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Carter Bells LLP

020 8939 4000
4.9/5
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We are a modern law firm focused on meeting our clients’ needs. Based in Kingston upon Thames, Carter Bells Solicitors provide a range of legal services to help you look after your home, your family and your business. Carter Bells was created on 1st May 1999 when Bells and George Carter & Co merged to become Carter Bells Solicitors. Our offices have always been been based in Kingston upon Thames. Read more...

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Richard Bland

4.9 out of 5
(55)
Solicitor

Anneka Singh

5.0 out of 5
(47)
Solicitor

Elaine Guy

5.0 out of 5
(17)
Solicitor

Jeanine Hickling

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Solicitor

Justin Pinches

5.0 out of 5
(5)
Solicitor

Simon Burley

5.0 out of 5
(3)
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David Carr

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

How Carter Bells LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
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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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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Carter Bells LLP 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 / 15
173rd / 4507
Company & Commercial
1st / 7
257th / 4288
Housing & Property
2nd / 7
159th / 4212
Family Law
2nd / 7
288th / 3816
Wills, Trusts & Probate
2nd / 7
410th / 3466
Commercial Property
1st / 7
142nd / 3276
Regulations
1st / 13
107th / 2506
Professional Negligence
1st / 4
111th / 1177

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

    288

  • Very Good

    19

  • Average

    3

  • Poor

    1

  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Anonymous
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

June 25, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

I was very satisfied with the service provided by Carter Bells. 99% of my dealings were with Anneka Singh who was very professional and responsive throughout the whole sale process. There were some issues with the sale which Anneka handled very well, keeping me up to date with progress and all available options on how to proceed. On completion Anneka successfully negotiated the best interest rate based on delays caused by the buyer.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

D

June 20, 2025

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Excellent conveyancing service - for the 3rd time!

My sisters and I have had to make 3 probate sales of properties in the last few years due to the deaths of our mother and aunt. The service we have had from Carter Bells, and from Jeanine Hickling in particular, has been really excellent. Jeanine is responsive, efficient, helpful, gives excellent advice, and is great at being assertive with the other party's solicitor/conveyancer where need be! I would highly recommend her to anybody who needs to buy or sell a property.

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

June 06, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

I am a satisfied client of Carter Bells for over 20 years and always coming back to them for my solicitor needs. My last case was managed by Anneka Singh whom I found extremely professional and competent. She followed every step and concluded the case as planned. I am very satisfied.

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Bernadette McGrath
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Bernadette McGrath

May 14, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Must say Richard Bland and his team were excellent, nothing was to much trouble for them, and gave me some sound advice, a big thank you

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

May 14, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

I was very pleased with the service I received and the sale of my parents house was completed smoothly - many thanks!

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Alan Harlow
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Alan Harlow

May 12, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Richard Bland dealt efficiently, courteously and speedily with the sale of my mother’s house answering all queries that arose. As a former solicitor myself I was impressed. I particularly liked the fact that he didn’t delegate.

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Lesley
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Lesley

May 12, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Richard was very helpful at every stage of the move. I would definitely recommend his services.

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Krish and Ben
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Krish and Ben

May 05, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Anneka was amazing throughout. Efficient with excellent communication and kept the transaction moving at pace. We cannot recommend her more!

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Claire
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Claire

April 01, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Anneka was incredibly helpful, professional and patient throughout our flat purchase. As first time buyers we had never gone through this before but she took the time to explain every stage, was always very responsive and diligent. I would 100% recommend working with her and I’m so glad that we did!

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

March 09, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Excellent support throughout, our solicitor went above and beyond to try and facilitate our lease amendment despite numerous delays.

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Carter Bells was created on 1st May 1999 when Bells and George Carter & Co merged to become Carter Bells Solicitors. Our offices have always been been based in Kingston upon Thames. Bells was founded in November 1858 when Mr James Bell, the son of a Scottish Doctor, became Clerk to the Kingston County Magistrate Bench and opened an office at 13 High Street, Kingston, practising under the style of ‘James Bell Solicitor’. He was joined by his two sons, Francis James and John Sackville in 1890, and the practice became known as Bells Solicitors.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • 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
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • 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
    • 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
    • Data Protection
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • 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
    • Health and Safety