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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have been with Alexander JLO since 2009. We used their services all the way from multiple property leases to business disputes. Never been let down, and always felt the proactive approach. Peter Jo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ash and his team have been incredibly helpful, attentive to detail, and consistently supportive, even with the various hiccups and unexpected requests from different parties along the way. We genuinel... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am happy with the service from Alexander JLO for processing my shared ownership property , they are quick and efficient. The staff are so helpful, I always speak to Louise, who is patient in answe... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor took them six months to complete. They are SLOW and rude , will not contact you. Peter Johnson will be all over the reviews, for damage limitation. Because he says please contact me if you have a... See more

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Alexander JLO Solicitors is a highly respected firm of London solicitors for Divorce, Family, Property, and more, with offices in the Canary Wharf area of London's Docklands. Get A Free Quotation


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

As a first time buyer I had a terrible…

As a first time buyer I had a terrible experience with them, 0 transparency or communication throughout the process. My solicitor literally realized 2 days before contract signing that I'm buying 40% from a shared ownership, not 25%. After buying I thought at least I won't have to deal with them anymore but now the housing association is trying to make me pay for utility bills and service charges for a period I haven't even lived there yet and they are saying my solicitor should have sorted this out and include it in the contracts. It's been about a year that I'm keep following up with this solicitor to see if she made a mistake or if she can help correct it, not even a 1 reply to all my emails and calls. I even sent an email to the company itself to see if this woman still works there - no reply. Absolutely disgraceful and incompetent solicitor, avoid at all cost.

April 28, 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I had a positive experience

I had a positive experience. Luke, Priya, and Guzala were consistently available to address my questions and offer assistance. I highly recommend their services. The app they use for submitting KYC documents and conducting due diligence is efficient and greatly streamlined the process. Excellent job!

March 28, 2024
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you for your kind words. We are pleased to have been of assistance and look forward to working with you in the future.

Peter Johnson

Senior Partrner.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not transparent, avoid

Very unprofessional service. Respond time is ok-ish, but they have the worst transparency that I have ever seen. They don’t care to explain how everything works despite I asked multiple times. I was not able to get professional advice and straight answers for ALL of my questions. I also had no clue of what was the next step of the conveyance. They always ignore my request and question. My interest is not protected at all. Now I’m about to be homeless because they don’t tell me anything about the next step. I’ll either lose the property to extend my current rental contract or risk waiting for completion to happen within a week

December 7, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

I’m sorry to read this Xuming. We pride ourselves on the service that we provide to our clients. I note that you do not appear to have raised any issue with me during the transaction in line with our complaints procedure. I would be happy to look into the matter if you wish me to do do. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you are looking from a firm that…

If you are looking for a firm that will flight your corner, pick Alexander JLO. The quality of work is outstanding, and you can be confident that every little detail has been taken care of. I highly recommend Nazish and her team. Thanks again for helping me to secure my first property!

August 17, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you Euan for your kind words. Nazish is a fantastic lawyer and highly valued by us. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Positive firm/experience

Like others, I highly recommend Alexander JLO

But I strongly disagree with a comment provided by Raffaella Cella.

As a first time buyer myself, my experience with Nazish and her team was spot on!. Couldn’t be more happier.

Her and her team maintained an excellent communication chain throughout my process and provided me with valuable legal advice every step of the way.



Nazish is very professional, approachable responsive, and supportive. I have to praise her expertise and attention to detail that made my process smooth and stress-free. Not once was my interests were ignored, instead it was protected.

My advice to first time buyers is to have a little patience! legal practice cannot be exercised immediately as the process can be time consuming. Also not all clients process can be compared but it’s also unjust to make such statements.

However, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Nazish. I am very happy with the service she provided me and my partner.

Wishing her All the best in her field of work.

August 29, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you Nosheen. Your comments are greatly appreciated and very accurate! Nazish is a valuable member of our team and always, in my view, goes out of her way to assist wherever possible. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recommend!!

Many thanks for helping us finalize your transaction quickly. Lukk Gatt and the team were always available, extremely kind and answered every one of our questions thoroughly. The process was smooth and communication was easy, they also responded extremely quickly to each of our emails and to each of our calls. Luke also called me to give me an update on every step we took and every stumbling block we had.

August 1, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you for your glowing review Veronika. Much appreciated. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Makes buying process unnecessarily difficult.

I used them for the purchase of my first house (demanded by the developer). Very unprofessional company.

Issues I faced:
- No one bothered to explain the full process or the next steps after each step.
- Misspelled my name on almost all documents.
- Sent email with 24 documents with unclear names and an instruction to 'sign the contract' while there was nothing that was labelled 'contract'.
- No clear instructions in general: 'document needs to be signed by witness', but no instructions on what information the witness needs to provide.
- Said some documents were still outstanding while I'd actually sent them a week earlier (they apparently had misplaced them).

I do not recommend A JLO and will not use them in the future.

July 26, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

I’m sorry to read this Sonya. We pride ourselves on the service that we provide to our clients. I note that you do not appear to have raised any issue with me during the transaction in line with our complaints procedure. I would be happy to look into the matter if you wish me to do do. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Documentations are not up to standard.

Documentations are not up to standard.
Got a few serious mistake wrong in the documents for my property purchase. Stamp duty option, address of property on contract and my name on Land Transaction Return.

December 14, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad firm

I am having very bad experience with Alexander JLO. They are uncommunicative and the process takes ages.
I am a first time buyer and I am looking to resell the property. Nazish and her team are the worst. They are not supportive or willing to explain things, I have to do all the research to understand the buyer's solicitor needs. I feel like they ignore me and don't care about my interests. I feel lost, I don't know what to do anymore since they are very slow with every answer and I'm paying the rent and mortgage of an empty apartment.
I would not recommend this firm and this team.

July 12, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

I was sorry to first read this online Raffaella before I concluded my investigation into your complaint. We do try to follow up each email as quickly as possible. Sometimes it is not possible to reply immediately if we are waiting for the other side to come back to us. So for example I see you wrote to us on Sunday 28th May and followed up with a complaint on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May, I can also see we replied on Tuesday 30th May. I have replied further to you by private email. Peter Johnson Senior Partner.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pretty awful

Pretty awful. Slow, unresponsive, took far too long to review documents, disregarded personal timelines and put the purchase in jepordy. There are better options out there.

June 8, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t do it!!

They are extremely bad at answering phone calls, emails, even just having the common courtesy to respond to you as a person, every time I phone my case person was always “busy” and even at one point they stop responding to my emails! As a 1st time buyer I didn’t know what to expect and if it wasn’t thanks to a family member who helping me along they way due to his previous experience of first time buying I still would be none the wiser, never experienced a bad customer service in all my life! If I did this in my role I’d be fired by now, the office looks like run by kids, who don’t work in an office and the filing cabinets are over flowing and broken, they also had extremely bad attitude on the phone with scoffing and tutting at me who was only trying to find out what was happening with my mortgage as I hadn’t heard anything from them in over a week! I would never recommended these people to anyone who needs a mortgage! If there was an option for zero stars I would.

March 17, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

I'm sorry to read this, Nicola, and even sorrier that you have not brought these issues to my attention in the two months since completion to give me the opportunity of looking into your complaint. Each client is given my details as Senior Partner to make contact with me if there are any issues arising during the transaction. And it is not too late to do so! Meanwhile, to pick up on a couple of points, we don't employ "kids" and we are in the process of moving a large number of files out for storage. As I say, do get in touch with me directly if you would like to raise any further matters. Peter Johnson.

PS Thank you for having contacted me privately to give me the opportunity to consider all this - which we shall do so internally as part of our standard procedures.

PPS And now that I have completed my review and communicated with you I find that we sent out a total of 30 emails to you in response to your 36; but there were days when you sent three or four emails to which we responded later in the day. there was one occasion when we did not respond to your email in writing within a week but I have records that the Team spoke to you on the telephone during that week. But, Nicola, I do agree that the reception area was untidy when you called in as we were removing archived files and old cabinets. I apologise for that but I can confirm that we have now got rid of all those items. Peter Johnson Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently worked with Alexander JLO…

I recently worked with Alexander JLO (Pooja Hazari) and I have to say, I was thoroughly impressed with their services. From the moment I reached out to them, they were professional, responsive, and knowledgeable. They took the time to listen to my concerns and provided me with clear and practical legal advice.

Throughout the process, Pooja Hazari kept me updated and informed, ensuring that I was comfortable with every step we took. Their attention to detail and strong communication skills made the entire process seamless and stress-free.

I highly recommend their services to anyone in need of legal advice for house purchase. Thank you, Pooja Hazari, for all of your hard work and dedication for my house purchase and HTB repayment.

May 5, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you Avinash. We appreciate your feedback. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pooja Hazari is the best solicitor I…

Pooja Hazari is the best solicitor I have ever worked with. From our first house purchase and HTB repayment, she explained everything to me in terms I could easily understand and was always very responsive when I had questions outside of our meetings.

If anyone is looking for a knowledgeable Solicitor at a great price, then go to Pooja Hazari.

May 5, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you for your review Tejaswi. Really appreciated. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have nothing but praise for Ms Rahat…

I have nothing but praise for Ms Rahat Iqbal for her professional and empathetic handling of my file, in my recent interaction with the firm. Buying a property can often be extremely stressful, and at such times Rahat was there to patiently guide me through the entire process. I will never forget her kindness and I will not hesitate to recommend her and her firm to anyone seeking to buy property.

April 24, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you Anuva for your positive feedback. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Could have been much better

Notting Hill Genesis advised me to use this firm for shared ownership purchase. As I have very tight timeframe to make a deal I didn't have any better choice: I assumed that the company that prepared documents for all previous buyer in the very same development has all documents ready on their hand and the process would be smother if I went somewhere else. So I decided to go with them even their quote were higher than average on the market.
they really had all documents on their hand, but the hadn't been structured - they just dump everything on you and because all docs are not archived there's 100% chance this important email will go to spam - they are aware about this, however no email that would say to check it
for some reason they sent you the first email that required to prove your identity, however identity verification as it turned out later is done via 3rd party company - I figure out this later when we're already running out of time and this caused additional stress.

Moreover initially I though that I have a dedicated solicitor that would be my main point of contact, however - you start to receive emails from other team members and it seems that they haven't been followed the thread of emails you had with your initial point of contact.
All in all impression that this is a factory and they take more clients that they can process with a high quality.
I don't want to think how the process would go if I'd be a first client for a development....

My conclusion - it will work for you if you own the process, constantly pinging people to figure out where you are and what should be done next and this is definitely not correspond their logo that they put out the stress from you ....

March 31, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

I’m sorry to read this Ekaterina. We pride ourselves on the service that we provide to our clients. I note that you do not appear to have raised any issue with me during the transaction in line with our complaints procedure. I would be happy to look into the matter if you wish me to do do. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent firm for your Ideal new home

When it comes buying a property, please choose Alexander JLO as your Solicitor in order to buy your dream home. They are a fantastic team that prove that they can deliver.

The Solicitor I recommend to choose is Sabina Postolache. An excellent professional Solicitor who is brilliant, efficient and consistent in her line of work. Definitely recommend to go with this company if you want Instant success in buying a property.

March 7, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you for your positive review KS. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

AJLO agreed to pick this up after another solicitor managed to waste precious time. They were great from the get go and helped us complete the transaction. We picked up the keys yesterday and couldn't be happier with their service. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

February 15, 2023
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you for your review. Greatly appreciated. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utterly shambolic

Utterly shambolic. Incredibly frustrating & stressful to try to get progress or even a response from them. They are so slow & every time you ring (if anyone bothers to answer), it's someone different who gives conflicting information to the last. I honestly wish I'd never used them & will definitely never use them again. There are much better companies out there. Probably any other company would be better.
And if the Senior Partner spent less time on the Internet and more time making sure the staff were actually getting on with their jobs, maybe it would be better?

October 20, 2022
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Dear Mr Harries.


If you are criticising me for responding to Reviews, such as your own, may I say that I do so between 7 and 8 each day before I start work.


I note that at you have not actually contacted me directly with any complaint - as all the firm's clients are advised to do where necessary. It's not too late; please email me or phone me directly and I will look into any issues you wish to raise without delay.


I will however address one inaccuracy in your review. Your sale transaction completed 89 days quicker than the industry average so I am somewhat confused by your assertion that we are slow.


Peter Johnson, Senior Partner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Big shout out to Pooja and the team for…

Big shout out to Pooja and the team for all the help throughout for my purchase! The process hasn’t been easy and it’s been a full rollercoaster. Thank you to Pooja for supporting me in this and for the patience, drive and dedication! The team at Alexander JLO is amazing and you can always rely on them! Couldn’t be more grateful for them helping me in getting my home!

November 25, 2022
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Reply from Alexander JLO

Thank you Iusti. Your review is appreciated. Peter Johnson. Senior Partner.

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