6 reviews (3/5) and information for Blandy & Blandy Solicitors, 1 Friar Street, Reading

15/09/21 - Reviewed by Slow, Unresponsive, Incompetent.

Blandy & Blandy are Incredibly slow, unresponsive and do not have the necessary skills to do work successfully.

I am buying a property where the seller is using Blandy & Blandy.
I am now 5 months into this process and there is still no sign of an exchange date, let alone a completion date. Even though my side of things has been ready for months.
I spend months chasing Blandy & Blandy to get the simplest things done. They do not answer all enquiries and also answer inaccurately with very simple enquiries.
Blandy & Blandy took over a month to send the initial draft contract. This caused huge delays from the start, then Blandy & Blandy took 8 weeks to reply to enquiries. 8 weeks, Yes 2 months.
These were not complicated enquiries and when they did finally reply, it was incomplete.
I don’t understand how a solicitor can be completely unresponsive for 8 weeks.
There is no urgency or professionalism from Blandy & Blandy.

I have all communication records from my solicitor and the Estate Agent who is helping me chase Blandy & Blandy also, so it’s not a case of solicitors lying, mine has been very efficient, and I sign and return all my documents on the same day I receive them.
All I seem to be doing is waiting on Blandy & Blandy to send correct documents, we waited weeks for a reply for them to then send the wrong document. I don’t understand how a solicitor whose job it is to be thorough can make such incompetence.
I am a buyer with no chain and no delays, we are now 5 months into this transaction and still no sign of an estimate exchange date in sight.
Not only that, but I dread to think how long this is going to take to get contracts exchanged and completed based on how slow Blandy & Blandy are.

Also, it has nothing to do with Covid, as I can see from other reviews that people are having great times with Blandy & Blandy completing fast during covid.

This has caused so much frustration and ruined my timelines for many plans.

I will never use Blandy & Blandy. I warn others not too also, if any seller I am purchasing from in the future is using Blandy & Blandy I will request they change, or I will pull out of the purchase. I suggest others do the same.

Everything I’ve stated in this review is factual. I have all documents and communication records to show it is factual.

I recently have spoken to the seller, and they have given me more information about the delays in 1 conversation than 5 months of waiting on Blandy & Blandy.

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09/07/21 - Reviewed by would be client --NOT.

could not get any sence from them when trying to find out if they could help in a legal matter. Got the feeling they wanted to avoid a case. Weak and frankly that godness i went elsewhere. Some firms just want an easy time

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21/03/19 - Reviewed by Mr & Mrs L

We used the firm for our wills after having a family. Great value, excellent advice and an outstanding service.

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21/03/19 - Reviewed by Rachel

We used Blandy & Blandy to buy our home and sell our old property and are so glad that we did. An excellent service, great communication and a friendly team. We firmly believe in you get what you pay for. When you’re paying a small fortune for a house and paying agents , maybe surveyors and a removal company good money why scrimp on the legal stuff that really matters?! Highly recommended.

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06/06/18 - Reviewed by Kathryn

I have used the services of Blandy and Blandy twice and both times experienced great service. In 2012 they helped me with a small matter. It was the first time I had approached a solicitor in my life and they were happy to help with any concerns I had, advising as necessary. I again used their services in 2017 and I saw a different solicitor, who was equally professional; courteous, responsive and dealt with a protracted and difficult situation in a delicate manner.
I would not hesitate to use their services again. I’m have given four stars rather than five as it would help a great deal if their opening times were longer- for people who work and don’t want to take annual leave to attend. It would also be great if they provided parking.

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