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Woodfines LLP

01908 202150
4.8/5
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Woodfines is a firm of solicitors based in Bedford, Cambridge, and Milton Keynes, providing legal services for both commercial businesses and individuals. Our experienced and knowledgeable lawyers are committed to providing you with effective legal advice. Read more...

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Woodfines LLP
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Endurance House
Cambridge
CB24 9ZR

Brickstone House
Bedford
MK44 3WG

Endurance House
Cambridge
CB24 9ZR

Brickstone House
Bedford
MK44 3WG

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Available lawyers at Woodfines LLP

Helen Simpson

4.9 out of 5
(32)
Solicitor

Shireena Duffell

4.8 out of 5
(21)
Solicitor

Rebecca Plater

4.8 out of 5
(13)
Solicitor

Tracy Rosales

4.9 out of 5
(11)
Paralegal

Suzanna Stephenson

4.7 out of 5
(9)
Solicitor

Genevieve Carnell

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEX)

Jane Anderson

5.0 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Maria Gallucci

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Mike Hayward

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Nathan Taylor-Allkins

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Melanya Ponraj

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Paralegal

Teleasha Vrioni-Wright

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Trainee Solicitor

Yazmin Elliott

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Denise Higgins

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Partner

Eloise Victoria Wilson

0.0 out of 5
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Solicitor

Emma Copeland

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Holly Shenton

0.0 out of 5
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Paralegal

Keith Robert James Corkan

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Millie Ireson

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Chartered Legal Executive

Nardip Bhamra

0.0 out of 5
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Solicitor

Oliver McCormack

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Trainee Solicitor

Olivia Hill-Richards

0.0 out of 5
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Paralegal

How Woodfines LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 92%
National Average
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As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Woodfines 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 0%
Overpriced 6%
About Right 93%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 98%
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You can use this data to see how Woodfines LLP 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 98%
No 2%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how Woodfines LLP 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 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 14
22nd / 4486
Company & Commercial
1st / 10
40th / 4271
Housing & Property
1st / 13
43rd / 4211
Family Law
1st / 5
254th / 3805
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 12
41st / 3459
Commercial Property
1st / 10
64th / 3268
Employment
1st / 14
8th / 3049
Regulations
1st / 7
49th / 2494
Personal Injury
1st / 3
151st / 2330
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 5
93rd / 2079
Money & Tax
1st / 7
64th / 1826
Professional Negligence
1st / 6
61st / 1170
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 5
30th / 1037
Agriculture
1st / 4
59th / 615
Driving offences
1st / 3
51st / 388
Education
1st / 2
23rd / 269

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    799

  • Very Good

    43

  • Average

    10

  • Poor

    1

  • Awful

    20

Overall experience

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  • Communication
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  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Jason Hollis & Samantha Munns
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Legal Power of Attorney

Jason Hollis & Samantha Munns

July 29, 2025

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Wills & Powers of Attorneys

Great experience from Start to Finish, Helen Simpson and her Team were just great explained everything in detail and made things simple for us to understand.
Yes we would use this Company again.

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Me
Commercial Property

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Me

July 11, 2025

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House sale

Couldn’t have been more helpful and kept us up to date with all the issues

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Suzanne Weston
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Wills

Suzanne Weston

July 09, 2025

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Will and LPAs

Helen was personable, helpful and took care to explain everything clearly. Only downside for me was the location. The office in town was far more convenient.

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Caroline Richards
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Probate

Caroline Richards

July 07, 2025

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Rebecca Plater

Rebecca was very pleasant and efficient.
She sent me everything I needed and explained what was necessary.
Very grateful for her help and quick uncomplicated approach.

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Paul Bulman
Housing & Property

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Woodfines LLP.

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Paul Bulman

July 07, 2025

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1 Church Close Whittlesford

I never did get to meet Genevieve Carnell which was a shame but we found her on line from Sydney. Very helpful and got us through a frustrating sale. I would definitely recommend

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Zahida Masani
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Wills

Zahida Masani

July 01, 2025

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My Will

I found Helen to be an extremely friendly, patient, kind and gave me very good advice. I never felt rushed, and I felt at ease discussing my situation with her. I could not have wished for a better person to advise me on my Will matters.

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Duncan Bishop
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Duncan Bishop

June 28, 2025

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First Rate Conveyancing Service

Genevieve Carnell provided an expert and professional conveyancing service on the sale and purchase of our properties. She kept us up to date at all stages of the process, and was meticulous in her attention to detail, ensuring that completion went smoothly.
This was the second transaction that Genevieve has carried out for our family, and Genevieve is now acting for my daughter, for her purchase of a property.
Genevieve is highly recommended.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Probate

Anonymous

May 13, 2025

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Excellent Service

Thank you to Helen and staff at Milton Keynes. Dealing with the estate of a loved one is always very emotional and I was looked after with professionalism and kindness. Probate arrived a lot sooner than expected, which was a bonus!

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JuliaT
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

JuliaT

May 12, 2025

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Compiling a will

Very helpful and pleasant lawyer. The whole process was completed quickly and very efficiently.
Each step of the process was fully explained to me

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Mark Shademan
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Mark Shademan

April 22, 2025

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Outstanding Service

I can’t thank Helen Simpson and Woodfines LLP enough for their outstanding service in dealing with my late father’s will and probate. From the outset, they were highly professional and efficient. They guided us through what was a very emotional and sometimes complex process with clarity and sensitivity, always ensuring we fully understood each stage.

Their communication was excellent throughout every query we had was answered promptly and thoroughly. Their attention to detail and genuine care made a difficult time much easier to navigate. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone in need of reliable and professional legal support.

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Guy

February 09, 2024

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Efficient

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Janet

Janet

February 02, 2024

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Janet

Excellent nothing else i can say!!

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Danielle

Danielle

October 30, 2023

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Danielle

Disgusting customer service. I call asking for advice. As soon as I said I was a tenant and wasn’t a home owner they shut me down. Wouldn’t help me at all or let me explain why I needed advice. They just assuming I could afford legal fees. They put the phone down on me. If I’ve never been treated so badly I could give 0 stars I would.

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Ion

December 08, 2022

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Ion

Woodfines, were highly recommended by the estate agents and I can see why. Everything was done professionally and timely all the Team have totally took the stress out of helping with the purchase of a commercial building, with difficulties such as initial investor puling out in the last minute. I knew exactly what paperwork they required and all the important documents have all been returned very promptly.
All communications at high level in a very efficient manner, with them looking for our interest at best in liaising with all stakeholders.
A Big thank you to Woodfines Solicitors for all your help on the purchase we have completed recently! Highly recommended!

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November 17, 2022

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NO, I do not recommend for conveyancing.
They have caused so much stress, they rarely answer calls or call back. They are rude when they do and are doing basic conveyancing long after you are supposed to have exchanged. Risking a complete collapse of a house sale through their own incompetence.

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Description

As a leading law firm in Cambridge, Bedford and Milton Keynes, our key objective is to deliver pragmatic solutions whilst maintaining our ‘client first’ philosophy. Although our origins can be traced back to the 1800s, we are known for our progressive and forward-thinking approach to legal advice as well as for adopting a holistic approach to the needs of our clients.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Theft
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drug driving
    • Drunk in charge
    • Early return of driving licence
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - operators licence
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Taxi offences
    • Taxi offences - illegally plying for hire
    • Taxi offences - licensing investigations
    • Taxi offences - points and disqualification
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • 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
    • 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 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
    • 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
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Broken Bone Or Fracture
    • Car Accident
    • Car Passenger
    • Cycling Accident
    • Fall From Height
    • Fatal Accident
    • Motorbike Accident
    • Pedestrian Accident
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Serious Injury
  • Professional Negligence
    • Accountants
    • Architects
    • Barristers
    • Engineers
    • IT professionals
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence law
    • Professional trustees
    • Surveyors
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

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
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Development plot sales
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • 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
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Insurance
    • 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
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
  • Regulations
    • Alcohol Licensing
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing