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Barker Gotelee Solicitors

01473 611211
4.9/5
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For more than 30 years, our Suffolk-based solicitors have been offering high quality legal services with a warm welcome. We’ve earned a reputation for giving clients our full attention, whilst resolving legal issues in their personal life, in agriculture and in business. Read more...

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Nicola Cawthorne

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Lindsey Ottywill

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Sam Welham

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How Barker Gotelee Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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 Barker Gotelee Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Barker Gotelee Solicitors. 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 4%
Overpriced 0%
About Right 95%

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You can use this data to see how Barker Gotelee Solicitors 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:

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You can use this data to see how Barker Gotelee Solicitors compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

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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:

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Barker Gotelee Solicitors 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
7th / 30
245th / 4551
Company & Commercial
6th / 25
277th / 4336
Housing & Property
6th / 23
177th / 4227
Family Law
9th / 24
407th / 3835
Wills, Trusts & Probate
3rd / 23
114th / 3487
Commercial Property
7th / 19
282nd / 3294
Employment
7th / 23
260th / 3083
Regulations
4th / 16
114th / 2538
Personal Injury
8th / 16
243rd / 2356
Immigration
3rd / 9
53rd / 2005
Money & Tax
5th / 30
148th / 1837
Professional Negligence
4th / 9
123rd / 1188
Agriculture
5th / 9
143rd / 608
Charities
4th / 14
68th / 563

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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    268

  • Very Good

    17

  • Average

    2

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

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Vic
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Vic

April 23, 2025

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Changing solicitors & updating Wills & LPA/EPA

Our previous solicitor had sold its client base to another party and the new solicitor wanted to do everything by phone. This led to errors and missed appointments, so we moved to Barker Gotelee. This was a painless exercise and we had face to face meetings with our solicitor, and the whole thing was undertaken quickly and efficiently. We would recommend Barker Gotelee and certainly use them again.

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Chris Davies
Employment

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Settlement Agreements

Chris Davies

April 23, 2025

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Settlement Agreement

Speedy reaction to our requirements. Dealt with thoroughly and within a short time frame.

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Anonymous
Employment

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Settlement Agreements

Anonymous

April 22, 2025

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Efficient Settlement Agreement Review

I was contacted promptly by Sam after sending in an online enquiry regarding a settlement agreement. Sam was easy to deal with and the case was reviewed promptly. His summary was concise and easy to understand.
I would recommend Sam's service to anybody looking for a straightforward and professional service.

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Nicola Naunton

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Nicola Naunton

April 22, 2025

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Reassuring and accessible

This is my second experience of your firm, I have to say that I found the service to be excellent again. Sam was reassuring, factual but also pragmatic and accessible.

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Emma

Emma

April 19, 2025

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First class service all round

My experience of Barker Gotelee has been a fantastic one. I was recommended Nick Palmer by my niece who had previously worked with him and sung his praises.

I built up trust with Nick very quickly and his advice, support and steadfast approach has seen me through one of the most difficult experiences I've had in life.

His approach is to pragmatically think things through, take out the emotion which is difficult to do when you are in the midst of an emotional time and then act accordingly to ensure the best by his clients. I cannot thank Nick enough and have no hesitation in telling everyone that I use Barker Gotelee.

I also used their conveyancing team to sell my Mum and Dad's house and found Laura and Hayley to be very thorough and professional and I would again highly recommend them. They kept me up to date with progression and I was really pleased that I went with their conveyancing team as well as the Wills and Probate Dept which is headed up by Nick Palmer.

If you are looking for a firm that has integrity and professionalism - Barker Gotelee should be your first and last call. Thank you so much to Nick, Laura and Hayley.

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Jonathan
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Jonathan

April 15, 2025

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Grant of probate

Excellent service secured grant of probate in 5 months. Good focused advice and submission of application that secured probate grant quickly with no fuss or lengthy sorting out. Highly recommend others to use them. Would have been even better if we had shared spreadsheet of the key financial data early on to facilitate checking and submission of additional information as work progressed.

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Piers
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Piers

April 09, 2025

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Excellent service

Very pleased with the whole experience of dealing with Barker Gotelee. Everything went very smoothly and efficiently.

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Syd Shaw

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Syd Shaw

April 03, 2025

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Lindley was efficient and took the time necessary to ensure that we understood the provisions of the will.

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

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April 03, 2025

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Barker Gotelee were fantastic

Joanna Perrins and all her colleagues were extremely helpful, pleasant and professional throughout the entire process. I would not hesitate to use Barker Gotelee again.

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April 01, 2025

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Trustworthy and super efficient

Our whole experience was seamless. Lindsey was so helpful and made it stress free. The whole matter of renewing our wills was done in a very short time. We will continue to use Barker Gotelee for any transactions and have used them for many years for purchase and sale of properties.

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March 13, 2025

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Very good experience here.
Staff attentive.
Parking for clients right outside the door.
Nice atmosphere

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March 06, 2025

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maureen

I went to Barker Gotelee Solicitors to do my Power of attorney. The solicitor that dealt with it was very efficient. There's plenty of parking and the offices are on the ground floor. I can recommend them.

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Gary
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Gary

May 15, 2024

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Gary

I have only spoken briefly to a member of their conveyancing team on a slight legal matter via a telephone call. But the service and advice I was given was very professional and put my mind at ease.

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Alfie
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Alfie

December 08, 2023

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Alfie

Extremely impressed with the alacrity of Luke and the team at Barker Gotelee. Extremely thorough in a very short space of time. They had to step in at last minute in our chain and they saved the day. Many thanks.

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October 06, 2023

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Excellent advise appreciated

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • 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
    • 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 Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Neighbour Disputes
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • 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
    • Veterinary negligence
  • 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
    • Franchising
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • 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
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing