Louise
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Data Protection enquiry
Michael was knowledgeable, courteous, friendly and pro-active in giving us clear advice and guidance over the telephone, with regard to a personal data protection concern.
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Matter Type:
Disputed Wills
Lisa
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Thank you Mischa for a First Class Service, highly recommended.....
I cannot thank Mischa enough for all her help and support dealing with a distressing Will dispute in 2024. Not only was Mischa professional and approachable with great legal knowledge, she was friendly and easy to understand. I had direct contact with her and great communication which I was really grateful for. Mischa kept me fully aware of any updates and was tenacious with her approach to my case. I had every confidence with her at a such a worrying time for me. I would definitely Crane & Staples again and recommend Mischa to anyone who is looking for a first class and personable service.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 05 June, 2025:
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Boundary Disputes
Keith
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Property Boundary Dispute
I really appreciated Adrian's honest advice and support which allowed me to think about how to resolve my issues in a different way and not be worried about them. The clear and easy to understand advice and support were refreshing and simple. I would recommend Adrian and Crane & Staples to my friends, family and my business partners and colleagues and feel assured that they would receive the same service.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 15 May, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Family law
Stuart W
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A decade of support
My experience with Crane and Staples started over 10 years ago. During that period, whenever I've needed advice Sharon has always made herself available and acted with professionalism. Fingers crossed my need for legal services are nearing an end now but I would not hesitate to recommend Sharon should you need advice in relation to family law or property law.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 02 May, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Divorce
Sharon
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Divorce
Natasha Khakhar has been my rock during my very emotionally draining divorce . She has been calm during my anxious moments and giving me sound advice as my situation has been very bespoke and difficult dealing with a divorce when one party being situated in another country and being totally unresponsive. Juliette Fletcher was also a great help assisting Natasha. What was supposed to have been an online no fault divorce has turned out to be a long logistical nightmare. Thank you so much Natasha!!
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 04 April, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
S & K
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Exceptional and Simply The Best Solicitors in the Business
We have used this firm of solicitors on quite a few occasions and every time the service and professionalism exceeds expectations. Focusing on the conveyancing department headed up by Chris Brewis and Tracey Fenner and their team, they always go above and beyond to ensure all matters are dealt with professionally and quickly and efficiently making all the legal transactions easy and straight forward to deal with. Also what stands out is the communication, they respond very quickly to questions and matters without delay which ensures there are no delays.
As the title says here - SIMPLY THE BEST SOLICITORS IN THE BUSINESS.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 31 March, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Children Act proceedings
Heather
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Sian Churchill
I first met Sian in 2019 when care proceedings were initiated and from our very first phone call I could tell that this wasn't just a job to her. Sian has fought for me legally but also personally. She is passionate and dedicated to helping people get the best possible outcomes that she can. Sian was honest caring and nothing but kind to me and really made an effort to understand how to communicate with me and adapted meetings in order to make sure I fully understood what was required of me and also understand all the legal terms. I would highly recommend Sian to anyone who found themselves needing support in the family courts. Everyone at crane and Staples were so helpful to me and kind. They always returned calls or responded to emails quickly and kept a professional high standard at all times.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 31 March, 2025:
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Matter Type:
New home purchases and sales
Ruth
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Professional, Efficient & Stress free
Manish provided a great service I would highly recommend.
Stress free home move 🙂
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 31 March, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Divorce
Anonymous
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Superb Service
I found Natasha to be extremely patient and understanding. She listens and takes note no matter how small the query. Upon receipt of correspondence from the other side I was advised whether it was well into an evening or other out of office times. Over the past three years she has advised and guided me to a outcome that could have been much worse than it was. I am extremely grateful to Natasha for her all her help, knowledge and expertise.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 31 March, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Tenant Eviction
Rahim
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Tenant buster
Very helpful, highly skilled and knowledgeable. Look no further.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 28 March, 2025:
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Mo
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A client
Used this firm and had orginal documents sent to a wrong address, Very dissapointed
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Gareth
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Gareth
We recently moved home and engaged Crane & Staples to effect all the conveyancing required etc.
I cannot recommend them highly enough.
Our requirements were managed by Kuldip Chima, Senior Associate Solicitors at C&S, who we found exceptional in her
professionalism, attention to detail, and speed of response. The advice she provided was a great asset.
We also found C&S fees very competitive.
As such, we will now be using Crane & Staples for all our future requirements.
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Rupert
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Rupert
Crane & Staples helped us sell our parents property - they were excellent. Recommend.
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Matter Type:
Child Law
Toni
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Toni
Absolutely amazing solicitors they go above and beyond for their clients I can't thank them enough for all of their help and guidance. I highly recommend
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 27 March, 2025:
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Clair
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Clair
Couldn’t recommend Bonnie Twiggs more highly. She was invaluable in my house purchase and without her tenacity we would still be waiting to exchange. Her and her team are excellent. I have also used her colleagues for other documentation.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 21 March, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Shamim Akhtar
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Shamim Akhtar
I would recommend Crane &Staples , team has been very professional in dealing with our conveyancing. I have absolutely no issues at all.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Petros Spiliopoulos
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Petros Spiliopoulos
I have received outstanding service in the conveyancing process of my new home. Tom Axon and all the team have been very professional in their work and extremely helpful throughout. i would not hesitate to use them again.
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Matter Type:
Children
Emma Ansell
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Emma Ansell
I use crane and staples as my main solicitors ( normally Janet Martland) , I find them very helpful and very consistent ! There quite quick at responding to you aswell
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Martin Warner
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Martin Warner
Tom Axon handled the conveyancing of both the sale and subseqent pruchase of a new property. He is the best conveyancing solicitor that I have used. He is efficent, dilligent and just as important, he is approchable. The agents involved in the transaction noted how refreshing it was to deal with Tom. Would highly recomend him.
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Residential Conveyancing
Matt Smith
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Matt Smith
Tom Axon and the team were absolutely fantastic! The service could not have been better. I was updated on my purchase at almost daily intervals and the utmost professionalism was displayed in all aspects of the transaction. Tom made everything easy to understand and as stress-free as possible. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
David Ian
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David Ian's experience...
Tracey Fenner was particularly helpful and friendly. Ann excellent service
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 03 February, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Vicki
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Richard's experience...
Kuldip was extremely professional & kept me updated with all the developments concerning the sale of my property.
I would highly recommend anyone to use Crane & Staples conveyance dept especially Kuldip.
Thank you
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 03 February, 2025:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Clair Frances
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Clair Frances's experience...
Bonnie and her team went above and beyond to finalise my transaction. I would not hesitate to recommend the team.
A representative from Crane and Staples LLP responded to this review on 02 October, 2024:
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Salvatore
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Salvatore's experience...
Thank you to the whole team involved. Great service.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Diane
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Diane's experience...
Overall a good service. Process was relatively easy and hassle free
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We have been helping the local community with their legal matters since 1938. Many of our clients have been clients of the firm for over 40 years and we act for some families stretching back over the generations. We are entirely independent and put our advice to our clients first. We do not pay referral fees. Clients come to us because they have been our clients for many years and have received a good service or because they are recommended to us by other satisfied clients. Over 90% of our work comes to us in this way.
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Consumer
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- Litigation - Breach of contract
- Litigation - Insurance disputes
- Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
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- Litigation - Property litigation claims
- Litigation - Trust and pension issues
- Litigation Law
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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
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- Part Time Workers
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- Professional Discipline
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- Senior Executives
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- 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
- Child Abduction
- Child Access
- Child Arrangements Following Divorce
- Child Law
- Child Maintenance
- 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
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- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Elderly care
- Elderly care home fees
- Family Mediation
- Family law
- Financial Matters
- Grandparents' Rights
- High Net Worth Divorce
- Inheritance Act claims
- Injunctions
- Lasting power of attorney
- Legal aid
- Marriage and civil partnerships
- Matrimonial finance
- Out Of Court Divorce
- Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
- Pension and property advice
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
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Housing & Property
- Boundary Disputes
- Buying at auction
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- Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
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- Extending your Lease
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- Housing Associations
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- Purchase and Sale
- Remortgaging
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- Residential Conveyancing
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- Tenant Eviction
- Transfer of title
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- Transfers of parts of land
- Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
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Money & Tax
- Inheritance Tax
- Property Holding Structures
- Tax
- Tax Advisory Services
- Tax Compliance Services
- Trusts
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- Probate
- Trusts
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Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
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- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- Finance
- Investment purchases and Buy to Let
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Company & Commercial
- Agency agreements
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- Corporate finance
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- Franchising
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- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
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- Setting up a business
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- Small businesses
- Statutory Demands
- Summary Judgment
- Tax
- Unfair Loan Charges