Hek Jones Solicitors Reviews 558

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Evaluating 49 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently highlight the staff as professional, helpful, and communicative, making the process smooth and well-organized. Many people appreciate the quick responses to emails and calls, and the clear, precise advice provided, leading to an overall positive and efficient service. However, some customers were dissatisfied with the service, mentioning slow or non-existent responses to inquiries, which caused delays and stress. A few other people also felt that communication was poor, with some experiencing long waits for updates and a lack of proactive chasing from the company when dealing with other parties.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The conveyancer initially assigned to our case led us to question our decision to choose Hek Jones to handle our property sale. Thankfully, once Natalie Flint took over, the process became significant... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service We had a great experience with the purchase of our property. Alexandra has been incredibly supportive from start to finish! Even though the process took a long time to complete, s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Natalie Flint at Hek Jones Solicitors has been absolutely fantastic throughout our sale and purchase. She was always very quick to answer emails, kept us updated constantly, and was completely on... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was my first time selling a property ( leasehold) and I am so glad I used Hek Jones through the estate agent Yopa. The paperwork and questions were endless from my buyer but Jason Strange was e... See more

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Specialist Property, Commercial and Business Lawyers in Cardiff


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unprofessional Non Communicative Solicitors

Terrible Non Communicative Solicitors.

- Agreed to do a holiday let conveyance for me, which i needed doing urgently and stated the reasons why, they demanded £50 deposit before they would send an app we could confirm our identities on, which I paid.

- They then sent me the most long winded tedious amount of paperwork in PDF format we had to print fill in, upload again. It took hours. their blurb said they would send us a link to their App to confirm our identities on, but it never arrived.

- Still no communication from them regarding the conveyance. I wrote at least 3 emails to the supposed appointed solicitor ‘Josie’, asking her a couple of simple questions. No response. I made 2 phone calls. the first went to answer phone, The second a gentleman answered and said ‘oh Josie, yes I know her…I’ll put you through to her….’ After 3 rings it went to answer machine again. I left a second message, but she never replied.

I emailed a 4th time stressing the need to complete the conveyance fast and asking for Josie to contact me urgently to discuss.

A week later I suddenly get an email from Hek Jones saying they were unable to do the conveyance as they ‘don’t do holiday let conveyances’. They literally WASTED another WEEK of my time to tell me this.

This Firm was recommended to me by my Broker L&G, so I sent a stinking message to them about their incompetence as well.

I sent Hek Jones an email of complaint and asked for my deposit back. I was then told by another person there called Charlotte that in order to get my deposit back I had to send them a screen shot of my bank account details !!! And told me Josie would refund me straight away as soon as she had it. Unbelievable.

Despite thinking this was bizarre ! I did as they asked. They STILL didn’t refund me !! And they STILL never responded to my complaint or ANY of my emails.

It was just’ can’t do holiday let conveyance, and that was it. NO apology, NO explanation, NO communication whatsoever.

I quickly had to instruct a different Solicitor, who started work the same day and told me a holiday let conveyance isn’t much different to a normal conveyance, so didn’t understand why Hek Jones wouldn’t do it.

I think it’s because I asked for it to be done urgently and they just couldn’t be bothered , that is my genuine opinion. Everything about my experience with Hek Jones was SLOW, non-communicative, couldn’t care less about anything attitude. Abyssmal.

A week later I STILL hadn’t received my deposit back. So sent them another email threatening court action if it wasn’t refunded promptly. And within 5 minutes I suddenly received a notification from my bank I had received it. So they had just sat on it. i got an email back from Josie then - the first communication she;d ever made with me, saying she had instructed their accounts department to pay me last week. I didn’t believe her at all. Would be a strange coincidence it arrives 5 minutes after I threaten to raise it in a small claims court.

I wish I had read TP reviews before going with this solicitor. My broker would have been paid money for recommending them, and they couldn’t have recommended a more incompetent, slow, non-communicative solicitors that apparently doesn’’t even do holiday let conveyancing - which I just don’t believe.

If I could give them minus stars I would. they just don’t care, perhaps they have so much work they can afford to pick and choose what work they do, but just to leave a client waiting and waiting , take their money, waste hours of their time filling in paperwork, to then just turn around and say can’t do it, is very unprofessional, uncaring and lazy in my opinion.

19 October 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Hek Jones Solicitors

Good morning.

Firstly, we do not intend to ask TP to remove this review as it helps for other clients to see how we do not tolerate certain behaviours. Your further comment just says "lying" and as you will appreciate, we cannot lie.

During the two weeks we awaited your welcome pack, you did not inform us once of the type of conveyancing involved in the matter. Despite what you have been advised, it is a non-standard type of conveyancing and therefore we could not accommodate your instruction. You will appreciate that many law firm are insured to carry out certain work. Had you made L&C aware of this case and us, we would have advised you at the outset.

The first instance of us being advised was not from you, but from your introducer, whom we advised immediately that your file would need to be re-panelled. Nowhere on your client forms did you set out the details of your matter, despite the forms asking.

Due to the extremely aggressive nature of your emails, I instructed my staff not to engage with you. We do not tolerate abusive behaviour under any circumstances.
Your refund was processed on the 13th October. Payments take up to the 5 working days to arrive with the designated account and you confirmed receipt of the monies on the 19th, which is 4 working days and therefore within our SLA.

The relationship between a client and us has to be respectful from both sides. At all times we showed you courtesy and respect but disappointingly, that was not retuned to us.

It was for this decision that the Directors determined that even if we could act on the property matter, we would not do so. Our commitment to our staff comes first before anything else and we will not tolerate any level of aggression and demands which are upsetting and unnecssary.

That being said, we wish you all the very best in the future.

With kind regards

Hek Jones Solicitors

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hek Jones have been amazing

Hek Jones have been amazing through the whole process of buying our first home. We couldn’t have done it without Paigton and Elise. They have remained professional even with the amount of pressure that has been put on us and the chain.

We couldn’t thank them enough

28 September 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Hek Jones

Excellent service from Hek Jones
Regular communications from Elisse
Who was most helpful. They were very Organised and my house sale went through very smoothly.
Fully recommend

23 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience with Hek Jones Solicitors Company Jones Solicitors…

I have found Hek Jones Solicitors company very professional and helpful during my first home purchase in colchester. Every week they updated the processing report to me sothat I can understand what's going on and what is the next step. Especially I would like thank Miss Natalie Cromwell who was so helpful throughout the process to buy our first home . I would definitely recommend Hek Jones Solicitors to everyone .

14 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

I’ve been really impressed with the service from Paigton and Elise. They’ve been straightforward, rigorous and supportive throughout. I would thoroughly recommend.

17 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful and professional

Laura and Steph were extremely helpful in getting our house purchase over the line after the collapse of our previous solicitors. They were always available to answer questions and got the job done quickly and professionally in difficult circumstances. Would definitely recommend them to others.

11 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can't recommend enough

Can't recommend enough. Julia ensured the whole process felt like something you could leave in the background and get on with the quagmire of all the other logistics. Who new conveyancing on my behalf could come with a few giggles at attached?

11 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Laura Flook of HEK Jones

My wife and I were delighted with the service we received from Laura Flook throughout a very difficult house move. She was always helpful, knowledgeable and very professional. A pleasure to work with and when we needed to push for early completion she came up trumps.
Would definitely recommend.

4 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding Service

I want to personally thank Laura and the team for getting us to the finish line on our property purchase. Hek Jones have been great from start to finish and we are grateful for the level of service we received from them throughout the whole process. I highly recommend them.

1 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous from start to finish.

Fabulous from start to finish.
Buying as well as selling a property can be very stressful at times but Alexandra Jenkins team and in particular Abigail Yeo our solicitor was patient understanding and always available to take our phone calls.
Definitely will be using them again in the near future.
Thank you Abigail Yeo.

13 July 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dealing with Rhian

Dealing with Natalie, Rhian and Leon was a pleasurable experience. Always swift and supportive and were always looking to make progress with quick response times onward to the buyers Solicitor's. Recommend the team and will definitely use again.

28 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We sold our house through YOPA and we…

We sold our house through YOPA and we had to use Hek Jones as part of our contract. We were a bit unsure about this as we are in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Hek Jones is based in Cardiff. However, we were very happy with the service we were provided by Helene. She was efficient and very helpful as well as personable. She was excellent at communicating and dealing with issues, especially when we were very stressed!
Thank you again Helene. Max and Andy x

16 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service with Great Communication

Very good experience dealing with this firm. Our solicitor was Holly Bowen and she was very efficient in her job… despite it being a long process through no fault of her own, we had contact at least once a week with an update. No questions went unanswered and communication was excellent, exactly what you need through a lengthy and stressful time! Would highly recommend Hek Jones Solicitors, and more so Holly Bowen herself. Thank you again for all your hard work, you really did make a stressful time a lot better for us.

8 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would definitely use again

Very efficient, and friendly service phone calls always answered promptly with no long delay, and always spoke to person dealing with my case, thank you Helene Reiminger and team. Costs as predicted. Would use them in future.

26 May 2023
Unprompted review

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