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Rutters

01258444481
5.0/5
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Established for longer than any other firm in North Dorset, with offices in Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Sturminster Newton, Rutters has been using its extensive experience to get results for both its individual and business clients for over 180 years. The longevity of the firm is evidence of its successful relationship and reputation within the local community and wider afield. Read more...

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Rutters
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Spring Corner
Gillingham
SP8 4AW

2 Bimport
Shaftesbury
SP7 8AY

Spring Corner
Gillingham
SP8 4AW

2 Bimport
Shaftesbury
SP7 8AY

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Available lawyers at Rutters

Duncan Weir

4.9 out of 5
(94)
Solicitor

Matthew Billingsley

5.0 out of 5
(88)
Solicitor

Catharine Morrison

5.0 out of 5
(43)
Solicitor

Julia Izzard

5.0 out of 5
(33)
Solicitor

Stephanie Foster

5.0 out of 5
(25)
Private Client Executive

Claire Coffin

5.0 out of 5
(24)
Solicitor

Natasha Evans

4.9 out of 5
(22)
Solicitor

Rachel Barlow

5.0 out of 5
(18)
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Bridie Green

5.0 out of 5
(14)
Solicitor

Genette Gale

5.0 out of 5
(9)
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Amy Hennicker

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Conveyancer

Holly Morgan

5.0 out of 5
(7)
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James Wood

0.0 out of 5
(0)
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How Rutters Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
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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.

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About Right 100%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 100%
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You can use this data to see how Rutters 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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The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

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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 100%
No 0%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Rutters 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
1st / 1
138th / 4527
Company & Commercial
1st / 1
165th / 4303
Housing & Property
1st / 1
73rd / 4220
Family Law
1st / 2
85th / 3827
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 2
29th / 3472
Commercial Property
1st / 1
162nd / 3278
Employment
1st / 1
214th / 3068
Money & Tax
1st / 1
78th / 1834
Agriculture
1st / 1
76th / 610

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

5.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    402

  • Very Good

    11

  • Average

    1

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Rowan
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Rowan

May 27, 2025

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Professional, friendly and honest

I am very satisfied with the professional service from Rutters Solicitors to help me with my will writing. I was given sensible advice and Matthew was efficient and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Any questions I had were answered quickly and in a straightforward manner. I find all the staff at Rutters friendly and a pleasure to deal with. i have recommended them to friends already who had similar experiences.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

May 16, 2025

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Will Making

I would like to thank Rutters Solicitors for the excellent services I received from Mr M. Billingsley.
I was put at ease immediately and found the act of making a will a much easier job than I was expecting.

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Jasmine
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Jasmine

May 08, 2025

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Will Writing with Matthew

Contacted Matthew who was very approachable and understood my situation. We talked through the will and he had it written and posted to me. Everything was quick and efficient and exactly what I asked for.

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Anonymous
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

April 22, 2025

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Confidence inspiring service

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Michael
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Michael

April 22, 2025

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Implementation of Amendments to our Wills

We approached Rutters Solicitors due to a bereavement and illness of two executors of our will. We approached Rutters for advice on how to proceed in making codicils to our existing will.
The procedure was outlined to apply codicils to the original will to make the necessary changes.
A very satisfactory conclusion to our requirements. The whole experience was very satisfactory.

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Derek
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Probate

Derek

March 30, 2025

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Father's Probate and Sale of House

Was very pleased with Rutters regarding both the sale of my late father's property and dealing with the probate. Communication was very good.

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Gloria
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Gloria

February 27, 2025

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helpful and proffesional

found Matthew friendly and helpful answering all my questions, which were many and offering good advise

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Lesley
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Lesley

February 14, 2025

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Will writing

Matthew has been extremely helpful, pleasant and polite, he has made me feel at ease by his knowledge and understanding. I will definitely recommend Matthew.

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Rebecca
Family Law

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Lasting power of attorney

Rebecca

February 13, 2025

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pleasant and efficient

Matt Billingsley prepared PoA documentation for me. The process was clear and straightforward, with good use of an initial video call. This was helpful in working through one potentially sensitive clause in the document. Would definitely recommend.

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Debra
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Debra

February 07, 2025

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Completely relaxed and approachable

What we needed was someone who could explain the process, and understand our situation to gain the best result.
Matt made us feel at ease from start to finish, and we can relax knowing our Wills are in place.

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Anne
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anne

February 25, 2025

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Anne

Great place for sorting out a Will

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Andy
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Andy

July 22, 2022

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Andy

Rutters have been my family's solicitors for 3 generations in dealing now with mother's probate they've been very helpful- It's great to recognise that Matthew Billingsley, epitomizes the traditional values - integrity & personal service, principles on which this locally based firm is proudly based.
I can thoroughly recommend Rutters

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Ilan
Family Law

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Lasting power of attorney

Ilan

June 13, 2022

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Ilan

I recommend this law firm as a first choice in the Shaftesbury ,Sturminster Newton and Gillingham area
They are always reliable, approachable, accurate ,conscientious and ethical.
I must praise Matt Billingsley for his very thoughtful and kind approach to any client of mine he provides legal advice for
I have recommended numerous clients to Rutters over the last 20 years and my clients feedback has always been positive

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James
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

James

December 07, 2020

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James

We last dealt with Rutters 30 years ago. Friendly, helpful fast response then and now, many years later the same high level of courtesy, interest in our issue and fast response.
Many thanks to the kind receptionist at Stalbridge and the advice and action by Mathew Billingsley at the Sturminster office.

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Established for longer than any other firm in North Dorset, with offices in Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Sturminster Newton, Rutters has been using its extensive experience to get results for both its individual and business clients for over 180 years. The longevity of the firm is evidence of its successful relationship and reputation within the local community and wider afield. We offer a wide range of services for you and your business. Take a look at our services and see how we can assist you. You can be comfortable in the knowledge that everyone who deals with your work is an experienced professional giving you specialist legal help when required with traditional values and a personal touch and all for a very competitive price.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • Annulment
    • Change of name
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Second charges
    • 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
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • 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
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Employment - business
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment