It's well known that moving house is one of life's most stressful events. Finding a new home, packing up your belongings, arranging the transport - all of these can have their challenges. For your peace of mind and the safety of your investment it's important to get the legal process right - carrying out land and property searches, arranging contracts, exchanging funds, making sure that the ownership of the property is clear - the list goes on.
The Directors of Dobbs & Drew Property Lawyers specialise in residential conveyancing and aim to provide a first class legal service to all of our clients from our local Forest of Dean based offices in Lydney, Gloucestershire. Lisa and Sue are passionate about helping you move house in a speedy and hassle free manner and are happy to help you through the entire conveyancing process.
The Directors of Dobbs & Drew Property Lawyers specialise in residential conveyancing and aim to provide a first class legal service to all of our clients from our local Forest of Dean based offices in Lydney, Gloucestershire. Lisa and Sue are passionate about helping you move house in a speedy and hassle free manner and are happy to help you through the entire conveyancing process.
Services
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale of your current home and the purchase of your new home, including dealing with registration at the Land Registry and dealing with the payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax (Stamp Duty) if the property is in England, or Land Transaction Tax (Land Tax) if the property you wish to buy is in Wales.
Reviews (10)
Sylwia Plart
Oct 30, 2021
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I have no words to describe the situation. I bought my first property and after I moved in I received the invoice for £17,000 to pay as my solicitors searches didn’t found out that the house has upcoming building works to pay. Everyone knew about it except myself. Now I have a legal case through legal ombudsman with Dobbs and Drew and I am waiting for them to pay this invoice . Who knows when this will happen. In the mid time I have to go to the court for unpaid bill. The experience couldn’t be worse.
Dominic Jefferies
Oct 04, 2021
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We used Dobbs & Drew for a house sale and purchase between September 2020-February 2021.
Sadly the service was incredibly poor from start to finish. They were very slow to undertake any of the work needed and required constant chasing and pushing. Added to this it is also near impossible to actually contact any of the solicitors or legal assistants dealing with the process. Calls would be answered by one of several receptionists who would invariably offer you a call back or email which would not materialise. Emails directly to the team would then go unanswered. In fact the only time I received
Sadly the service was incredibly poor from start to finish. They were very slow to undertake any of the work needed and required constant chasing and pushing. Added to this it is also near impossible to actually contact any of the solicitors or legal assistants dealing with the process. Calls would be answered by one of several receptionists who would invariably offer you a call back or email which would not materialise. Emails directly to the team would then go unanswered. In fact the only time I received
Brant Mansbridge
Sep 14, 2021
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I have dealt with 3 properties via Dobbs and Drew and received a professional service from the company every time.
My recent encounter with Dobbs and Drew I was being looked after by Aimee who did a fantastic job and kept me updated all the time and always responded to my my email requests in a timely manner.
My recent encounter with Dobbs and Drew I was being looked after by Aimee who did a fantastic job and kept me updated all the time and always responded to my my email requests in a timely manner.
Katie Dawson
Aug 02, 2021
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We bought our first house earlier this year and regrettably chose Dobbs and Drew as our property lawyers. We knew from friends that property lawyers aren't always the most responsive, but our experience in D&D was ridiculous.
Throughout the whole 6 month process we never once spoke to our solicitor, aside from a single word email 'Thanks'! We spoke to numerous secretaries and received secondhand information instead.
Due to Covid, the process took longer than it should have but thank goodness we were on the ball or our whole purchase would have fallen through! We had to chase repeatedly for them
Throughout the whole 6 month process we never once spoke to our solicitor, aside from a single word email 'Thanks'! We spoke to numerous secretaries and received secondhand information instead.
Due to Covid, the process took longer than it should have but thank goodness we were on the ball or our whole purchase would have fallen through! We had to chase repeatedly for them
Julia Powell
Jun 24, 2021
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Dan Scales
Jun 05, 2021
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I regret choosing Dobbs and Drew. During my sale and purchase (late 2020 / early 2021) it seemed they were just way too busy.
They weren’t proactive. I had to repeatedly chase for things to be actioned at every stage.
I picked up basic errors in paperwork that they missed (like incomplete forms and an incorrect house number on the contract!). They used the wrong versions of documents and they asked several times for documents we had already sent them. I didn’t receive a completion statement until 2 days before completion (and I had to chase for it).
Phone calls weren’t returned after reception
They weren’t proactive. I had to repeatedly chase for things to be actioned at every stage.
I picked up basic errors in paperwork that they missed (like incomplete forms and an incorrect house number on the contract!). They used the wrong versions of documents and they asked several times for documents we had already sent them. I didn’t receive a completion statement until 2 days before completion (and I had to chase for it).
Phone calls weren’t returned after reception
Lauren B.
Feb 23, 2021
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I have used D&D on three occasions, for 2 purchases and 1 sale.
I have found them to be professional, excellent value for money and a pleasure to deal with.
In the last few months things have been difficult for everyone, despite bumps in the road with my most recent purchase the team, often Aimee and Becky, kept me informed, responded to me in a timely fashion and worked tirelessly to get this purchase through successfully.
My purchase required some work outside of the usual realms, my options were discussed, price given and work undertaken to a really high standard.
We had a small issue near
I have found them to be professional, excellent value for money and a pleasure to deal with.
In the last few months things have been difficult for everyone, despite bumps in the road with my most recent purchase the team, often Aimee and Becky, kept me informed, responded to me in a timely fashion and worked tirelessly to get this purchase through successfully.
My purchase required some work outside of the usual realms, my options were discussed, price given and work undertaken to a really high standard.
We had a small issue near
Dave Mustoe
Feb 18, 2021
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I purchased my house with help from Dobbs & Drew. This is the 3rd time I have used them and I highly recommend their services to anyone looking to buy or sell a property. I am very impressed with how quickly and professionally Aimee responded! She constantly chased for replies and helped make the whole experience less stressful for us!
Danielle Bircher
Feb 16, 2021
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Susan Bradshaw
Jan 31, 2021
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Absolutely terrible. Communication is a big issue. I was given very limited information, you don’t know where you are with the process and don’t get responses back from emails or phone calls. I had to complain to the ombudsman at one point and sent a complaint letter to the other partner, took 2 days before I was contacted. Things still didn’t improve. I did finally complete but I cancelled them for my house purchase, didn’t want them anywhere near that!
At the end of it all I didn’t get any paperwork detailing what I had paid all my money for, you are completely left in the dark. Consequently
At the end of it all I didn’t get any paperwork detailing what I had paid all my money for, you are completely left in the dark. Consequently
