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Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors

01606 487 77
4.8/5
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Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors, Northwich, Cheshire - Established in 1997 with the belief that everyone has a right to access justice and a commitment to deliver the highest quality of service to all clients, which is evidenced by its strong reputation as one of the best Family Law firms outside Chester, Liverpool and Manchester. Award-winning, Lexcel-accredited for 11+ years, longstanding practice and lawyer rankings in the prestigious Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners legal directories, numerous accreditations and panel memberships, 4.5*/5* from 450+ online client reviews. Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors offer high-quality legal advice in Family Law, Residential & Commercial Property, Wills, Trusts & Probate incl, Powers of Attorney & Court of Protection. Read more...

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Available lawyers at Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors

Victoria Poole

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Susan Howarth

4.8 out of 5
(21)
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Lisa Kingston

5.0 out of 5
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Nicola Deakin

5.0 out of 5
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Sonia Rickard

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David Bannister

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Deborah Turner

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John Jones

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Kate Dickinson

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Maddy Neaum

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Susan Curzon

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Tom Rimmington

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How Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
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This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

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  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
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  • 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 6%
About Right 91%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 95%
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You can use this data to see how Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors 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 95%
No 5%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 93%
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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 Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors 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

Housing & Property
3rd / 5
480th / 4212
Family Law
3rd / 5
220th / 3816
Wills, Trusts & Probate
4th / 5
377th / 3466
Commercial Property
3rd / 4
182nd / 3276
Employment
3rd / 6
259th / 3058
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 1
68th / 811

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

    280

  • Very Good

    15

  • Average

    1

  • Poor

    3

  • Awful

    11

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Kerry
Family Law

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Family law

Kerry

June 26, 2025

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The best in the business

I honestly can’t thank Nicola Deakin enough. She was absolutely amazing from start to finish. No messing about — straight-talking, confident, and totally on the ball.

In court, she handled everything with calm control and strength. You could tell she knew exactly what needed to be done, and she didn’t waste a second doing it. It made a world of difference having someone like her by my side who genuinely cared but also didn’t back down.

If you want someone who gets the job done with no drama and maximum impact — Nicola’s the one. I’d highly recommend her to anyone needing proper legal support. She’s a force.

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Charlotte

Charlotte

June 24, 2025

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🌟5 star Review🌟+🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I cannot thank Nicola Deakin enough for the outstanding service and support she provided during one of the most challenging times in my life. Their expertise, dedication, and genuine care were instrumental in achieving the best possible outcome for my child.

From the very beginning, Nicola was not only professional and highly knowledgeable but also compassionate and understanding. They took the time to explain every step clearly, were always available to answer questions, and never made me feel like just another client.

Nicola's strategic thinking and attention to detail made all the difference in court. Thanks to her hard work, my child now has the stability and future they deserve—and I have peace of mind. I truly believe I couldn’t have had a better advocate by my side.

If you're looking for someone who will fight tirelessly for your child’s best interests and treat your case with the care it deserves, I wholeheartedly recommend Nicola Deakin and her team.

Thank you again for everything. You've changed our lives for the better.

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Aaron

Aaron

May 14, 2025

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Will & Probate service

Lisa and the team at Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors were an amazing help dealing with my case. They made the process clear and easy to understand. They always responded to queries quickly and explained things for us. They were friendly and incredibly approachable. I felt like they genuinely cared about our case and giving us the best service. I would 100% recommend them to anyone.

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Daniel

Daniel

February 27, 2025

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Nicola Deakin

I've had dealings with Nicola for around 3-4 years now on an off and when she first arrived I was ready to give up but she scooped me up and helped me through Divorce, Finances, Children and all the matters in between,

Incredibly professional, competitive and will always have my corner, for that I am incredibly grateful

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Helen

Helen

February 10, 2025

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Exceptional service - Vicky Poole

The team at Susan Howarth & Co solicitors are extremely approachable, efficient, organised and reliable. We received clear and honest advice from Vicky Poole who was pro-active, had great legal knowledge and was tenacious throughout the case. Vicky, through great communication skills, kept us up to date with what stage of the process we were up to. Overall, it was a pleasure being a client at Susan Howarth & Co solicitors and would highly recommend the company as well as Vicky to anyone seeking help. If we ever need help again, we would definitely contact them.

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David Yates
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

David Yates

January 26, 2025

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My House buying experience

Susan Howarth solicitors was recommended to me at the start of my house buying process and I wasn’t disappointed . From start to finish the matter was handled professionally which made a stressful process straightforward

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Danielle
Family Law

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Child Custody

Danielle

January 21, 2025

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Family court

I was represented by nicola in custody battle for a year and half which was very stressful for myself and the children but nicola made the ordeal must easier.

Through out this court case nicola communicated very well with me at all times.

Me and the children got the best results we could of asked for without nicola the out come could of been different.

Thank you again very much
Danielle

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Peter

Peter

December 13, 2024

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Robust, Excellent Service

Dealing with Lisa Harding over the past few weeks to conclude a rather protracted and involved land conveyancing sale was highly rated by myself and my sister. Lisa came on board to conclude the sale and proved to be highly professional, cutting through delays with excellent communication and very reassuringly robust approach to completing the sale on our behalf. From our immediate dealings with Lisa she engendered great confidence that she would finish the work that she had been tasked with. Lisa was very approachable and always responded to calls and emails in good time. Susan Howarth Solicitors have been excellent dealing with this and we certainly thank and rate Lisa Harding very highly for the highly professional and successful work she carried out for us. Highly recommended. Thank you.

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mark
Family Law

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Children Act proceedings

mark

November 06, 2024

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Excellent

Nicola, has been absolutely fantastic representing me family court proceedings , throughout the entire process Nicola has been amazing, exceptionally professional, knowledgeable, proactive and fair.

During one of my tough experience, I was extremely fortunate to have Nicola working for me.

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Clare
Family Law

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Separation

Clare

October 25, 2024

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Thank you

I cannot recommend Victoria enough to anyone who is looking for help with family law.
The support given throughout was second to none. Having worked with Victoria before, it was never in question that I sought her support again.
From start to finish, processes were outlined and clear. Open communication along the way and honest responses to questions asked.
The service received was nothing short of outstanding.

Thank you to the rest of the team at Susan Howarth too, for their services and dedication.

Without hesitation, I would recommend Victoria and the team at Susan Howarth.

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Jon
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Jon

May 02, 2022

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Jon

David Williams dealt with the sale of our property. He was very professional, efficient and polite. The price was also very reasonable!

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Andy
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Andy

March 26, 2022

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Andy

Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors did a fantastic job with my house sale. They did an excellent job of keeping me up to date throughout the process and handled everything professionally. John Spittle handled my sale and made sure I was kept informed of any relevant developments and made me feel comfortable with all of the paperwork.

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Rhona
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Rhona

March 14, 2022

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Rhona

Very professional , prompt service. Staff very helpful and friendly. Pricing excellent, only praise for the service I received

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Ben

Ben

February 25, 2022

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Ben

After an initial conversation with the solicitor and contacting them twice to let them know where I was upto. I was still waiting over 5 weeks for them to contact me to set up a file and take details. I found another solicitor in the end as they were just an absolute waste of time.

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Chris
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Chris

December 01, 2021

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Chris

Just had dealings with this solicitors. Did a thorough job. More than happy. I would recommend

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A Band 3 Leading Firm in the Legal 500 and a Band 2 ranked firm in Chambers & Partners legal directories, with Directors Susan Howarth inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame and a Band 2 ranked Solicitor in Chambers & Partners, and Victoria Poole a Band 1 ranked lawyer in Chambers & Partners. Our Family Law team are Legal 500 Leading Lawyers and Resolution accredited-members, and a number of our solicitors have specialist accreditations in their respective areas of law and we are able to provide additional services such as Family Mediation and Fixed Fee Divorce services* for those on low income. While our normal office hours are 9am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, flexible appointments to suit you outside these hours can be arranged with prior notice and for the less able, with home or hospital visits are also available. We offer a FREE weekly legal advice clinic for Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney & Probate clients by pre-booked appointment. We pride ourselves on offering a first class service which is sensitive to our clients needs but is also efficient and cost effective. The firm is recognised by the Law Society as achieving high standards of practice management and client care and we have been awarded the prestigious Lexcel accreditation for over 11 years in recognition of this. Our highly experienced staff ensure you will receive the right advice from the right people at the right time. Please contact us on 01606 48777 and we’ll be happy to offer you the help and advice that you need.

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Personal areas of law

  • 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
    • 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
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills
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