Used for a shared ownership purchase and then a sale a few years back, along with an accompanying house purchase and was reasonably satisfied then. However, my next use, this last year, has been pre... See more
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Purchased a house 4 years ago & Direction Law were recommended as solicitors.. 4 years on & regret this as for the last 3 months I am in no mans land with my mortgage.. Someone forgot to register my... See more
Direction Law were superb, we were first time buyers and they explained each step along the way which really settled our nerves. They do most of the work behind the scenes and email to let you know wh... See more
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THANK YOU! I am very grateful to everyone who has helped me through each stage. From someone who needed so much support and further explanation the past few weeks I am so appreciative that everyone... See more
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Direction Law is a firm proudly built on relationships. With staff of around 180, offices in London, South East, South West & the Midlands and 45 years of experience, we are one of the most established and largest specialist affordable housing solicitors in the country. In 2020 and 2021 we were awarded Highly Commended in the First Time Buyer Reader’s Awards in the Best Law Firm for Conveyancing category. We are a friendly, professional firm and we pride ourselves on communicating with our clients, clearly and concisely. While other firms may have conveyancers who deal with a variety of affordable housing cases, we have taken it one stage further and have individual dedicated teams specialising in either new build shared ownership, resale sales and purchases, or new build/Help to Buy respectively: thus, ensuring greater expertise. Our goal is to progress cases to exchange and completion as swiftly as possible, resulting in a satisfied client who has achieved their dream of home ownership with the minimum of fuss. For further information visit www.directionlaw.co.uk or for an instant quotation call 0800 158 82 81.
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31 Watling Street, CT1 2UD, Canterbury, United Kingdom
- 0800 158 8281
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Helpfull and quick responses
Direction Law answered all of our questions and made the entire process smooth, quick and easy. Thank you Rebecca and Oliver🙂

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Good experience overall
Good experience overall. Helpful staff and quick responses when I needed them. Answered all my questions in a good manner and timely. I would say more explanations for the newbies.

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Direction Law were very supportive and…
Direction Law were very supportive and transparent throughout and I am happy to recommend them

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Very easy to communicate with…
Very easy to communicate with all the solicitors and and a very efficient service was given. I’m very pleased with my experience. Rebecca Martin was very knowledgable and the whole process from viewing to completion was over in 9 weeks! They offered a fair price and I was kept in the loop during every stage of the process. I would recommend DL to anyone looking to purchase a property in the future, especially if it is shared ownership. Thank you for making my first ever experience of buying a property a straightforward and trouble free one!
Rana

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PROFESSIONAL AND EFFICIENT
Good professional service with a couple of minor hiccups in communication that was resolved quite quickly. I do feel that we had to push a little to get things done in the given time frame of our house purchase however overall a good service.

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Shared Ownership experts
From the start of being recommended Direction Law to deal with my purchase I have nothing but praise for making the process easy to understand. I was kept up to date with all the searches undertaken and any queries/questions were actioned. Thank you for your help!

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Readily available and quick reponse to…
Readily available and quick reponse to questions. Easy to access information and better informed from the quote through when compared to quotes from other firms. Would recommend for their services. Amy Reeve was super and a credit to the firm.

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Company is responsive and supportive
Company is responsive and supportive. They answer your questions quickly and give advice when required. As a first time buyer, I naturally had a lot of questions and concerns. Nothing was too much for Direction Law, they answered any questions I had rapidly and kindly.

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Fabulous work
I had very smooth process in buying my first home because direction law team did a fantastic job. Great expeience with them.

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Smooth experience from start to finish
Smooth experience from start to finish, very efficient service with clear charges so you know what to expect. Special thanks to Emily who deserves a pay rise- she handled our purchase so well and in timely manner, very responsive to our emails and questions, a true gem of this company.

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I paid almost £2,000 for the services…
I paid almost £2,000 for the services from Direction Law. Was it worth it? No, it was not! It felt like I was the one doing most of the work. Chasing down the sellers solicitor for information about outstanding enquiries. Only ever really receiving updates from my solicitor after I complained about the standard of service. Would I recommend? It's a definite no from me! Just look at the reviews on here and this should tell you all you need to know!

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Brilliant service
Brilliant service , quick clear and totally in the ball and very easy to contact

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Great First Time Buyer experience
I'm a First Time Buyer through the Shared Ownership Scheme and Direction Law was my solicitor throughout this process. My experience was fantastic. Both Stephen and Jade were extremely professional, knowledgeable and helpful made the process run smoothly, answered all my questions promptly via email, phone and DL portal and communicated well with both Clarion Housing & Censeo Mortgage Broker. The system used to submit documents through Thirdfort was easy and straightforward.
Everything went like a well oiled machine with less than 2 months from the first viewing to the day of completion. Thank you for making this important step so easy for me.

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Fair service and a fair price
Fair service and a fair price. Direction Law was recommended to me by the housing association I was buying from and seeing as they dealt with other home buyers on the site I opted to save time and go with a firm which was likely familiar with the HA. The quote was fair compared to at least a few others I had sought, so was happy to try it. They did on a few occasions try and push the fee insurance on me which I didn't take, and saved £60. Otherwise service with the case officer was fine, compliance could be improved and seemed a bit vague at times, and there seem to be a lot of people involved for different parts of the process, which can be confusing. Otherwise service was fair, prompt, and mostly efficient. Not too much stress on my part. Everything was completed on time.

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Amina has been really helpful
The process was really smooth and Amina has been really helpful and always gave prompt responses when I had any queries. Overall very good experience!

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The customers are charged under every…
The customers are charged under every pretext possible.
Direction law just needs an excuse and it is ready with a fancy heading under which it is ready to apply another charge...
Though this was brought to the notice of Direction law,their explaination was that these (unjust) headings are justified.no human touch whatsoever.
are those concerned at DL listening?

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