Very friendly and reliable team of solicitors with specialists across the whole legal spectrum. An…read moreabsolute pleasure to speak with.

I went to Cartmells originally because of the good things I'd heard about the property team and…read moreassumed that quality permeated throughout the firm. Sadly not... I was originally told to budget up to £4,800, Cartmells have since requested/ been paid over £32,000. I was specifically told I would not be charged for the solicitor attending court with the Barrister, the solicitor has since confirmed there was a charge for her time on my invoice. It was a needs based case and my ex had not declared an asset (technicality - this would reduce the amount she needed, leaving more for me), the solicitor excused not including this by saying it would not have made a difference to the outcome... These are simply illustrations, my complaint will extend to many items over many pages. The Managing Director claims I had received excellent service and was not overcharged. Now I have had to pay the balance of the bill to obtain my files from the divorce, so that I can make a full complaint. No doubt this will go to the Legal Ombudsman in order to hold them to account. As if the divorce wasn't stressful enough... Unable to recommend Cartmells for the handling of the divorce or the MDs subsequent response to questions on the quality of service and the charges. If you could select zero stars I would.

I have used this solicitor for a family matter and found them to be very professional and helpful…read more They are keen to listen and quick to act upon instruction. I would definitely reccommend them

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Jude at Bendles took care of the purchase of my first home and she was nothing short of amazing…read more Always very helpful, clear and timely. It felt like she really personally cared about my purchase and went the extra mile for me. Would highly recommend.

We asked Bendalls to handle our conveyancing and got an email from them asking for all the details,…read morewhich we replied to. After 20 days we hadn't heard anything from them and the seller said his solicitor didn't know who we were using, which made me suspicious. After emailing to ask for a progress report, they sent all the forms we should have got on day one! So, they hadn't even started the process and we were 20 days behind!! Didn't get a sorry or anything. Rubbish is all I can say.