Bannister Preston Solicitors - Manchester

Omkar S.

Absolute Joke.
We were assigned Bannister Solicitors via CompleteASAP. Initially a woman named Lynne contacted me and said they will send an email with the 'SAME EXACT' Quote as that of what CompleteASAP have given us and we just have to accept it and start uploading documents.
When I checked the quote that came through, it infact had an additional fee and on questioning them and saying this isnt the SAME EXACT Quote, they said this is the only additional fee that there will be. I questioned them again and asked how does this mean its the SAME EXACT Quote if there is an additional fee?
No answer and they declined to work our case towards helping us buy the house. I even asked them, you are a firm of lawyers, how does this look- saying quote will be the exact same and still having an added on fee?
Utterly ridiculous. Process hadnt even started and they started charging extra.
STAY AWAY

Sijiyoumei S. U.

Warning: Avoid Bannister Preston Solicitors! My experience with them was extremely frustrating. Due to their oversight, my land registry process was delayed by over 2 years, which significantly impacted my remortgage process. I was forced to endure punitive rates because the necessary land registry document was missing. Worse still, Bannister Preston did not offer any assistance to expedite the land registry application, nor did they inform me when the process was finally completed. I only learned of the completion by contacting HMRC directly, a full 8 months after the fact! Their service was not just disappointing but also profoundly unprofessional. This experience has caused me considerable stress and financial strain.

Ben S.

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. do not use this solicitor. I used this solicitor to deal with my remortgage. They didn't even look at it until 2 months after I first spoke to them and they then phoned me to say they didn't realise that it had help to buy on it. This resulted in missing the deadline of my mortgage deal by 3 months so I had to pay extra on my the deal I had previous because they failed to get everything in order for my new deal to start. This cost me over £900 and I was told to speak to the complaints department. After speaking with them they got back in touch blaming me for the something they they completely made up. To miss a deadline by 3 months I think show how terrible the service they offer is and 5 months after completion I'm still waiting to here about the land registry. So this goes to show how incompetent they are. Please do yourselves a favour and find another solicitor as these are an absolute joke.

Rebecca R.

We just sold our house and bought a new home using Bannister Preston Solicitors as the conveyancers for both transactions. We were recommended to use these solicitors by a friend who runs a well-known estate agency in Manchester, who highly recommends them to a lot of his clients.

We have been blown away by how good they were. We were looked after by Dannielle Beard, Nichola Cooke and Lucy Oliver, who were all lovely to deal with. Compared to a previous house purchase in which we used solicitors recommended directly by David Wilson in the purchase of a new build (who charged a lot more, and were not responsive), Bannister Preston were incredibly responsive to emails, always getting back to us within 24 hours, we never had to chase them for anything. Even the estate agents on both sides of our sale/purchase couldn't believe how quickly the solicitors managed to get the sales through. We were also surprised by how reasonable their fees were.

I will be recommending Bannister Preston Solicitors to all my family and friends in the future!!

C S.

Could not recommend Bannister Preston Irlam more! Melony Dunn, David Carter-Hughes and Joanne Lillie are a force to be reckoned with. Fast, reliable service, instant communication, expert knowledge.. they make buying a property fun rather than stressful! After dealing with the majority of solicitors in Manchester and beyond - I now wouldn't use anyone else. Excellent work guys, thank you for your continued support!

Mick

Still ongoing with a house sale but to present it's been poor, incorrect paper work, incorrect advice, no ownership, live in a blame culture world nothing is their fault, will update when the present service they are providing is completed, that's if it gets to completion. Update, house conveyancing eventually completed but was not very happy with the timescales and ownership of getting the job done, I nearly pulled the plug to go elsewhere but this would have increased timescales so I bit my tongue and let it ride, I would definitely go elsewhere next time.

Kim C.

Really impressed with the service we received from Danielle and her team. Not had much experience with solicitors before but from reading up I was expecting to have to chase through the conveyancing etc but we had the opposite experience, she kept us up to date all the way through the process, emails were replied to within minutes and our purchase completed within 4 weeks, we had a very positive experience and will probably use Danielle for any future purchase or sale.

N B.

I would rate as zero stars if possible. I have been ignored, it has been over a month now that my mortgage offer has been ready and BannisterPreston keep giving excuses as to why my case isn’t moving. This is to purchase the remaining equity share from HTB lender. BP have been utterly useless so far. They are quick to take on new clients but never communicate back or give you any update whatsoever. I will be logging in a formal complaint about this but be warned, chose them and you’re almost guaranteed to be waist your time!!!