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
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Very helpful with every step along the…
Very helpful with every step along the way. Was always happy to answer any questions regardless to how small they seem. Very good service throughout couldn't fault them at all. I would definitely recommend Direction Law to anyone especially first time buyers.

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Good service but difficult to get hold…
Good service but difficult to get hold of staff on the phone sometimes.

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Direction Law have been fantastic
Direction Law have been fantastic. Mariah Arshad guided us through the process, answered all questions and responded quickly to all emails etc. we have completed is a matter of a month and a half. Cannot fault them, very grateful!

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Poor and impersonal service that is over priced
Generally poor service with little to no communication on ongoing events until the very last minute. Used them for my first home purchase and was in no way assured by them at anypoint during the process. I had to chase up the thrid party myself to ensure the sale was moving as Direction Law did not keep up with the changes. A lot of money for very little service. Do not use if you are a first time buyer. Get a local solicitor who will be more help during the process.

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Alia was brilliant
Alia was brilliant! Always answered my queries (of which I had a lot of) and very professional throughout the sale!

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Service was ok
Service was ok, got fairly quick response. I never spoke to anyone over the phone though so felt very impersonal and got a few robotic answers back when I had questions. But for the price it was all good

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Direction Law have been great!
Direction Law have been great throughout my whole conveyancing process. In particular, I’d like to thank and recommend Grace Flagg. She was very professional and helpful always. Any queries I had, she always quickly responded. Thank you!

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Sale of my house
Christopher Grove was very helpful in answering my questions when I didn’t understand something. Christopher spent time going through the questions ensuring that we answered accurately as we can.

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Very positive experience :-)
Great overall experience, thank you! Shannon kept me informed at every stage, her approach is person centred, friendly and professional. My emails were always answered promptly. I would definately recommend Direction Law.

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Helped with first house purchase
Alia did an excellent job of helping us to acquire our first ever property. All handled very well and completed well on time. When it came to contract exchange and completion she was very much on the ball. Would use again and recommend to others

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Kept me updated with all that was…
Kept me updated with all that was happening. Recommend this company

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The team at Direction Law were really…
The team at Direction Law were really helpful, attentive and responsive. Thanks to their support / liaising with the necessary third parties, we were able to complete the purchase of our property sooner.

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We had really fantastic experience with…
We had really fantastic experience with Direction Law. As we are first time buyer, we know nothing about purchasing property. But our solicitor Christopher was really patient and professional to answer all the queries that we raised. He always replied us in very short period of time. This made us feeling very secure during the whole purchase (the purchase took us almost a year). The team dis everything efficiently especially in the final stage of contract exchange. Well done!!!

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Fantastic service!
First time home-buyers here, and first time using a solicitors which we were so glad for the recommendation as we could not fault their service whatsoever! In fact, I'm surprised to read negative reviews on this company and felt that I had to leave a review since we had nothing but a positive experience.
Amina was fantastic throughout our entire process from start to finish, she really did help us, professionally, promptly and efficiently! We could not be more grateful to her and shall definitely be returning to Direction Law when we next need help :)
Thank you Amina, and to Direction Law for your assistance!

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Thank you so much for all your support
Thank you so much for all your support!Specially big big thank you to Mariah who is very professional and patient!She just helped us exchanging our contract today!Really appreciate her prompt reply and efficient work!

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Buyer Beware: Faceless, unresponsive, dishonest.
If your transaction is straightforward and not time bound, and you are willing to take a risk nothing will change through your transaction, then using a 'conveyance factory' firm such as Direction Law will save you some money. However, our sale experience - while straightforward and not time-bound - was not a good experience and almost cost us securing an offer on our onward chain. They 'barely' do the absolute bare minimum, and communications are almost non-existent despite multiple emails and calls to request an update due to long periods of silence. When we came to completion, we had to chase clarification on important details from 3rd parties due to non-response from DL, and we discovered DL lied about steps they'd taken in the process. With hindsight, we will be paying the extra for a firm who deliver on what they promise and are willing and able to respond to any bumps in the road.

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So slow our remortgage evaluation lapsed.
Direction Law was unable to get our remortgage over the line in months. By the time Direction Law finally expedited the title registration our evaluation survey had lapsed. Despite trying to get in touch dozens of times through the process.

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Do not hire Direction Law
We used Direction law years ago for our first buy, we thought it was fine so we instructed them again to deal with our sale.
They are unhelpful, slow, fail to explain anything, lie to you, I had to chase them and do their work for them. I tried to call several times, no one answers apart from the sales team. Had to put through a few complaints, responses were defensive and didn’t change the service. They nearly jeopardised our purchase of another property and the estate agent advised it would negatively impact our offer if we stayed with slow unhelpful direction law.
It’s difficult to know what a decent service is when you’re a first time buyer/seller. Our new conveyancers have been a dream compared to Direction Law. Don’t waste your money

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All the bad reviews here are true, DO NOT USE THIS FIRM
All the bad reviews here are true, worst Solicitors I've ever dealt with in my life! I've spoken to quite a few people who have experienced systematic discrimination and racism from this fir and we are all putting forward a compliant to the SRA! Law firms like this should not exist!!

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