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Everything was explained so I understood it. Nothing was too much trouble. Easy to contact. Professional at all times. I would have no hesitation in using them if I needed to. Thank you to them.
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I was very impressed with the quality of the service I received when writing a new Will. The staff who dealt with the matter were very professional and supportive, at what can be a challenging time. I... See more
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Martin Banwell, Oakham office, handled my late wife's will on two occasions just before she died. So too mine at that time and again since she died. At all times Martin quietly and expertly carried... See more
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At Hegarty we value exceptional client care, quality service, expertise, integrity, and professionalism, and these are at the core of everything we do. We have offices in Peterborough, Stamford, Oakham, Market Deeping and Bourne which together provide a full range of legal services for business, for family, for life. We provide advice and support for family law, employment law, wills, trusts and wealth management, conveyancing, corporate law, commercial property, litigation and much more... The Hegarty team is made up of hand-picked individuals who have the knowledge and experience to offer you exceptional legal advice on everything from corporate legal matters for your business, to advice for family matters and planning for the future. Since we were established in 1974, we have built an excellent reputation for providing individuals, families, and businesses with outstanding legal services and advice. We are incredibly proud of the high level of service that we provide our clients, and this is shown through our client feedback, with a 5* rating on Trustpilot.
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- Here to support you through life’s ups and downs.
- Our friendly, accomplished team of solicitors and legal advisors can put you, your family and your business in a strong position for the future. Offering expertise across a wide range of legal services, we give you the support you need, with the highest levels of client care.
We offer a complete conveyancing service, all delivered with the highest level of client care.
5* service and transparent costs with no hidden extras
Whether you are a first-time buyer, looking to move to a new home or are adding to your property portfolio, we offer a complete conveyancing service, all delivered with the highest level of client care.
Our experienced conveyancers will guide you through the process from start to finish and will ensure you complete as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Our team will provide you with an accurate quote which will show you how much you can expect to pay based on your individual circumstances.
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66 South Street, LE15 6BQ, Oakham, United Kingdom
- 01572 757565
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Everything was explained so I…
Everything was explained so I understood it. Nothing was too much trouble. Easy to contact. Professional at all times. I would have no hesitation in using them if I needed to. Thank you to them.
29 April 2026
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are pleased to hear that everything was explained clearly and that you felt at ease reaching out to us whenever needed. Our team strives to provide a professional and accessible service, so it's great to hear that you would consider using us again in the future. Thank you once more for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
We approached the team at Hegartys for…
We approached the team at Hegartys for advice on updating our wills and also about the use and issue of Powers of Attorney . The advice and help we received was first class and helped us through what could have been a tricky process to navigate. Would definitely recommend them.
14 April 2026
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with Hegarty. We are pleased to hear that our team was able to provide you with first-class advice and assistance in updating your wills and navigating the complexities of Powers of Attorney. At Hegarty, we strive to make legal processes as smooth and straightforward as possible for our clients, so it's great to know that we achieved this for you. We thank you for your recommendation, and for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Supportive and professional as very impressed with the quality…
I was very impressed with the quality of the service I received when writing a new Will. The staff who dealt with the matter were very professional and supportive, at what can be a challenging time. I received a degree of support and clear advice that alleviated my concerns. Staff took the time to understand my wishes and ensure they would be contained within my Will.
16 March 2026
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your 5 star review with us. We are pleased to hear that you were impressed with the quality of service you received while drafting your new Will. Our team strives to provide professional and supportive assistance, so it’s good to hear that our efforts to offer clear advice and understanding have helped alleviate your concerns and ensure your wishes are accurately reflected. Thank you for choosing Hegarty as your legal team, and we hope to be able to assist you again should the need arise.
Not Recommended for probate and estate administration
At the time we engaged with Hegarty, we were going through the worst a family could go through, the loss of both parents.And probably were not in the best frame of mind to be dealing with Estates. That did not stop them for charging nearly £800 whilst achieving absolutely nothing for us. And neither estate was moved forward an inch.
We are pleased that we have now got it sorted with the company who deals specifically with this at a fraction of the price of Hagerty.
22 September 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
We are sorry to read your feedback, and we offer our condolences at what is clearly a very difficult time.
No concerns were raised with us during the course of the matter and transparency from the outset is something we place great importance on. Our initial meetings are intended to be thorough, especially in more complex situations so we can fully understand the circumstances and provide appropriate advice. The fees charged relate to the initial meeting and subsequent follow-up work, and our costs were explained at that stage.
We are sorry that you chose not to proceed with us and that your experience did not reflect the level of service we aim to provide. If you would like to discuss this further, we would be happy to speak with you, please contact us directly by calling 01733 346 333.
Excellent service
Guidance, support and advice throughout the process.
Friendly and professional people.
Excellent communication.
Reassurance.
21 January 2026
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are happy to hear that you found our service to be excellent and that our team's guidance, support, and advice made a positive impact throughout. It's also great to know that our communication and reassurance met your expectations and that you found our team to be both professional and friendly. Thank you for choosing Hegarty as your legal team, and we hope to be able to assist you again should the need arise.
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this 5 star review. We are pleased to hear that you had an excellent experience with our team, and that you were fully satisfied with the service provided to you. Thank you again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
The company keeps you in the loop at…
The company keeps you in the loop at all times and helps if you are unsure of things.
27 November 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. At Hegarty, we strive to ensure that our clients feel supported and confident throughout their legal journey with us. Your kind words reinforce our commitment to maintaining open communication and offering guidance every step of the way. Thank you again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Great service
Great service from Jody and Isabelle at the Oakham office. Very friendly and professional service. We have used them twice for property purchase and sale. Would definitely recommend.
7 November 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for your 5 star review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experiences with Jody and Isabelle, and it's great to know that their friendly and professional service made an difference during your property matters. We greatly appreciate your recommendation, and thank you again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Great communication all the way through…
Great communication all the way through the process. All the staff were professional and were also helpful if I had a question. Thank you Hegarty's
17 October 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with Hegarty. We are pleased to hear that you appreciated our communication and found our team to be professional and helpful throughout your legal process.
Thankyou
Thank to Catherine for her support and communication. She was thorough and diligent inmanaging and completing our sale.
15 August 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are pleased to hear that Catherine and the team’s support and communication made a positive impact during your sale process. It’s great to hear that found our service to be thorough and diligent, and we thank you again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team. We hope to be able to assist you in the future should the need arise.
Will creation
Abigail and the team at Hegarty and co were extremely helpful and polite and accommodated all our needs extremely well. Definitely recommend them.
9 July 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are pleased to hear that you found Abigail and our team helpful during your Will creation process. At Hegarty, we strive to accommodate all of our clients' needs, so it's great to know that we succeeded in doing so for you. We thank you for your recommendation, and for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are pleased to hear that you found our service to be courteous, efficient, and professional. Our team is dedicated to providing the highest level of service, so it’s rewarding to know that our efforts make a difference. Thank you again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Very pleased with Jody Taylor and…
Very pleased with Jody Taylor and Hegarty Oakham for setting up my will.Thank you so much Jody for your expertise and support during the sale of our house. I just wanted to put in writing how incredibly impressed I am with the way you look after your clients. We commend your professionalism and helpfulness and would have no hesitation in recommending you to our friends and family. Once again thank you for all your help and support.
11 July 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are pleased to hear that you were fully satisfied with the service provided by Jody and the Hegarty team. It is always our goal to provide the highest level of expertise and support to our clients, so we are happy to know that Jody was able to assist you effectively with your legal matters. We greatly appreciate your recommendation, and thank you once again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Whole process was straightforward, service was quick and efficient.
Used Hegarty's to obtain Grant of Probate. Whole procedure was very straightforward and quick. Communication was good and questions were answered quickly and efficiently. Would recommend.
2 July 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with Hegarty. We are pleased to hear that you found the process of obtaining a Grant of Probate straightforward and efficient with our team. We strive to provide excellent service to all clients, including being prompt and thorough when answering any questions you have. Thank you for your recommendation and for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to leave this 5 star review. Our team is dedicated to providing the best experience possible, so we are pleased to hear that you found our service to be excellent, friendly, and efficient. Thank you for choosing Hegarty as your legal team, and we hope to be able to assist you again should the need arise.
Organised, efficient and professional
Sarah is organised, efficient and managed a frustrating situation well. Remarkably we completed, as there were times it felt uncertain.
11 June 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for leaving us this 5 star review. We're pleased to hear that you found our services organised, efficient, and professional. Sarah is a valued member of our team, and we're glad she was able to manage the situation to your satisfaction. Navigating uncertain times can be challenging, so we're happy to hear that we could help bring your transaction to completion. Thank you for choosing Hegarty as your legal team, and should the need arise, we hope to be able to assist you again.
Potential Customer's should read this...
My name is Greg McAllen. I am the proprietor, along with my Wife, of a small business based in Rutland. We have been continuously trading since 1981.
Now I know this is a long review, and long reviews can be boring, but before using this company, you should be aware of how they can behave if things don't go their way and their client upsets them.
In December 2023, my wife and myself viewed a property for sale and agreed with the owner to purchase. It was a straight forward sale with no loans or mortgage. Part funding was to come from the sale of one of our three industrial units, one of which is solely owned, and used by us privately. The remaining balance to come from our Barclays savings account. I had sold the industrial unit, freehold, to the owner of another neighbouring business on our industrial estate. It was a straight forward sale without involving the services of a solicitor or estate agent. There was a wait on our buyers part, due to a Land Registry issue, our buyers funds coming to us from the Halifax. In the meantime, I looked to engage the services of a conveyancer as our deal was done and just waiting for the funds to land in our account. Normally, I would use my usual solicitor, who is not local, which meant travelling the A1, in the middle of winter, just to sign a few documents. We did not want to do this. We therefore decided to use the services of Hegarty, local to us in Oakham. Additionally, my Daughter has friends working for their Stamford office. Having obtained a quotation of £1650, which I thought reasonable, we made a trip to their office in Oakham. All went well until, on being asked where the funds for a cash property purchased had come from, and I informed them they were from the sale of an industrial unit. They asked the solicitors name who dealt with this, and the name of the estate agent. When we informed them we had not engaged the services of either, their attitude changed, along with the facial expressions. It was not nice at all. I was faced with accusations of money laundering, which where thrown at us on many occasions over the following weeks. Now, I understand solicitors have to cover themselves, but we were dealing through Barclays Bank and electronic transfers, all of which have a paper trail. The Bank have their own policies to prevent money laundering and if the money was not from a legitimate source, it would not be in there. We both felt the solicitor and case handler were unhelpful, bordering obstructive. It was like we were being treated as criminals, and paying for the privilege. Finally, having formed a distrust of this Lady, I agreed with the seller to pay him directly. I did not feel I should transfer our savings to Hegarty and trust this solicitor with control of our lives. We had a very bad feeling this solicitor may delay the purchase, possibly losing us the property. The payment was made to the seller, via CHAPS transfer from our Barclays account. Oddly, we received an email from them, telling us we cannot do this, not advising us against it, or giving reason why we shouldn't, just telling us we could not. Not once did we receive any communication from this Lady that could be construed as advice. Therefore on the 22nd April, with the sellers agreement, we transferred the funds, both signed a document stating what the money was for and the terms we had agreed between us, and in two days we moved into the property. Result. This just left formal completion. At this point I advised Hegartys of the situation, via email, and asked them to continue to completion and transfer. I finally received a reply yesterday saying they were no longer working for us. I had already learnt this, receiving a phone call from the seller, saying HIS solicitor had been contacted by Hegartys to be told they no longer worked for us. Additionally, Hegartys contacted the estate agent and informed them that myself and my wife were laundering money. Now that is one hell of an accusation, based on a unfounded suspicion without evidence. But to relay a suspicion to an estate agent in the form of an accusation, not even one of their own profession, is very naughty indeed and indicates to us we were correct in not placing trust, and our funds, with this solicitor. This action was just vindictive and unprofessional attempting to cause trouble and halt the sale even though POST-stating they no longer working for us. We have not received any further communication.
My advice to others considering using Hegarty is be careful as this particular solicitor cannot be trusted if scorned. Certainly do not divulge any sensitive information or information you wish to remain private as she may use it to support her own stance, additionally making up stories as she goes along to fill in the gaps, particularly if you do not do as you are told! MAD!
14 June 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
We acknowledge your continued comments regarding your experience with our firm in 2023.
As a regulated law firm, we are bound by strict legal and professional obligations and are required to carry out standard checks on the source of funds for all property transactions. These legal obligations apply to all clients and are not a reflection of any individual’s background or integrity. They are set out in the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs 2017), which has been amended by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Our compliance with these legal obligations is strictly enforced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and other governing bodies.
It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the specific details of your matter in a public forum, nor would we ever disclose confidential information or make personal accusations. We can assure you that any enquiries made during the course of any client matter are made solely in line with our legal and professional duty to carry out appropriate checks.
We understand that you were unhappy with how matters progressed, and we are sorry to hear that you felt our service did not meet your expectations. However, in any client matter, if we do not have sufficient evidence to satisfy these checks, we are prohibited from proceeding with the transaction in accordance with the legislation set out above. If a client chose to proceed with a transaction outside of our engagement, in line with our regulatory duties, we will inform the relevant parties that we are no longer acting on that client’s behalf.
If you would like to discuss your concerns in a more appropriate setting, we would be happy to address them directly with you.
Kind regards,
The Hegarty Team
We found the people very helpful and supportive
We found the people very helpful and professional. The conveyance was a little frustrating at times but Hegarty’s made us more relaxed and optimistic. A very approachable staff.
28 May 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share this 5 star review with us. We understand that the conveyancing process can sometimes be challenging, so we're pleased to hear that we were able to help make it a better experience for you. Our team is committed to being approachable and supportive, so it's great to know that this made a difference for you. Thank you once again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team, and we wish you all the best in your new home!
First class advice and assistance…
First class advice and assistance received from Cara Watson and her team when recently putting in hand Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend and will definitely use again should the need arise.
9 June 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for leaving us this review. We are pleased to hear that you had a positive experience with Cara and her team while arranging your Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Providing first-class advice and assistance is always our goal, so it’s gratifying to know that we met your expectations. Thank you again for your recommendation, and for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
Smooth transaction considering sale…
Smooth transaction considering sale process took 8 months. Will making also seems excellent.
26 March 2025
Reply from Hegarty - Oakham
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback with us. At Hegarty, we strive to ensure that every step of the sale is as seamless as possible, so we're pleased to hear that you found the transaction smooth, despite the extended process. Additionally, we're pleased that you were fully satisfied with our will-making services. Thank you again for choosing Hegarty as your legal team.
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