the keys to us outside our new property at a quarter past five...... Machins were very patient with me for which I thank them very much and for the effort they put in to make it all happen.

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Paul Schoon
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Paul Schoon

March 21, 2025

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Excellent experience.

I contracted Ms Saima Shah to do my conveyancing work for an inherited property. What could have been very complex and stressful experience was made very straightforward. Ms Shah was very professional and efficient and I would highly recommend her services.

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Dean
Family Law

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Financial Matters

Dean

March 21, 2025

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Dean Wyatt

from the start a very professional service, great input from senior people who know what they are discussing and giving sound advice at all stages,

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Stella Beckett
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Stella Beckett

March 19, 2025

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My experience using Machins Solicitors

Found every one at Machins Solicitors very helpful
From Solicitor,reception to secretaries approachable and professional
And helpful.emails replied to fairly promptly .

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Reviews collected from

Michael
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Michael

April 01, 2025

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Michael

When our mother died they were helpful in supplying her will, so we went back to them when selling her house. We were not disappointed, as they were very efficient, keeping us informed at each step and working quickly with the sale.

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Kate
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kate

March 10, 2025

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Kate

Over the last 8 years Eugene Pritchard at Machins has helped me buy two homes and sell one. I wouldn't want to work with anyone else. Knowledgable, diligent, responsive and reassuring. I have already recommended Machins to several friends.

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Royna

Royna

February 27, 2025

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Royna

They handled my case good and gave me every little detail about everything they single paper they gave me always keeping me updated with my case anytime I can call then and they were happy to help me

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C
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

C

February 17, 2025

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A client

Thank you Machins! Radha was so helpful and went out of her way to help me with a seemingly small and insignificant task. She was so kind and so understanding of my needs. I had a very different interaction with another firm a matter of hours before speaking with her & her professionalism shone through - she really was a breath of fresh air. Will highly recommend going forward!

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Raya
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Raya

February 07, 2025

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Raya

My partner and I worked closely with Jackie Hand for a little over a year whilst we purchased our first home. Jackie was everything you could want from a solicitor. She ensured that we were always kept up to date with the process and properly understood all the different phases of house buying. Communication was always quick and she truly cared about the purchase of our first home. Buying a house could feel daunting at times and we felt really cared for with Jackie. I would highly recommend Machins and Jackie Hand for any house purchase.
Jay and Raya

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • 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
    • Travel rights
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Trusts
  • Notary
    • Notary
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • 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
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Aviation
  • 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