Forbes Solicitors LLP

Wouldn’t recommend using Forbes. Communication was poor throughout the process, with delays in responses and very little updates unless I chased repeatedly. Overall, not a great experience and I expected a much more professional service.

My company had some problems getting paid off of a client for some subcontracting works done at Christmas time. I spoke with Michael Swan at Forbes on the phone and after a small fee he had written up the legal document to ensure the client paid within a set time frame… the letter never even made the mail box. 4 and a half hours later they had settled the invoice in full on the same day after nearly 4 months of myself requesting payment. 100% recommend if you are having problems with payments then Michael is the man to speak too. What an amazing results after being owed thousands for nearly 4 months.

Excellent and efficient service. Clear and timely communication.

20 weeks to complete on the sale of my property. No chain (on either side) and no mortgage (cash investor) to worry about. Very slow pace of work and often slow responses to enquires. Won't use again and wouldn't recommend for conveyancing

Cant express how are family was treated by your slow and un helpfull ,rude employers and excuses after excuses that caused us stress that i wouldn't want any one to go through .My dads probate and the selling of his house took 22 months to complete and my dads estate was jut a normal 3 bed house mum and dad worked for and left if any thing happens to them to sort out .the 1st solicitor we had was the most rude un helpfull gave us no information about refunding moneys back your accounts could nevet get hold of her ie full office traning days l.ong sickness long anual leave working from home with a client any excuses. That went on for12 months .Then the house was ready to sell she instructed the esate agents to go and take picture's for it going up for sale did not tell the family about this i went to check on the property that day such a fright as i saw the blinds move and when going to the back door there was a member of staff from the esate agents taking pictures thought we where be burgled. Then the for sale board went up once again nobody knew untill we checked on the house.Then the for sale AND DIDN'T GO LIVE FOR 5 WEEK Sdidnt get sighned off hence didn't go live for 5 weeks on the internet selling sites because the solicitor didn't sighn it off.in my eyes we lost 5 weeks of viewings and had to take a hit of loseing potential offers from more viewing .we lost aprox £19,000 .i do think we could of got more if the house was signed of at the beginning of the 5 weeks when the borad went up and picture'sshould on gone live at that time .So that solicitor left and left a mess for someone to pick up and sort out.so i do believe what work that the old solister had supposedly done the new solister had to re do months and months and small amounts of money in bibs and drabs but the soliters keeping money in there accounts and when my dad did finally sell it took over a month to give us the proceeds for the property. Then held money back once again waited for DWP and social payments and utility bills .witch where all paid up and where all in over payment that took 3 months to sort outwith a payment for approx £54 .so it took a further 2 phone calls to push them to finally making payment and finishing the horrendous stressfull and the possibility of loseing money on the house as it didn't go live.please read and take on borad what happened to us and think twice before using .