SLEE BLACKWELL SOLICITORS LLP

I’ve had a great experience working with Gemma Williams at Slee Blackwell during the sale of my property and purchase of another. She was always on the ball, one step ahead, and clearly focused on being as efficient as possible throughout the process.

Conveyancing can take time, and I appreciated that things need to be done properly, but Gemma made everything feel smooth and well-managed. I was always kept up to date straight away whenever I needed to complete something or if any further information was required.

This is the second time I’ve used Slee Blackwell, and I wouldn’t hesitate to use the firm again in the future. A consistently reliable and professional service.

Recently dealt with Cathryn Pincombe at the South Molton branch,
She was fantastic from start to finish. Kept me up to date all the way through. Cathryn needs a payrise.... She's been a massive help.

Thanks again Cathryn.

Avoid at all costs. I only give 1 star beause I can't give 0. Having previously used Crosse Wyatt to assist with witnessing a statutory declaration, and Slee Blackwell having merged with Crosse Wyatt, I attempted to use Slee Blackwell to witness a signature and provide a certified copy of a drivers license. Clearly Slee Blackwell do not care a fig for assisting the local community with such small matters and *refused* to assist. Such basic access to legal services is an essential need, no longer available to anybody in the locality as a result of the merger and Slee Blackwell’s refusal to accept such fiddling small jobs where, presumably, large profits can't be made. I suggest you avoid Slee Blackwell at all costs, if you have transport then more helpful, community spirited, and less money oriented solicitors are to be found.

Responding to the owner response: Your careful words may be true, you may swear statutory declarations, I did not ask to swear a statutory declaration on this occasion, I merely mentioned I had done so with Crosse Wyatt before, more showing that service has gone downhill after the merger. Similarly with regard to a "generic ID checks" I did not ask for such a service. I require a solicitor to witness a signature, and a solicitor to certify a copy of a drivers license. Yes you can get a certified copy at the post office, no a post office copy is not acceptable in all instances, as you will well know, and in this instance I need a solicitor to provide a certified copy. All this was explained in the call to your firm who *refused* to provide these services. Now, if you would like to stop weaselling and concede you did indeed refuse reasonable requests for business and apologise, I could accept that a mistake has been made, until then I must assume that you do not, as I originally stated, support local people in taking on the smaller jobs required of solicitors from time to time - probate and conveyancing being far from small matters to most of us.

We used Slee Blackwell for our recent property purchase, and while they were reasonably priced, the overall experience was disappointing.

They requested mortgage funds on the wrong day, regardless of our direction to request funds on a specific date. This caused unnecessary stress. Despite being corrected multiple times, they kept addressing emails to me as "Dr. Langley," when it’s my wife who holds that title, and they frequently omitted her from important emails. This lack of attention to detail was frustrating.

It was also extremely hard to get hold of them by phone—they rarely answered, which made it feel like there was no personal touch or support throughout the process. They didn’t seem to care about us as clients or make any effort to guide us.

The whole process felt much more stressful than it needed to be. I wouldn’t recommend them if you’re looking for a solicitor who communicates well or provides a supportive experience.

Me and my partner dealt with Andrew.W and he was extremely helpful from start to finish. He made the process completely stress free and was very professional at his job. Would definitely recommend Sleeblackwell and Andrew.w to anyone!