Testimonials

Our parents went to see Alex Bowers to make their wills and to advise on estate management. He helped set everything in place and then very sadly our mother died unexpectedly and he had to help my father unravel the estate. He did this with compassion and great efficiency. When our father died last year it was very traumatic and Alex helped my sister and I through a year of complicated issues including Inheritance tax, selling the house ( I live in Australia and my sister on the other side of the UK). He was extremely calm and efficient and we could not have got through it all without him. We would both thoroughly recommend Alex Bowers to look after your affairs. We are very grateful to him for everything.

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your care and attention in the matter and doubtless we will be corresponding again at some point.

Thank you (Jenny Murphy) to your firm for all the support that you gave my parents in their lifetime. I know my Father felt that you were an excellent and honest firm to deal with.

“Thank you very much for all. It is a big relief as I thought it was going to be much more difficult”

"Liz Cashinella reacted promptly to all correspondence, or queries from me, and kept me informed throughout the process. She is efficient but also friendly and has a human touch. I am very happy with the service she provided."

Thank you (Sue Knight) so much. It is a real relief to finally have the issue resolved. I really appreciate all your hard work and would certainly highly recommend you to others.

Thank you (Sue Knight) so very much for all your support and guidance. It has meant a lot to have you on my side. I couldn’t have got through any of this without you and thank you for getting me a fair deal under difficult circumstances.

Thank you so much for all your help and assistance regarding this issue. You have really taken this on promptly and efficiently and I very much appreciate that.

I should like to thank you (Sue Knight) for all your excellent assistance for a very reasonable cost in what could have been a very stressful experience for us.

During a highly challenging time in my life, Andrew guided and supported me throughout to a very successful financial conclusion. I have no hesitation in recommending their legal expertise together with their professional, kind and understanding manner.

Andrew, we are very grateful for your excellent work, patience, persistence and advice through this long and tricky process. We are so pleased that this has finally reached a positive conclusion.

Thank you so much for all your help and assistance regarding this issue. You have really taken this on promptly and efficiently and I very much appreciate that.

"James Leach was friendly, attentive and professional right from the initial consultation. He listened carefully to all the information and considered solutions and ways forward which inspired confidence."

Thank you for doing a great job (Christina Grinham) at a difficult time and for all the years your practice has looked after both our families. It is much appreciated and took a lot of stress off us.

Thank you (Claudia Welbourne) ever so much for your work on the sale. I have had many property transactions over the years and can honestly say that you have been the most efficient and responsive solicitor I have dealt with. It has been a pleasure and I will definitely be in touch should I have need of your services in the future.

I would just like to say thank you (Emily Wardrope) for all that has been done in regards to my late father’s affairs and I would like to say a very big thank you for helping us when we really needed it, times are still very very hard for us….but once again thank you very much.

"I have used the service of Alex Bowers and his secretary, Sue Reakes, several times. The service provided has been prompt, friendly and informative. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again should the need arise."

"Emily [Wardrope's] and her colleagues' advice was always clear, concise, understandable and appropriate to my circumstances."

“Thank you again Julia [Dyson], it really did make a difference, having you in my corner.  Genuinely appreciated”

"Excellent support, professional, courteous and all round brilliant service, particularly as it was a fairly complex transaction with stamp duty deadline pressure! We would thoroughly recommend Carol Blakey and her team!"

"I cannot thank [Susan Knight] enough for everything you have done for me and the kids. I only wish is that I had met you sooner.  Thank you. Thank you.  Thank you."

"My Solicitor, Alex Bowers, and his legal secretary, Sue Reakes, are a pleasure with whom to do business. Both are very courteous, efficacious, respond quickly to queries, informative, helpful and and any matter they are handling is resolved and concluded quickly."

"The outcome was so much more than I was expecting and thank you for your professional expertise in bringing this case to a successful conclusion for me.  I always felt [Susan Knight] had a genuine interest in helping me over all the hurdles!"

"Suzanne [Bastick] was so patient and helpful and always responded to emails and phone calls very quickly. Reception was also really helpful and understanding. Thank you."

"I cannot thank [Susan Knight] enough for all that you have done for me on my case, you have gone over and above and helped me every step of the way. I do not think I would have been able to carry on without your amazing support."

"I would have been out of my depth without Alex [Bowers]."

On a professional level your services have been exemplary, particularly during the prolonged mediation session! You have really gone above and beyond and we can't thank you enough.

Thank you again for your efforts (Suzanne Bastick) which appeared to us to make it go very smoothly. I think we had the winning team!

Thank you for everything you've done (Michelle Shephard) and all your help and patience with all our questions. Thank you once again for all your professional but kind guidance.

It’s just a thank you (Emily Wardrope) for your advice on the phone and for asking how I am doing! You have always been first class and fantastic for me!!

I would like to thank you, Sue Knight, for all your excellent help and advice. Your support through an emotionally challenging time has been superb and I am very grateful to you

(Amanda Owen) Your prompt attention and lightning fast responses throughout this affair have been truly outstanding.

(Jenny Murphy) everything was of a very high standard, and to feel we had someone to help us at a very distressing time was very comforting.

Many thanks for all of your kind and prompt attention to matters.

Thanks again for everything – you’ve (Sue Knight) been amazing and I have exactly what I set out to get and I’m very much looking forward to moving on.

I really appreciate all that you [Julia Dyson] have done for me, you have been amazing throughout the whole process. Many thanks for your help and support, looking forward to finally being able to plan a future.

I would like to thank you (Jenny Murphy) and your colleagues for all the work that was involved regarding my Dad’s estate. It was such a relief to know that if there were any problems I could always contact you and ask for advice.

It's certainly not been an easy task but we really appreciate your (Tim Fenton) perseverance in getting us to completion.

Finders have worked with and for the Private Client team at Coole Bevis for over 16 years. Their service, integrity and standards are amongst the best I have ever come across. They are a joy to do business with. I have no hesitation in recommending them to other businesses or individuals.

I have to say that working with Sue Henning at Hove Office and then with Carol Blakey and Carly (Pritchard) at the Brighton Office was an absolute pleasure, Very professional, polite, understanding and prompt through a difficult probate and property conveyance of a late family member, I would fully recommend you to anyone that is going through a tuff period when a family member passes and you don’t know where you stand in all the legal matters that arise thereafter, Coole Bevis will help in every manner possible. Thank you so much for everything that you did and have done for me and my family. A special Thank you to Sue Henning.

(Jonathan Everett) yours and your team's help and advice over the course of this year has been invaluable; some of the problems to resolve being very challenging!

I would like to say that Eleanor is doing an excellent job and obtaining 100% results in a very efficient and professional way. Thank you.

"Thanks Tim, your help and assistance has been very appreciated."

Derek Austin, Managing Director at Embh Ltd, cleaning, hygiene & catering materials suppliers based in Lancing, West Sussex

I could not recommend Coole Bevis more highly. Thanks to all at Coole Bevis!!

(Tim Fenton) Thank you for pushing hard to get this share sale completion over the line for us, you do a great job.

"Thank you [Julia Dyson] for your excellent guidance and speedy turnaround on all documents and requests. It is a great relief to me to have this finally sorted. I will be sure to recommend you to any other friends who are in the same position."

Thank you for your help and advice over the past 12 months or so, it has always been very clear and reassuring to work with you

Many thanks for this and for your support and assistance throughout the conveyancing process, which was much appreciated by Maureen and myself.

Thank you (Sue Knight) for all your marvelous help. It was much appreciated. Kindest regards.

Thank you for your extremely efficient, professional & personable assistance with my case and the favourable outcome achieved. I have no hesitation in favourably recommending you and Coole Bevis.

Dear Jenny (Murphy), Thank you for all your help and kindness in so many ways. Life has been rather hard at times, but with Nick, Julie and family always there, it is a blessing. If at any time you would like to visit, I would love to see you. Have a lovely Christmas with family and friends. Bless you. With love

Heart-felt thanks for all your hard work in getting such an amazing result – a 170 year lease – in an unusually challenging & complex situation. You were highly recommended to me by various housing professionals in town – and now I know why.

From the minute I put this matter in your hands I felt my burden of worry & stress fall away. I had total confidence in you throughout the process. I really appreciated the time you took to explain, think things through with me. You were always prompt, patient, easy to speak to & extremely pleasant to deal with. I would thoroughly recommend you to anyone – and would not hesitate to deal with you again.

I would like to thank you (Liz Cashinella) sincerely for all your help and grounding along the way - you have been my voice of reason on more than one occasion and also the sharer of humour.

Have been using CooleBevis (formerly Coole and Haddock) since 1985 and would not hesitate to reconmend them. The professional advice and very cheery communications (both verbal and written) with Charlotte Clayton (Charlie) were always a breath of fresh air and positive especially welcome during the stress of a property transaction. Thank you Charlie !!

Dear Amanda (Owen), Thank you for all that you have done regarding Mrs. W’s estate. I appreciate the work that you and your team at Coole Bevis LLP have done and the professional manner in which you have conducted the business of settling this estate.

Well done. Great to have you boxing with us.

I would like to thank Nicola Hunt for her services to The Classic Watch Company Ltd when we were having our lease assigned. They were always on hand to answer my queries and responded to my emails without delay. They showed great efficiency and skill in their work I would not hesitate to recommend them, and Coole Bevis as a Company.

Dear Chris (Clifton-Moore).

Thank you for being such a driving force with the purchase of [NAMED BUSINESS]!

As soon as you were on board we began to understand the complexities buying such a [business] entailed and if things were not correct – direr consequences would happen. You have been outstanding guiding us through a minefield of what “could occur”, always keeping us on the straight and narrow. You persistently took the time to explain should be done to ensure our safety, and were extremely thorough to get the right outcome on every negative point raised by the opposition. We are so impressed with your knowledge along with your technical and organizational skills.

You have allowed us to feel happy and confident that we can start our new business venture knowing that the foundations are all correctly in place – this is an enormous relief and bonus to us – thank you so much.

Thank you so much for steering this claim to a successful conclusion.  I was not at all sure that my insurance company wouldn’t have found a way to wriggle out of it.

Many thanks for your prompt and efficient work. I will now always use your practice for any legal work.

"Emily [Wardrope] was very charming and helpful. All the people I dealt with were welcoming eg Reception."

Thank you (Jenny Murphy) for all your help and advice regarding our Wills. It can be quite a daunting task and your friendly approach was appreciated. If anything changes in the future, or we need further advice, we will obviously be in touch.

"Once again thank you [Tim] for dealing with this for us, I really appreciated all your support and efforts to successfully get this sale over the line."

Having been seriously let down by a leading Sussex solicitor, on advice, we turned to Coole Bevis to sort out the mess we were in. Their skill and vigour not only found a way to a successful conclusion, and out of the legal turmoil that we were in, but they reinstated our faith in justice in the English legal system.

Thank you (Alex Bowers) so much for your efficient dealings in respect of Mum's estate from start to finish. We couldn't have done it so effortlessly without your advice and support.

Dear Ismail (Groves)

I would just like to say a huge thank you for your exceptional dedication and persistence in seeing this sale through in the nick of time. Charlie advised that you were the man and I have to say he was correct in his advice to us.

Your persistence and perseverance is to be admired and your careful advice and considered opinions were always delivered so we could understand and evaluate the options and this gave us confidence to see this through. Selling our family company would have been a traumatic experience without your considered advice.

Mrs Murphy and Staff, including Tina. Christmas Blessings from Julie Watts of Isle of Scilly. Thank you for all your advice and assistance in 2017. It is so nice to have a good solicitor and efficient secretary. Best wishes for 2018

I would like to take this opportunity of saying how very much I appreciate all your work on the Trust’s behalf over the last few months. It really has been a pleasure working with you to achieve all the changes the trustees have made. Everything we have wanted done has been achieved without any problems and this, I know, has been due to your handling of the legal matters. Thank you, once again, from us all.

"Liz Cashinella was very helpful throughout the whole house buying process."

Thank you so much Carol Blakey… as always, you and your team are so professional and helpful.

Thanks (Susan Knight) for your very good and prompt service it has made the whole process easier

"I found them to be professional through the process offering specific support when required. Having had such a positive experience I have since recommended them to other business associates."

"A really thorough and great team to work with, hardworking and knowledgeable. Chris Clifton-Moore is superb, he just goes above and beyond and works very hard. His colleagues are also fantastic."

"Coole Bevis have built up excellent knowledge of our business, our sector and our commercial needs during a transaction. Reliable communication from senior partners is always provided and commercial deadlines are understood and met."

"We have always found that Ismail’s work and advice is provided with a good understanding of our sector and wider commercial needs. He responds promptly to matters and consistently meets our commercial deadlines. We find Ismail adds real value."

‘However challenging and complex matters have become, Jeff Streater has always been successful in achieving a very fair and satisfactory result for me.'

‘Geoff Harrington is an experienced and practical commercial property lawyer. He always responds promptly and with a "lets get it done" attitude.’

"They avoid giving standard responses in legal jargon, each element of the work is only about your questions and the possible solutions they could find depending on what you require."

"It has the professionalism and expertise which I think might be hard to find, even if one were to look towards the offerings within London."

"A very personable, solid and friendly team with a great depth of knowledge and experience in relation to all aspects of family law. The team is very approachable and always go ‘the extra mile’ for their clients."

"The breadth of experience is second-to-none. The attention to detail and desire to provide a first-class service is clear in every case."

"I also would like to thank you [Robert Hutchins], particularly for being so attentive, proactive and available at all times, it has been hugely appreciated and has made this process slightly less stressful!"

The best firm I have ever used for conveyancing.

To Jenny (Murphy),

We really appreciate you being straightforward, realistic and efficient in sorting out probate for us - Many thanks.

"My wife and I have sold and purchased many properties in our time. Claudia Welbourne is by far and away the most efficient, enthusiastic and personable Solicitor we have ever dealt with."

We have already recommended Coole Bevis to some friends and will use them again. Everyone was very helpful – the reception staff were friendly and very pleasant – we have used Carol Blakey before and she too was very professional and effective. Can’t think of anything to improve – in fact our sellers said they wished they had used you!

Carol Blakey is wonderful! Easy to contact, quick to reply. Thorough but doesn’t fuss, just gets on with it. We are very pleased with the service we received.

"We enjoyed meeting Joanna [Parks] and we are very grateful for the advice and help she has given us."

Carol (Blakey) was fantastic! Selling our home was particularly complicated for many reasons but Carol never wavered, always available for advice and support, something we came to appreciate on several occasions.

(Jeff Streater) That's all looking excellent. A job well done! I'm sure we'll be in contact again as and when necessary, and if I hear of anyone needing help with a lease I'll be sure to pass on your contact details.

Just a quick note to say thank you for everything you have done for us enabling us to buy our first home, we really appreciated the support.

I’ve always felt confident in Carol and her team to provide a quality and hassle-free service, which leaves me with peace of mind that everything is being taken care of as it should be.

I want to put on record our thanks for the work you (Jeff Streater) have put in on this and the ease with which you have explained things and steered us through this process. I will certainly be giving you a call when we have a new acquisition lined up.

"The process, options and costs were made clear [by Joanna Parks] from the outset and executed speedily and with professionalism and sensitivity."

"Just a quick note to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to you for the support rendered on my rather challenging journey. The guidance and support provided by the both of you, [James Leach and Lucy Brouwer] has been exceptional and I consider myself very privileged to have been represented by you and the firm."

Claudia (Welbourne) was always available, responded to queries promptly and was thoroughly professional throughout the process

Thank you very much for helping me during this difficult time, much appreciated that you helped me... otherwise I don't know what would've happened.

Just a quick note to thank (Oliver Maxwell-Jones) for all (his) excellent work and guidance. It was much appreciated and I would always recommend (him) to other people.

Thank you (Oliver Maxwell-Jones) very much for your smooth handling of the whole tedious business. You made it as painless for us as was possible in the circumstances.

Matthew Hollamby assisted me with the lease extension on my property. I found him professional, fast and easy to work with. He far exceeded my expectations when he expedited an application with Land Registry. I highly recommend Matthew and hope to work with him on more projects.