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Machins Solicitors LLP

01442 872311
4.7/5
304 Client Reviews Leave a review

We strive for excellence, taking the time to get to know you, your business and your industry. For Machins it’s personal, so we invest our time and energy to build strong, personal relationships to work with you and find the right legal solution. Delivering excellent legal advice for all our clients across a full range of services is at the heart of everything we do. In a constantly changing world, Machins Solicitors is firmly placed to understand you and your business. Our strength lies in our people and our values ensure that integrity and trust are core to ensuring that our clients receive the best possible outcome. Read more...

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28 Dunstable Road
Luton
LU1 1DY

28 Dunstable Road
Luton
LU1 1DY

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Available lawyers at Machins Solicitors LLP

Rosie Crownshaw

4.9 out of 5
(30)
Solicitor

Holly Baker

5.0 out of 5
(24)
Solicitor

Gurjit Dhadar

5.0 out of 5
(13)
Solicitor

Victoria Grant

5.0 out of 5
(12)
Solicitor

Jackie Hand

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Conveyancer

David Rushmere

5.0 out of 5
(7)
Solicitor

Jonathan King

5.0 out of 5
(7)
Solicitor

Eugene Pritchard

5.0 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Gill Vyse

5.0 out of 5
(5)
Legal Executive

Dipak Odedra

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Joe Colley

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Sherri York

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Conveyancer

Kathryn Ainsworth

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Paul Owen

5.0 out of 5
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Richard Phillips

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How Machins Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 92%
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 Machins Solicitors LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Machins Solicitors 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 6%
Overpriced 18%
About Right 75%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 93%
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You can use this data to see how Machins Solicitors LLP 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 93%
No 7%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 94%
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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 94%
No 6%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 5
230th / 4507
Company & Commercial
1st / 5
238th / 4288
Housing & Property
1st / 4
92nd / 4212
Family Law
1st / 5
85th / 3816
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 4
140th / 3466
Commercial Property
1st / 4
244th / 3276
Employment
1st / 3
121st / 3058
Regulations
1st / 3
118th / 2506
Immigration
1st / 1
165th / 1990
Money & Tax
1st / 2
164th / 1831
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 1
93rd / 1037
Dispute Resolution
1st / 1
166th / 1031
Notary
1st / 1
63rd / 710
Charities
1st / 1
71st / 560
Energy & Transport
1st / 1
37th / 510

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    269

  • Very Good

    11

  • Average

    5

  • Poor

    1

  • Awful

    18

Overall experience

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Dr Julian Summerfield
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Disputed Trusts

Dr Julian Summerfield

June 23, 2025

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Writing wills

Jonathan King helped my wife and me to write our first wills. He was professional and helpful throughout. The process was made easy with flexibility for booking appointments through his secretary, Angela Johnson, and clear communication at all stages. Thank you.

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Helen
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Helen

June 05, 2025

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Very efficient professional service

I recently had the pleasure of dealing with Rosie Crownshaw at Machins in Berkhamsted.
I was selling my family home which can be very stressful.
From my first encounter with Rosie she made me confident in the process.
She or other members of the team were always available to answer questions. Nothing was too much trouble.
Everything was fully explained, which was a blessing when you have not been involved in a house sale for many years.
I am very grateful for all the support and would highly recommend this firm of solicitors.

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Richard
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Probate

Richard

May 30, 2025

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Probate for Brian Hoskin Estate

Nicki Denton-Masih has been fantastic to deal with over the past few years, in initially drafting revised wills for my parents and subsequently in overseeing grant of probate applications for their respective estates.

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Anoop
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Anoop

May 26, 2025

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Will writing

My experience in working with Nicki Denton-Masih was excellent. Nicki is very knowledgeable and worked with my wife and I to create the Wills for the both of us, based on our needs.

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Chris Mutter
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Wills

Chris Mutter

May 10, 2025

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Setting up our wills

A very smooth and efficient process. Jonathan was very informative and proactive. Highly recommended.

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Jill Dickinson
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Wills

Jill Dickinson

February 10, 2025

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Wills and EPAs

Jonathon was very helpful explaining how best to achieve what we wanted in our Wills and EPAs

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Alan
Family Law

Matter Type:

Matrimonial finance

Alan

February 05, 2025

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Matrimonial Case

Paul was exceptional throughout, from the initial Teams meeting, subsequent in person meetings and through e-mails, telephone calls etc communication was provided clearly, promptly and with guidance based on accurate information. Paul was faultless in all areas - a consummate professional.

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Chris Mutter
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Chris Mutter

February 03, 2025

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Wills

An efficient, informative & pleasant process

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Lucy Burrows
Family Law

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Machins Solicitors LLP.

Matter Type:

Divorce

Lucy Burrows

January 12, 2025

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Compassionate and caring

Victoria was very compassionate and caring throughout the very long, complicated and stressful divorce process.
I was very grateful for her calm professionalism and responsive actions.

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Steve Thorpe
Family Law

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Machins Solicitors LLP.

Matter Type:

Annulment

Steve Thorpe

December 20, 2024

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Financial Consent Order

From the start Joe really made an effort to understand my particular situation and was empathetic to my requirements.
Clear advice and and made me feel more comfortable in a difficult situation.

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Felicity
Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

Felicity

March 25, 2025

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Felicity

I cannot recommend Machins enough. Professional, efficient and compassionate - Victoria Grant and Sherri York are both excellent in their fields.

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Carla
Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

Carla

December 11, 2024

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Carla

Firstly solicitors and legal battles are very costly. Generally if you are needing a solicitor emotions are going to be high. Remember how you feel in the moment will not be how you feel after the event is over. If you can mediate please mediate.
Unfortunately my ex partner did not want to, therefore solicitors became involved. I hated every moment of it. Katherine was very good and very knowledgeable, she maintains a calm approach and is professional. I was very clear that i was not wanting to get involved with arguments 'he said , she said' and i wanted costs to a minimum. Katherine respected this and when i received letters from my ex partners solicitors and i wanted to explode and react she reminded me to stick with facts and did not allow me to wonder. My ex wanted to discuss items he wanted to take etc and a refused to do this via the solicitor because of the cost so Katherine dealt only with the legals and finances and i dealt directly with his solicitor over other matters. I also educated myself as much as i could, so i could understand the process to save costs.
Unfortunately things can take a twist and a turn and not all solicitors have your best interest at heart remember the more you argue the more money spent. Try to stick to the end goal and be as fair as you can.
I dealt with two other solicitors at Machins that were also kind and wanted to get the results for me but by far i warmed to Katherine and i am very very grateful for her support and approach and sticking to the legals and not allowing me to get into a massive fight, i felt she wanted me to get the result and she did it with poise and we got the end result that i needed. Thank you

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Camelia
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Camelia

December 08, 2024

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Camelia

We had the pleasure of working with Rosie to buy our home, and she made the entire process so smooth and stress-free. We had a very specific timeline in mind, and thanks to Rosie’s expertise, we were able to get the keys in just 2.5 months after making the offer. Her communication was excellent every step of the way, and it truly felt like she cared about our needs and goals. We couldn’t be more grateful for her help and guidance throughout the process. I highly recommend Rosie for anyone looking for a dedicated, professional, and genuinely caring solicitor.

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Matt
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Matt

November 29, 2024

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Matt

Rosie was helpful and professional in dealing with our house purchase and guided us through the process. A real asset to the team!

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Danny
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Danny

November 01, 2024

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Danny

Just completed on my first home and used Rosie. She was great from start to finish and made sure everything was clear and laid out for me and made a daunting time easy. Got the sale completed in half the time I was expecting too and couldn’t recommend her and the team enough.

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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Trusts
  • Notary
    • Notary
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Charities
    • Charities
  • 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
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Aviation
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Computer and IT Law
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • GDPR
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing