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How Parfitt Cresswell Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
National Average
Poor Competitive Excellent

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 Parfitt Cresswell Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Parfitt Cresswell Limited. 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 0%
Overpriced 16%
About Right 83%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 95%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Parfitt Cresswell Limited and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Parfitt Cresswell Limited performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"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 95%
No 5%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 95%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Parfitt Cresswell Limited and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Parfitt Cresswell Limited compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"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 95%
No 5%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    362
  • Very Good

    15
  • Average

    1
  • Poor

    4
  • Awful

    16

Overall experience

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

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Matter Type:

Housing Disrepair

Kalpana

April 24, 2025

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Fast service

Excellent layer: she is very kind, trustworthy. I was very happy with the service. I highly recommend this layer

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Mike

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Mike

April 24, 2025

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House sale

Excellent services, good communication through a IHT sale of property. Worked closely with our solicitor. So kept things simple. Would highly recommend.

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Sandra

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New home purchases and sales

Sandra

April 24, 2025

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House sale and purchase

Parfitt acres well handled both our sale of our old house and purchase of our new one. We were very happy with the whole experience and found them to be extremely communicative and efficient.

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Sylvia

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Sylvia

April 24, 2025

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Moving house

From beginning to end nothing was too much trouble.

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Christopher

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Matter Type:

Trusts

Christopher

April 24, 2025

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Will and probate

Would recommend to anyone who needed advice from the very first Jo just put us at ease and explain the whole procedure explaining every which was so easy to understand

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Teresa

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Teresa

April 24, 2025

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Great service

Jo was very professional & made it as easy as possible to sort my mums estate, after she passed away. Would highly recommend.
Only issue is the Land registry. We are still waiting (over a year) for my mums estate to be transferred into my name along with my dad. I was asked to pay months ago, which I did. BUT im still waiting, despite chasing. Not sure of why the hold up.

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JILLIAN

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JILLIAN

April 24, 2025

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Experience of confacts with Jo Purse and colleagues

We have only positive experiences to report and would thoroughly recommend them

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Catherine

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Catherine

April 22, 2025

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Efficient, reasonable and fast.

Efficient, reasonable and fast.......................

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John

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Matter Type:

Housing Disrepair

John

April 22, 2025

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Praise for Parfitt Cresswell

Apart from what I’ve indicated below the most positive aspect is being kept updated as to what is going on and, also, receiving prompt replies to any queries.

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Marie

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Marie

March 15, 2025

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Faultless service

From my first contact with Jo after my husband’s death, I felt relieved and confident with her. She is kind, patient so helpful.

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Reviews collected from

Georgina

Georgina

April 14, 2025

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Georgina

Excellent service from Jo Martin and her assistant Mandy Hinton at the Reading office on the sale of my elderly mother's house. Since neither party was in a chain, exchange and completion happened smoothly within just a couple of weeks. Communication was good and I would certainly recommend Jo and Mandy.

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Emma

Emma

December 19, 2023

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Emma

We have used CC on a number of occasions, they are thorough and experienced. Would recommend to anybody. They were recommended to us and about to use them again.

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Trudy

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Trudy

November 02, 2023

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Trudy

Jo Martin has been my solicitor for many years and has always provided excellent service and good value for money. Jo and Mandy Hinton make an great team and always get everything completed thoroughly and quickly, I really can’t recommend them enough.

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patricia

patricia

October 30, 2023

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patricia

Excellent service and very friendly staff

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Mark

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Mark

October 02, 2023

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Mark

I have bought and sold a number of properties and always use Mandy and her team at Charles Coleman as my solicitors. Their efficiency and overall focus on delivering for clients is second to none and I would thoroughly recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell property. A first class business.

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About this branch

Description

Parfitt Cresswell is a regional law firm established in 1908 with offices across the South East of England offering expert legal advice with a personal touch.

Practice areas

We have excellent teams specialising in the provision of the following legal services: Private Client matters, such as Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts, and Later Living. Family Law - divorce & separation, cohabitation, Pre & post-Nuptial Agreements, Children, Finances and Domestic Abuse Residential & Commercial Property Business & Employment Law - Buying & Selling, Disputes and Managements

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Solicitors Regulation Authority

Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • 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
  • 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
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
  • Family Law
    • 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
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' 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
    • Leasehold properties
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Property Disputes
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy

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
    • Veterinary negligence
  • 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
    • Data Protection
    • Franchising
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • 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
  • 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
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