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Hall Smith Whittingham LLP

01270 610 300
4.9/5
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Welcome to Hall Smith Whittingham LLP, Solicitors in Crewe and Nantwich Cheshire. We are Lexcel Accredited and Members of the Legal 500. "Hall Smith Whittingham LLP has high levels of expertise and professional achievement. This is no coincidence: the firm strives constantly for excellence." Read more...

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172-174 Nantwich Road
Crewe
CW2 6BW

172-174 Nantwich Road
Crewe
CW2 6BW

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Available lawyers at Hall Smith Whittingham LLP

Claire Hilton

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(4)
Solicitor

Hayley Sharpes

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer

Angela Lewis

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Emma Appleyard

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Solicitor

Charlotte McDonough

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Trainee

Kerry Irvine

4.5 out of 5
(2)
Trainee Conveyancer

Nicholas Playford

5.0 out of 5
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Solicitor

Alison Greatbanks

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Anna Forrest-Moseley

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Annabelle Joy-Fenner

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Ian Hamilton-Fey

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Legal Executive

Olivia Johnson

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Chloe Blaxill

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Hugh Lewis-Morgan

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Patricia Carlisle

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How Hall Smith Whittingham LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 97%
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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 Hall Smith Whittingham LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Hall Smith Whittingham 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 2%
Overpriced 5%
About Right 92%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

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You can use this data to see how Hall Smith Whittingham 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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outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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You can use this data to see how Hall Smith Whittingham 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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Hall Smith Whittingham 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
3rd / 8
233rd / 4486
Company & Commercial
3rd / 8
259th / 4271
Housing & Property
3rd / 7
192nd / 4211
Family Law
3rd / 6
419th / 3805
Wills, Trusts & Probate
3rd / 6
414th / 3459
Commercial Property
3rd / 6
290th / 3268
Employment
3rd / 6
268th / 3049
Personal Injury
2nd / 6
207th / 2330
Money & Tax
3rd / 5
171st / 1826
Professional Negligence
2nd / 4
123rd / 1170
Dispute Resolution
3rd / 5
173rd / 1033
Clinical Negligence
1st / 3
143rd / 941
Agriculture
3rd / 5
148th / 615
Energy & Transport
1st / 1
36th / 509

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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    352

  • Very Good

    5

  • Average

    2

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    9

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
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Employment

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Employment Law

Anonymous

July 16, 2025

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Excellent knowledge and service!

My experience engaging with Emma was professional and reassuring from the start!
Emma is very knowledgeable, patient and engaging. She provided me with advice and information on next steps allowing me to consider my options and ultimately make my final decision.
If you need advice on employment matters, I would highly recommend speaking to Emma.
Thank you.

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June 26, 2025

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Preparation of new Will and POA

Excellent service as always. My solicitor completely understood what I was aiming to acheive with Will/POA/ End of Life Planning. Her approachability, sound advice and sensitive guidance has allowed me to acheive all my aims and given me huge pece of mind. I cannot thank this practice and all their staff enough for their support and kindness to me. I thoroughly recommend them. Thank you!

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Alan Dalton
Personal Injury

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Road Traffic Accident

Alan Dalton

June 26, 2025

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My van crash

I had a bad crash in a van in 2019 that was not my fault and Olivia looked after my case for me.It took five years to sort out as the other side were unhelpful,awkward and put obstacles in the way of everything Olivia tried to do.However she was patient and helpful always keeping me in the loop.It really got me frustrated and down towards the end but Olivia was determined and very supportive throughout the process.Im pleased to say that early in 2025 after a long hard slog Olivia came through and finally resolved the matter.The whole team at Hall Smith Whittingham are always very helpful and I can't thank everyone enough.Their service is always top notch so much so I'm using them again at the moment for my elderly Mothers house sale.Thanks again everyone.

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Nick Page

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Nick Page

June 10, 2025

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Fast and smooth house purchase completion

Very fast and effective service to help me purchase my house. Dealt with all questions quickly, communicated very clearly, and dealt with changes I had to make in the course of the purchase very well. Great service at a very competitive price.

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Darcy
Family Law

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Divorce

Darcy

May 29, 2025

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Exceptional service

I reached out to Hall Smith Whittingham for some advice as I was dealing with a difficult divorce, I then had the pleasure of an initial call with Ian. I found him to be extremely helpful with all of my queries and he reassured me that he was able to assist with the whole process.

As I had never been through this before, Ian took all pressure away from myself and made the process run smoothly from start to finish including assisting with processing my financial order.

I’d like to say a big thank you to Ian & his team for all of the help I received during this time.

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N CURLEY
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

N CURLEY

May 26, 2025

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Excellent in all aspects

Claire Hilton / Anna Langston were fantastic for us throughout our house purchase.
Communication was clear and frequent, questions were answered upfront, they were equally as driven as us to get our house purchase completed. We really appreciate everything they have done for us and will be looking to return to HSW for our next house move. Thanks again.

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May 21, 2025

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House Sale

A very smooth, timely, efficient and stress free transaction completed by a courteous, friendly and professional team.

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Kayleigh Gavin

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Kayleigh Gavin

May 16, 2025

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Outstanding as always

I cannot recommend Charlotte highly enough. She has been absolutely outstanding throughout what has been an incredibly difficult and challenging time. Despite the complexity of the circumstances, Charlotte remained calm, professional, and incredibly composed. Her communication has been clear, consistent, and reassuring from start to finish, always keeping me informed and involved.

What really stood out was her ability to handle sensitive issues with both empathy and precision, never losing sight of the bigger picture while staying focused on every important detail. She’s not only a highly skilled solicitor but also someone you can truly trust to advocate on your behalf with integrity and determination. I’m incredibly grateful for her support and guidance – Charlotte is a credit to her profession.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

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February 12, 2025

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Help to buy redemption

My experience was very good. I was in constant contact with both my solicitor and her legal team. They were thorough, informed and offer me advice on what was a rare case of paying my help to buty loan using my own funds. Their correspondence was clear and concise and this helped me to make decisions that helped this to completion.

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Cheryl
Housing & Property

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New home purchases and sales

Cheryl

October 22, 2024

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Excellent service from the team at Crewe

Very professional service from start to finish! Would highly recommend Tracy and Rebecca and there team at Crewe.

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June 25, 2025

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Claire & Anna were absolutely amazing throughout our house sale and purchase, keeping us informed at all times and dealing with it promptly and with care. A faultless service and a pleasure to deal with! Thank you HSW, from our whole family ❤️

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April 29, 2025

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Peter

Simplified the complex will writing service with a pleasant no nonsense approach. Thank you.

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Joanne

March 08, 2025

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Joanne

Had an awful experience with Emma Appleyard who handled my legal matter terribly and invoiced excessively for services not received or requested. Avoid this firm like the plague. Traumatic experience and very harmful!

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Andrew
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

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March 07, 2025

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I've used HSW twice this year to sell houses and we're currently using them to help us on a third transaction.

Claire Hilton & Anna Langston have been superb, they've never left me in the dark, always responded to questions. Will definitely use HSW again and will recommend them for others to use.

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March 06, 2025

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I chose HSW to deal with the financial settlement of my divorce. Ian Hamilton Fey provided excellent advice, predicted the proceedings and outcome and was good throughout the whole of the matter, which went right to a final hearing in court.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Ian if you are struggling with a financial settlement.

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At Hall Smith Whittingham LLP we pride ourselves on providing an excellent service to our clients. Our reputation is illustrated by our being awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel Qualification for practice management standards. We are a member of The Legal 500 which recognises the top law firms in England and Wales. Our residential property team are accredited members of the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme, showing their excellence not only as property law experts but also their high standards of client care. Several of our specialist lawyers hold panel memberships, including, Resolution (formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association), Family Law Panel and the Law Society Children’s Panel. We have the rights of audience to appear before judges in the Higher Courts for civil and family proceedings.

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Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Clinical Negligence
  • 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
    • Media and Sports
    • 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
    • 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
  • 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
    • Professional Negligence
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • 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
    • 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
    • Corporate Law
    • Credit Control
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Tax
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
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