Almy & Thomas Limited

01803 299131

Professional Legal Services From Solicitors In Torquay Since 1920, Almy & Thomas has been Torquay’s preferred local solicitors, helping provide expert legal assistance to ensure our client's interests are fully represented and their rights are protected. Our team of skilled lawyers have a broad range of experience covering multiple legal areas, including powers of attorney, personal injury solicitors and will assistance. We offer comprehensive legal services at competitive prices and operate as no-win no fee lawyers. Because of this, we take the time to deliver vigorous and dedicated legal assistance to secure the best outcome for our clients. So if you need legal assistance with in Torquay, get in touch with Almy & Thomas Solicitors today. Read more...

Also known as - Almy & Thomas

Address
71 Abbey Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 5NL
01803 299131
www.almythomas.co.uk

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Owen Macnachtan Evans

5.0 out of 5

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How Almy & Thomas Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 81%

National Average

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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 Almy & Thomas Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Almy & Thomas 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 44%

About Right 55%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 79%

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

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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 79%

No 21%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

4th / 9

637th / 4486

Housing & Property

3rd / 6

765th / 4211

Family Law

3rd / 5

761st / 3805

Wills, Trusts & Probate

4th / 6

831st / 3459

Commercial Property

4th / 6

727th / 3268

Employment

4th / 4

648th / 3049

Personal Injury

3rd / 4

415th / 2330

Professional Negligence

2nd / 3

303rd / 1170

Dispute Resolution

2nd / 2

363rd / 1033

Construction

2nd / 2

169th / 581

Actions against the police

1st / 1

54th / 82

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

4.1/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

51
Very Good

2
Average

1
Poor

1
Awful

13

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Value For Money
Communication
Initial Impressions
Approachability
Documentation Accuracy
Legal knowledge

Jennifer

July 10, 2025

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A poor experience at a distressing time

I used this firm for both probate and conveyancing following the death of a parent. They were not helpful, made several mistakes and were slow and uninformed. I went to this firm on a recommendation as I believe in supporting local business, but would never carry this forward. One member of staff however, was extremely good once she discovered the issues and for this reason I give 2 stars. The firm needs to overhaul its outdated practices. One of the most distressing things was being called by the wrong name with the wrong salutation, an easy thing to get right! Legal advice was poor and I found out more myself doing research. Not good I am afraid.

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Linda Cane felicity cotton

Linda Cane

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Joanie

June 06, 2025

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Staircasing to 100%

We had a fantastic experience with Jenny Plumb. She guided us through the whole process and was very efficient! We would highly recommend!

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Gary

March 03, 2025

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional Service from Start to Finish!

I had an outstanding experience with Jenny Plumb and the team at Almy & Thomas. From the very beginning, Jenny was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly efficient, making the entire conveyancing process smooth and stress-free. She kept me informed every step of the way, answered all my questions promptly, and ensured everything was handled with care and attention to detail.

Buying a property can be daunting, but Jenny’s expertise and friendly approach made it an absolute pleasure. I highly recommend her and Almy & Thomas to anyone looking for reliable and first-class conveyancing services. Thank you, Jenny, for your hard work and dedication—I couldn't have asked for better service!

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Seb

March 01, 2025

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House sale

Jenny completed the sale from start to finish. She was brilliant and made sure any issues that arose were quickly resolved so that the sale could move forward. She handled all
correspondence and took the stress out of it. Highly recommend and will always be using Almy and Thomas in future.

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Rhonwen

February 22, 2025

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Excellent service

Myself and my partner recently bought a house and used Almy and Thomas to progress this.
We had Jenny Plumb and she was very efficient and left no stone unturned when it came to the checks and ensuring everything was in order.
There was pressure from the chain to progress the sale quickly and Jenny did everything she could to ensure that this went through as quickly and smoothly as possible, whilst keeping us updated in the process.
Would definitely recommend to anyone requiring legal services and will use again in the future should we need to.

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Jolanda

December 19, 2024

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Excellent

Excellent service. Stephanie Teece delt with my case professionally and kept me informed throughout with prompt responses and replies to letters and emails and calls. Other staff were polite and professional. I have no hesitation recommending Almy Thomas to others.

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Personal Injury

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Accidents In Public Places

Tracy

August 19, 2024

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Great solicitors

Stephanie was my solicitor, she is absolutely amazing, supportive, always promptly answered my enquires by email and phone calls providing me with reassurance.
Due to the nature of my case in court in could have gone either way, Stephanie and the barrister were outstanding and truthfully fought resulting in my favour. I would highly recommend Almy and Thomas solicitors.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Scarlett

August 11, 2024

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Avoid!

Awful company - if I could give zero stars I would. I can list everything wrong with this business but I don’t think they’d care enough to take it in. Very backwards way of operating and most definitely did not have my best interests in mind throughout my sale and purchase in 2023. I’ve given them multiple opportunities to make up for their mistakes, hence not reviewing until now, but they’re so bitter! As the experts, I shouldn’t have to keep you in check regarding retaining funds (which you eventually sorted) and clauses in my lease (which you’ve chosen to ignore) but here we are. I fully expect a snarky response to this review which will show their true colours. Avoid and find yourself a reputable company that actually care!

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Edit in response to Owen Evan’s reply on my Google Review as they’ll no doubt try to sweep this one under the carpet too - I have complained multiple times to Lin Cane when things have come to light since the transaction completed. Obviously my file is not up to date - another example of how you haven’t managed my case very well. Funnily enough I copied you into an email on 20/02/2023 expressing how dissatisfied I was with the service and called you out directly asking for an explanation - not a single word back from you. Please do not attempt to diminish my poor experience with your company - you have failed to act in my best interest and take no accountability. During the transaction, I expected you to bring matters to my attention (such as retaining funds or the fact my ground rent isn’t capped) but you never did, hence having to come back to you various times. If you were truly sorry you’d look into the pending complaint sitting in Lin’s inbox from 11/07/24 that’s been ignored, and take responsibility that you’ve let me down. I’ve given you plenty of opportunities to put things right and haven’t publicly aired my experience until now. You should know better and should do better for your clients!

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Linda Cane

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Family law

Peter

August 23, 2023

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Pete C

Owen and the team have been excellent in their approach and their valued experience in dealing with my requirement quickly and proficently, without the phaff was wonderful; keep up the good work guys!

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

David

February 10, 2023

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Excellent service

I've used Almy & Thomas on 2 different occasions and they have been excellent as always. Would happily recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and helpful solicitor in Torbay.

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Owen Macnachtan Evans

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Lora

July 29, 2025

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Lora

I would like to express my deepest and most sincere gratitude to Mr Evans and team for dealing with my consent order. My consultation with Mr Evans was straight to the point, friendly and very helpful. Our communication from then on has been prompt, efficient, hassle-free. We discussed figures with honesty and trust. Mr Evans guided, explained, pointed everything with clarity, support, professionalism and immense knowledge. It has been a real pleasure to deal with Mr Evans and team, a special 'Thank you' to Caroline and Ellen. Reception team was always polite and helpful. I am most glad I chose Almy & Thomas and I would recommend them to anyone needing help with their matrimonial matters.

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Milena

May 24, 2025

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Milena

I recently had an extremely disappointing experience with Almy & Thomas solicitors that I feel compelled to share. I initially engaged their services for my first property purchase, and I was quoted just over £1,000. However, by the time the transaction was completed, I found myself paying a staggering £3,000. This significant discrepancy in fees was only the tip of the iceberg.
Communication with the team was disheartening. I found myself consistently ignored when trying to reach out via phone calls and emails, which only added to the frustration of what was already a long process. It took a total of 8 months for the purchase to finally go through—a timeline that felt unnecessarily prolonged without any clear updates or explanations.
Given my experience, I would not recommend Almy & Thomas to anyone looking for reliable and professional legal services. The lack of communication, unexpected costs, and the way I was treated throughout the entire process have left a lasting negative impression. I genuinely regret choosing them for my first property purchase and urge others to stay away. There are certainly better options available out there.

A representative from Almy & Thomas Limited responded to this review on 29 May, 2025:

Dear Ms Pietranik, we have considered your review that you left on our website, and you are aware of correspondence that we have had with yourself, whereby we do not agree with your complaint and indeed we provided a detailed response on 23rd April. Our findings contradict the comments you make, based on a review of your file. However, we note your position in this matter, and we will take this no further.

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Soo

April 19, 2025

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Soo

Great service. Good appointment schedule. Sene quickly. Right advice i needed. Highly recommend.

A representative from Almy & Thomas Limited responded to this review on 21 April, 2025:

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Samantha

March 12, 2025

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Samantha

Lyn and Kirsty are an absolute pleasure to deal with very pragmatic and proactive, absolutely great service. Thank you

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Rhonny

February 25, 2025

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Rhonny

Myself and my partner recently bought a house and used Almy and Thomas to progress this.

We had Jenny Plumb and she was very efficient and left no stone unturned when it came to the checks and ensuring everything was in order.

There was pressure from the chain to progress the sale quickly and Jenny did everything she could to ensure that this went through as quickly and smoothly as possible.

Would definitely recommend to anyone requiring legal services and will use again in the future should we need to.

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A Wide Range of Legal Services Almy & Thomas Solicitors offers a wide range of services to clients in the Torquay and South Devon areas. If you are currently involved in any sort of business related legal issue; disputes over commercial contracts, pursuing unpaid debts, or some form of partnership or company dispute, then our UK trained professional legal team can help you resolve it. For nearly 100 years, we have endeavoured to uphold the rights of small businesses and individuals in need of expert legal services in Torquay and we believe that we are the leading civil litigation company in the area. Our wide-ranging expertise in this area includes the fields of insolvency, document interpretation, injunctions, and enforcing existing judgements. We also have a highly experienced team to deal with all aspects of property conveyancing and can offer you legal services when dealing with buying or selling your residential property, re-mortgages, equity release, and commercial conveyancing. Call us today to arrange your initial lawyer consultation in Torquay.

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Personal areas of law

Actions against the police
- Actions against the police
- Assault using a Taser gun
- Excessive force or assault
- Human rights breaches
- Malicious prosecution
- Police negligence
- Wrongful arrest or false imprisonment
Consumer
- 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
- Discrimination at Work
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Law
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Part Time Workers
- Pay Issue
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Redundancy
- Restrictive Covenants
- Settlement Agreements
- Stress at Work
- Tribunal Claims
- UK Employment Laws
- Unfair Dismissal Claims
- Whistleblower Protection
Family Law
- Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
- Asset protection and tax mitigation
- 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
- 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
Personal Injury
- Accident Abroad
- Accident At Work
- Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury
- Accidents In Public Places
- Against The Council
- Amputation
- Back Injury At Work
- Broken Bone Or Fracture
- Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
- Bus and Coach Accident
- Car Accident
- Children's Accident
- Children's Serious Injury
- Cycling Accident
- Defective Work Equipment
- Dog Bite
- Fall From Height
- Gym Injury Compensation
- Head Injury At Work
- Head and Brain Injury
- Manual Handling
- No Win No Fee
- Pedestrian Accident
- Personal Injury Law
- Road Traffic Accident
- Serious Injury
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Supermarket Accident
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
- Whiplash
- Workplace Slip and Trip
Professional Negligence
- Accountants
- Architects
- Barristers
- Engineers
- Financial advisors
- IT professionals
- Insurance brokers
- Professional Negligence
- Professional Negligence law
- Professional trustees
- Surveyors
- Tax consultants
- Valuers
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- International
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills

Business areas of law

Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- 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
Construction
- Building contracts and professional appointments
- Construction
- Construction and engineering dispute resolution
- Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
- Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
- Development agreements
- Development loan facilities
- Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
- Engineering contracts
- Facility maintenance agreements
- Framework agreements
- Guarantees and bonds
- In-house training
- Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
Dispute Resolution
- Mediation

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How Almy & Thomas Limited Compares

Value for money

Would recommend tofriends and family

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Rankings by area of expertise

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Reviews summary

Excellent

Very Good

Average

Poor

Awful

Overall experience

A poor experience at a distressing time

Staircasing to 100%

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional Service from Start to Finish!

House sale

Excellent service

Excellent

Great solicitors

Avoid!

Pete C

Excellent service

Reviews collected from

Lora

Milena

Soo

Samantha

Rhonny

Almy & Thomas Limited are accredited by

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Would recommend to
friends and family

Satisfied with
outcome of matter