The Byrne Practice Reviews 16

This doesn't even warrant a star, by what I read from the reviews, the same has happened to me, I cant believe that I was conned like this. I paid the The Byrne Practice £800. Dont know which way to turn

I was also advised, persuasively, to stop paying my IVA as it has been 'missold'. I was fobbed off that it was taking time through the courts. I was told not to contact Credit Fix, the company with whom I had the IVA. I paid £540 to the Byrne Practice for their 'services'. Then, on 31/10/23, I was suddenly dropped, by email, and was told the Byrne Practice had gone out of business (seems not- now trading as tbplaw). I am 63, coming up to retirement, I live alone, and I've been dropped like a stone. They do not answer or respond. The CAB are trying to help me, but I may even lose my pension. This company is scandalously evil.

As per the 2 most recent post I too have taken a mis-sold IVA claim through The Byrne Practice and now in the dark on what to do next, I have set up a face book group "Mis-sold IVA claim - The Bryne Practice - Help and next steps". I would like to welcome anyone effected by this to the group as I am in conversations with other solicitors about what my options are.

The worst company I have ever come across!! Contacted my partner almost 3 years ago regarding his IVA! Told to stop paying it and they would be able to get compensation for the money paid to the IVA company! Paid £540 to them on a promise it would go to court to prove it was Mis sold! Friday 27th October receive an email to say they could no longer move forward and company supposedly ceased on the 31st! Well talking to an insolvency company you haven’t ceased! You don’t take advantage of people already struggling and then take them for more money and then Disappear! The contact was horrific and the treatment disgusting! Liam Byrne you should be disgusted with yourself and the hundreds of people I guarantee you have done this to

Don't go anywhere near this company took out a falsely sold iva case told to stop paying my iva as it was worst case they'd seen now well over 3 years later receive a email to say there closing it as they don't have funds to take it to court so 3000 lost I'd already paid to iva plus fees to byrne practice plus now still got all my original debt been told 31 October the company is going into administration wish I'd read the reviews before starting if they are still going avoid this company utter cowboys

I have used & refered clients to Laura at Byrne on several occasions in the last 12 months.Excellent communication and value for money.Thanks

I started a pension misselling claim with The Byrne Practice six years ago. In that time I have received one letter and despite numerous attempts to contact them by phone they never return my calls. Avoid them like plague.

I recently used these Solicitors on selling my rental property as they were recommended by a colleague who had used them in the past. My contact was with Jamie-Louise Tomlinson and I have to say from my initial telephone call through to completion, she kept me informed on the overall sale of the property and always returned by telephone calls/emails in a timely manner. Her experience in this area always put my mind at rest and I would highly recommend the conveyancing department. If the other services that they offer are as good as the conveyancing service, which I'm sure they are, I won't be hesitating to use them again. Joanne Brady

Nightmare to deal with when selling your house , first person dealing with the sale left didn’t pass on anything then Mr Bates took over, no communication almost lost the sale due to him and his lack of communication had estate agent, buyer and their solicitor ring me as he wasn’t replying, I was promised me a quick sale, wasn’t complicated as I wasn’t buying anything all I got was loads of stress and a long drawn out sale which nearly cost my buyer her stamp duty holiday discount.
Use them if you are laid back and not really bothered if you sell or not.When you pay for a service that is what you should get, professional, efficient representation and things dealt with in a timely fashion, when you don’t get it and complain and are made to feel you are some sort of inconvenience go elsewhere and don’t give them the benefit of the doubt, this is where I went wrong Main problems seemed to be lack of communication , internet that went down frequently and was blamed for documents not being recieved, staff not prioritising work correctly and an inability to use a phone if the internet was down.

. The solicitor acting for my sister, from whom I was buying found it IMPOSSIBLE to contact the Byrne Practice.This was because Daniel Bates the Byrne Practice conveyancer and his assistant had left the firm, I was NOT informed. This has resulted in huge delays and me having to pay extra charges to my sister's solicitor. A poor service.

Not sure about Doncaster’s best kept secret, The Head of Conveyancing is definitely their best kept secret. Instructed in January 2021 for the purchase of a property for my mother that has dementia and recently lost her husband. Received 0 phone calls and only 3 emails over four months. When the documents arrived there were many errors including incorrect names. Five months in the rest of the chain were ready to exchange we found out the searches were never applied for. The chain collapsed, the vendor was never heard from again and an ambulance had to be called for my mother, she suffered severe palpitations upon finding out she’d lost her property. Still never heard from The Head of Conveyancing nor an apology from The Byrne Practice. We’ve since found a much more professional practice. We’ve since found a much more professional practice. If you want a stressful few months with nothing to show for it, then TBP is for you.

In response to yours:
- I didn't receive the documentation in February and there was no response to my emails or phone calls. It wasn't until April when I finally achieved a response that someone advised they were missing a form
- My mother doesn't understand, I've mentioned before she has dementia, hence the palpitations when it fell through. You also knew she had recently lost her husband but at no point was this and the distress she may be in taken into consideration

It was a shoddy service caused by no communication from Mr Bates. The estate agents said it took them six weeks for a response from Daniel. At least they achieved more than I did. Complete lack of urgency, communication, empathy, consideration and professionalism.

I read negative reviews before commencing, spoke to the company and was assured that moving forward all would be well. I would not recommend this company to anyone, however great the saving - its not worth it. I have in my email a lengthy defensive response to my complaints, no responsibility taken at all and hence my review now. Happy to give more detail to anyone enquiring but for now AVOID

Appalling service. I lost my buyer in a straight-forward 3 property chain after 6 months of little progress and 2 months of flat out ignoring emails and phone calls from me, my buyers solicitors, my vendors solicitors and the estate agents for both my sale and purchase. I have also lost the property I had an offer accepted on too, all due to lack of communication.

I appreciate we are in unprecedented times with regards to the property market and global pandemic, and didn't expect to get instant answers to my queries. However, after sending multiple emails and leaving messages with reception requesting a call back all without so much as an acknowledgement, I have no options but get the Legal Ombudsman involved.

Consistently impossible to get any communication from them. They don't handle conveyancing with care, it seems they are getting lost in their mess. I don't recommend.

Consistently near impossible to get any communication from them. We were told our contracts would be exchanged on X day, we were then ghosted and received no confirmation after multiple requests from ourselves. The day before we were meant to move we finally received response that we had to delay to the next working day (after the bank holiday weekend). I spent our second moving in date phoning and emailing repeatedly and being told by the receptionist our solicitor was unavailable for calls. It took until 2pm, on our supposed moving in date, for us to be told we would not be moving in and had to be delayed a week. When I finally got a phone call I had to force an apology and our solicitor admitted she knew there was no chance we would be moving in that day and that she "should of told us"...
I presume as we were first time buyers they thought they could take liberties.

We are first time buyers and couldn't have feel more neglected as a paying client on any occasion. We've been continuously let down by our conveyencer on timelines and commitments. There is no clarity on what has been done by when, if not done why wasn't and how to solve. We definetly DO NOT recommend this office to anyone.