BTMK Solicitors Reviews 

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4.2

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

1 star — and only because I cannot give zero. Extremely poor experience. I contacted BTMK Solicitors regarding a potential employment contract breach, yet nobody even bothered to ask about the d... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I highly recommend Yolanda Hollis for your conveyancing needs. She has acted for me a few times and the transactions have been stress free because Yolanda communicates the process so brilliantly. N... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Returning Customer to BTMK Great Communication throughout the process has been good. Any email request for a phone call was very forthcoming. All team members very helpful. Even there was a slight... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After being messed up by previous conveyancers, we were recommended BTMK. They are not cheap, not as cheap as the previous firm that had done no work for 6 months and we almost lost our new home. Ho... See more

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Company details

  1. General Practice Lawyer
  2. Conveyancer
  3. Employment Lawyer
  4. Estate Planning Lawyer
  5. Mediation service
  6. Personal Injury Lawyer

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Recognised in the Times Best Law Firms Report 2024-2026, we are an established Essex legal firm trusted for our expertise across all areas of law affecting you and your business. Whatever stage you’re at in life, our team is here to make your personal and professional matters fairer, smoother, less stressful and more rewarding whenever you need us. We’re not just here for today – we’re Lawyers for Life. All of our offices operate 24/7 telephone lines, and we also offer round‑the‑clock live chat support via our website. We're people centred and technology focused. We’re also here for every aspect of your world — providing expert legal services for you, your family and your business. Whether it’s safeguarding your loved ones, supporting you through life’s important milestones, or advising your business as it grows and evolves, our lawyers deliver clear, practical and dependable guidance whenever you need it most.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I use BTMK as Lawyers for my business…

I use BTMK as Lawyers for my business having worked with a number of departments including employment law and litigation I am always happy with the advice the team are friendly and a pleasure to work with. I’m happy to recommend BTMK For any business to business advice

11 February 2025
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Thank you so much for sharing this lovely feedback with us, Kevin.

It’s greatly appreciated by all at BTMK.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware of getting involved in a chain…

Beware of getting involved in a chain where this firm are involved - check who your buyers have instructed and avoid any connection with these.
Delay of over 2 weeks at point of exchange - refusal to update anyone else in the chain, blocking and poor communication once challenged! Clearly don’t think they need to adhere to Law Society protocols or anything close to good practices within a chain .

4 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service, highly recommended

Fantasic service, the conveyencing team were professional, knoweldgeable and attentive. There were complications on the sellers side during our house purchase and the BTMK team kept us fully abrest of the situation and did everything they could to keep the process moving in a timely fashion. Highly recommended!

15 March 2024
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Thank you very much for your kind review, we will let the team know.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE

BEWARE!
IN MY EXPERIENCE I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT TO USE THE CONVEYANCIING TEAM AT THESE SOLICITORS.
I am adding my voice to the other reviews to say my experience of them has been horrendous. So much so I am thinking of reporting them to the SRA. The delays involved cost me dearly, financially and emotionally. All communication was extremely poor and when visiting their office, we found the paralegal rude and dismissive. Just one of the issues - the paralegal who was originally dealing with our house purchase, sent us an email on a Thursday afternoon letting us know she was leaving the next day and someone else would takeover our case. Not only did she NOT let us know in good time, the other solicitors handling the sale that she was dealing were not informed at all! Our house purchase should have been straight forward as there was no chain and we weren't selling our property. It took BTMK five months to complete. Our mortgage broker says it the longest transaction he has on his books!

17 January 2025
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Dear Alison,

I am very sorry to hear of your review and your experience of BTMK. I would be happy to review this matter with you to see if I can help to improve your experience of BTMK. Please contact me at rebecca.button@btmk.co.uk and we can arrange a time for us to speak or meet at your convenience.

Kind regards
Rebecca Button (Head of Risk & Compliance & Client Care)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Overrated

Over priced and over rated! There are a lot of companies local in the Southend are that can provide a better service. BTMK were a recommendation, I feel like I wasted my money. Shocking service, slow response time, failed to resolve/settle our issue.

17 December 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Many thanks to Kevin Bourley and his team for making
our recent move as stress free as possible.
Quick to reply to all queries no matter how insignificant.
Polite never condescending, professional service from start to finish. Welldone all much appreciated.
Terry & Theresa

14 October 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very slow & not providing accurate…

Very slow & not providing accurate information . They are acting on behalf of our sellers .Our solicitors sent them instructions on Saturday 9 th September advising of both parties wish to exchange last week , so that they had adequate time to prepare .
They told estate agents they couldn't comply due to lack of notice as they'd only received request the day before .
Obviously there is an email to prove this was untrue .
Very disappointed that a professional firm behaves like this .This has caused us undue stress. We had to rebook our removal company again as our belongings are in storage & move from where we were staying to another property for another week .
I certainly would not recommend them to anyone .

9 September 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was recommended to use BTMK from my…

I was recommended to use BTMK from my estate agents as a first time buyer. The communication was extremely poor, it would take days to get a response to an email, I tried calling many times but could never get hold of them directly either. The estate agents chased me on numerous times because they were unable to get hold of my solicitor. It felt like I was being completely ignored. This made the whole experience extremely stressful for me. After being in the property for 6 weeks, I got a letter from HM revenue to say my land registry had not been paid (although I had already paid the solicitor this fee.) After contacting them, they admitted to submitting the paperwork late and that they would be covering the fee. In my opinion, their fees shouldn't be so high when they are unable to deliver great results. I would never use them ever again and would not recommend them.

19 July 2024
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Dear Amy
I am sorry to hear about your review and experience with BTMK. I would like to offer my assistance in reviewing this matter to improve your experience with us. Please don't hesitate to contact me at rebecca.button@btmk.co.uk. We can arrange a time to speak or meet at your convenience. I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
Rebecca Button
Head of Risk & Compliance & Client Care

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid, totally underhand practices

I was quoted standard market rate and charged more than double that quote Apparently the ombudsman thinks that doubling the bill and only telling me two days before I have no choice to pay us totally fair despite me asking three times if it's changed. Completely underhanded practices.

17 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gabriella and Aimee did a fantastic job.

Gabriella and Aimee did a fantastic job. Gabriella understood the details of the dispute lead the process all the way to a successful conclusion. The Mediator congratulated Gabriella on the case presented by BTMK, saying what a great job had been done.

21 February 2024
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Thank you very much for your kind review. We will let our team know. We appreciate you taking the time to provide this feedback. From the BTMK Team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Great service from Yolanda Hollis and Irfan Kunes.
Prompt responses, always provided information in a clear and understandable way. Would highly recommend the team to anyone looking to purchase a property. Thank you.

28 February 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SECOND TIME OF INSTRUCTING

Having used BTMK, Westcliff-on-Sea in July 2022 for my house sale and new house purchase due to being recommended, I didn't hesitate to contact them again to deal with the conveyancing of my dad's probate property sale, competitive rates, no sale no fee (which not all Solicitors offer). The sale fell through 4 months in but we got another buyer straight away and it has been pushed through in just 11 weeks, brilliant service from start to finish,

1 December 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You get what you pay for

I was recommended these solicitors by my Estate Agent when I first made an offer on my property in February 2023. For a first time buyer this company has been horrendous to deal with. No communication at all, unless I message them first and even then it is the same response every time. "we are awaiting responses from the vendors solicitor". They are in no rush what so ever to deal with anything and will literally only chase things when you have messaged them. I have only ever dealt with their Paralegal. My property purchase has still not been completed and I generally don't think it will have once my mortgage offer expires.

17 July 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are very pleased Adam and Gabriella…

We are very pleased Adam and Gabriella of BTMK for dealing my boundary dispute claim. Gabriella guided us through a couple very difficult years dealing with defendants. She always kept us up to date with progress and gave knowledgeable advice on the next step. All team members were very professional and thorough with attention to details. They were very efficient and I would strongly recommend them.
a big thank you to Adam, Gabriella and team

20 April 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Property Sale

This company are so profession they keep you up to date right through the whole process

10 February 2023
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Thank you Mr. Meredith for your very kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Help with tenancy agreement problems

I had a very positive experience dealing with Gabriella Shepherd. She helped me resolve a tenancy agreement issue with a less than transparent landlord who was previously ignoring all my attempts to communicate, simply threatening court action. Gabriella was totally on top of the legal arguments than needed to be made, she responded quickly and helped me reach a satisfactory compromise. I did not shop around as BTMK were recommended by a trusted friend, so I am not sure if their fees are competitive - but I was happy to pay for their top notch advice.

28 February 2023
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Thank you Ms. Dobbs for your very kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service on a property purchase

Sarah Swain, Joe Burns and Abbie Macpherson have been absolutely amazing and helped me complete on a purchase when the seller's solicitors were particularly unhelpful. I really appreciated their sense of urgency, dedication (Joe reviewed some documents whilst on leave!), and communication. I would recommend with no hesitation.

28 December 2022
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Thank you for your very kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Facebook page can be vulnerable

We new that our litigation, trying to get our Facebook page back was difficult, but the way BTMK handled the situation was so professional, she was given little choice but to return what did not belong to her. Although we would rather spend our money or our vulnerable residents we felt this was a very worthwhile investment. BTMK went beyond all our expectations and we cannot thank them enough

6 December 2022
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Reply from BTMK Solicitors

Thank you Peter for your very kind and positive review. We will pass the message on to our team and wish you all the best for the festive period. Kind regards.

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