DB LAW SOLICITORS LLP

A very big thank you to Kay, she went the extra mile, to ensure everything was dealt with professionally and showed empathy and care. 🙏

Kay Theodore is outstanding alongside Debbie, very informative, and very helpful every step of the way. Very compassionate when dealing with delicate issues. Very knowledgeable, and reliable. Went above and beyond, it didn't go unnoticed. Thanks very much.

I would put -1 if I could for totally incompetent, argumentative and defensive services, and poor customer treatment. Beware, they charge for mountains of unnecessary correspondence, their own mistakes and incorrect advice.

Chris Baker helped me with my will and an issue with my deeds. Excellent service
Can't fault him. He explained everything In layman's terms so that I understood
Highly recommend

Terrible treatment of a bereaved family
Complete ambivalence towards our feelings.
Very evasive when trying to contact this company.
Total lack of coherence between departments within this firm.
This company was chosen to deal with the sale of the our inherited house because my late Aunt had used this firm for her last will and testament.
We thought it'd make sense to keep all the legal affairs under one roof for simplicity and to hopefully keep costs down.
Has this happened ? No, quite the opposite.
I feel compelled to write this review after one of the firm's supposed senior partners, Glennie Mckinley has just hung up on me rather than explain why 18 months after my Aunts death letters are still being sent to the deceased for her to sign in order for her will to be executed. I was told it was not her problem despite her acknowledging the distress this was causing to my 85 year old Mother who lives in a perpetual state of fear that she'll die before D B Law are able provide any kind of closure on this matter.
After 18 months without an update and all attempts at communication from us and the will's executor assiduously avoided, who can blame her.
The levels of incompetence are staggering with no one willing take responsibility.
As a result of the delays and a refusal to listen the concerns of the executor and family members left in the will we are now facing the prospect of the young family buying the house having to pull out of the arrangement.
Needless to say we've now had to instruct our own solicitors to look into the possibility of recovering any anticipated losses caused by this negligence, which given the current market conditions could exceed £50k.
We are beginning to suspect that more than incompetence is at play here.
Who benefits from this elapsed time ? Not the will's beneficiaries, quite the contrary.
Who banks the interest on the estate whilst these delays continue ?
What are we to think with no transparency or communication ?
The Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales has also been contacted.
There seems to be lots of photos on social media virtue signalling and celebrating the firms charitable endeavours which is all very admirable but if a fraction of that time and effort was spent on the people that were actually paying them to get results there'd be no need for reviews such as this.
They look to be enjoying themselves though, that's the main thing.
Please be warned at engaging this companies services.
If our experience is anything to go by you'll regret it.
Go to a professional firm instead.
Use at your own peril.

Update. Six months on.
The house has been sold, renovated and the new buyers moved in and good luck to them
Three months later and none of the solicitors at DB will even return our calls let alone inform us of when our inheritance will be settled.
Obviously DB law are maximising the interest they stand to receive by delaying settlement.
Any reputable firm would have at least sorted an interim payment at this juncture rather than make excuses of insignificant electricity bills having to paid before the beneficiaries can be paid.
In the meantime interest is accruing and being pocketed by
DB Law.
We feel violated, as though we've been mugged.
Scammers.