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Residential Conveyancing
Huijuan Chen
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I only use Hewitts more than 12 years
Really really really good Solicitors
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Hewitts
01325 468573
Hewitts has served the local community for more than 60 years. As one of the longest established law firms in the North East, our partners, consultants and associates work together in dedicated legal teams. We have endeavoured to provide as much information as possible on our website about the areas of law we cover. Read more...
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Value for money
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Matter Type:
Settlement Agreements
Anonymous
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Recent instruction
Very efficient and professional from the outset. Very informative and helpful. Would recommend and will use in the future.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 26 June, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Ben at our Darlington office.
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Residential Conveyancing
Nicole Read
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Smooth and Helpful
A smooth service with no issues or complaints. I would use again.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 26 June, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Kerri.
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Wills
David Childs
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Client Feedback
Very professional and very friendly.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 20 June, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Alicia.
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Residential Conveyancing
Les Peacock
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Excellent Service
Excellent service, any issues explained and quickly resolved.
Easy to use.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 05 June, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Karen at our Darlington office.
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Residential Conveyancing
Kai
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Smooth and affordable service, let down by communication
Quote given was accurate, the conveyancing ran to expected timelines with any documentation being made available as needed. Professional and knowledgeable. However, on every occasion I was promised a call back by reception, the call back never came. Also, some advice was received far too late in the conveyance to be of any use. To anyone well versed in conveyances this is an excellent service, first time buyers will feel a little left in the dark.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 03 June, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We will take on board your feedback and will ensure that your comments are passed on to the relevant team.
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Matter Type:
Purchase and Sale
Anonymous
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Hewitts Sales Handling
A smooth operation, everyone from reception upwards was efficient kind and knowledgeable.
No query was too small to be handled efficiently.
Special mention of Lily - Mai she was ultra helpful and clear in her explanations too.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 22 May, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to both Karen and Lily -Mai at our Darlington office.
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Residential Conveyancing
Phillip Jordan
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Smooth process of selling and buying
First class service by a professional company recommended by Venture. I would recommend to anybody.
Thank you from start to finish staff so helpful and friendly.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 09 May, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Karen at our Darlington office.
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Purchase and Sale
S Blanchard
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Overall Experience
From start to finish the overall experience was professional and speedy, the cost was competitive and straightforward. I accept that electronic communication is the cheapest and speediest way of contact but it would have been appreciated to have at least one contact with a face to face person dealing with the matter.
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 22 April, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Karen at our Darlington office.
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Matter Type:
Family law
Stacey johnson
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Discharge SGO
Great service and fantastic outcome! Highly recommend thank you!
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 03 April, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Sam at our Stockton office.
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Family law
Laura
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Laura
Had a lovely lady represent me in court today on very short notice , thank you so much Samantha and your colleague Lucy ,don't know what I would've done with out you xx
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 14 March, 2025:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to both Samantha and Lucy.
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Wills
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William
I have been using this solicitors for over a year now having moved to the area. They are great and professional. Alway very accommodating and well versed in the areas I need assistance with
A representative from Hewitts responded to this review on 09 January, 2024:
Thank you for your review. We very much appreciate the positive feedback and will ensure that it is passed on to Sarah the Solicitor who dealt with your case.
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Ian
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Ian
Very efficient.
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David
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David
Friendly, fast, smart, and air conditioned yay !
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Nick
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Nick
Very professional great service, well informed
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Residential Conveyancing
Amy Laws
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Amy Laws
5* experience from our conveyancer Caitlin Armstrong, would absolutely recommend Hewitts!
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David Musson
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David Musson
These people are the most inconsiderate people that I have every come across , they do not care at all and the staff are horrific DO NOT TOUCH HONEST REVIEW !!!!
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Jade Natasha Birkett
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Jade Natasha Birkett
We used Hewitts conveyancing services for both our house sale and purchase. Our solicitor Danielle Sullivan was absolutely fantastic throughout. Despite Danielle and her secretary Jasmin Dolan being exceptionally busy, and working in the middle of a pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, they always had time to answer any questions we had, and gave us regular updates, providing professional advice and reassurance through what is a very stressful time. Highly recommend 🌟
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Glen Warren
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Glen Warren
awful! A serious lack of communication to keep their customer up to date and you as the customer have to continuously chase for them and still never got a response Would strongly not recommend in any way, use a different firm research first
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George Townson
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George Townson
Great solicitors would highly recommend.
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Many people are reluctant to speak to solicitors for a number of reasons but unnecessary delays can make the situation worse. As part of Hewitts commitment to our clients, we offer a free initial telephone consultation to discuss your problem and explain where you stand. If we believe legal proceedings are not in your best interests we will advise you not to go ahead. If you have a case, and wish to proceed, we will give you a clear quote of the cost. And if your case is eligible for legal aid you can leave the arrangements to us.
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Personal areas of law
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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
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Crime/ Criminal Defence
- Assault
- Business Crime
- Criminal Damage
- Criminal defence - All
- Domestic violence
- Drugs offences
- Fraud
- Harassment
- Juvenile
- Legal aid
- Murder and Manslaughter
- Regulatory Defence
- Sexual allegations including Rape and Sexual Assaults
- Theft
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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
- 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
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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
- Pay Issue
- 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
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Family Law
- Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
- Asset protection and tax mitigation
- Change of name
- 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
- Divorce
- Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Family Mediation
- Family law
- Financial Matters
- Grandparents' Rights
- Inheritance Act claims
- Injunctions
- Legal aid
- Matrimonial finance
- Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
- Pension and property advice
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Separation
- Separation Agreement
- Social Services
- Unmarried Couples' Rights
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Housing & Property
- Boundary Disputes
- Buying at auction
- Declarations of trusts
- Deeds of Gifts
- Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
- Dilapidation Claims
- Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
- 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
- Repossessions
- Residential Conveyancing
- Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
- Right of Way and Rights to Light
- Second charges
- 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
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Money & Tax
- Debt and Bankruptcy
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Personal Injury
- Accident At Work
- Accidents In Public Places
- Against The Council
- Amputation
- Asbestos Compensation
- Asbestos Lung Cancer
- Asbestosis
- Back Injury At Work
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Broken Bone Or Fracture
- Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
- Bus and Coach Accident
- Car Accident
- Car Passenger
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Children's Accident
- Children's Serious Injury
- Chronic Pain
- Cycling Accident
- Defective Work Equipment
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
- Dog Bite
- Fall From Height
- Fatal Accident
- Fatal Asbestos
- Gym Injury Compensation
- Head Injury At Work
- Head and Brain Injury
- Horse Riding Injury
- Industrial Disease Compensation
- Manual Handling
- Mesothelioma Compensation
- Motor Insurance Policy
- Motorbike Accident
- No Win No Fee
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
- Occupational Asthma
- Osteoarthritis
- Pedestrian Accident
- Personal Injury Law
- Pleural Thickening
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Road Traffic Accident
- Serious Injury
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Spinal Injury Compensation
- Sports Injury
- Supermarket Accident
- Tinnitus
- Vibration White Finger
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
- Whiplash
- Workplace Slip and Trip
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Professional Negligence
- Accountants
- Architects
- Barristers
- Engineers
- Financial advisors
- IT professionals
- Insurance brokers
- Professional Negligence
- Professional Negligence law
- Professional trustees
- Surveyors
- Tax consultants
- Valuers
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills
Business areas of law
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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
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Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Finance
- Investment purchases and Buy to Let
- Landlord and tenant
- Planning law
- 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
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Company & Commercial
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Business structures and joint ventures
- Commercial Contracts and Agreements
- Commercial Law
- Commercial Litigation Matters
- Contract law
- Contractual Disputes
- Credit Control
- Debt Recovery
- Employment - business
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Partnership and LLP law
- Sales and Purchases
- Setting up a business
- Shareholder Agreements
- Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
- Small businesses
- Statutory Demands
- Summary Judgment
- Tax
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Construction
- Construction and engineering dispute resolution
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Regulations
- Health and Safety